Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 2:11 PM EST for Boone County, Hamilton County, Indiana. It was in force for 34 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:11 PM EST (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:45 PM EST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boone County, IN, Hamilton County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2:12 PM EST | HAIL 0.88 | Lebanon, IN | HAIL OBSERVED NEAR SRD 32 AND SRD 39 |
| Mar 2, 2:26 PM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | Whitestown, IN | REPORTED LOWERING OF CLOUD BASE WITH ROTATION |
| Mar 2, 2:31 PM EST | HAIL 0.25 | Lebanon, IN | |
| Mar 2, 2:38 PM EST | HAIL 0.88 | Zionsville, IN | |
| Mar 2, 2:46 PM EST | HAIL 0.75 | Carmel, IN | |
| Mar 2, 2:47 PM EST | HAIL 0.25 | Carmel, IN | |
| Mar 2, 2:50 PM EST | HAIL 0.25 | Westfield, IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:54 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 198 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
941
WFUS53 KIND 021911
TORIND
INC011-057-021945-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0005.120302T1911Z-120302T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
211 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 245 PM EST
* AT 209 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF LEBANON...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST
OF INDIANAPOLIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ZIONSVILLE...
CARMEL...
FISHERS...
NOBLESVILLE...
WHITESTOWN...
WESTFIELD...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 129 AND 140.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4012 8604 3993 8601 3992 8649 3993 8655
4004 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 261DEG 44KT 3997 8640
$$
SMF2 follow-up statements
281 WWUS53 KIND 021917 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 217 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 INC011-057-021945- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120302T1945Z/ BOONE-HAMILTON- 217 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOONE AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EST... AT 213 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF ZIONSVILLE...OR 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ZIONSVILLE...CARMEL...FISHERS AND WESTFIELD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. && LAT...LON 3992 8643 4006 8643 4012 8604 3993 8601 TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 261DEG 44KT 3998 8630 $$ SMF
535 WWUS53 KIND 021933 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 233 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 INC011-021942- /O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120302T1945Z/ BOONE- 233 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3996 8603 3995 8624 4009 8624 4012 8604 TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 261DEG 44KT 4000 8606 $$ INC057-021945- /O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120302T1945Z/ HAMILTON- 233 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM EST... AT 227 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARMEL...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS... MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. && LAT...LON 3996 8603 3995 8624 4009 8624 4012 8604 TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 261DEG 44KT 4000 8606 $$ SMF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:30 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Monroe | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 6:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Johnson, Shelby | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 7:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hancock | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 7:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Rush | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 7:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 8:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Randolph | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 8:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IND | Henry, Randolph | 58 min |
| Mar 2, 9:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 9:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 10:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Putnam | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 10:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 10:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 3 more | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 11:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 5 more | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 1:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 1:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 43 min |
| Mar 2, 1:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 1:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 2:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 2:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 2:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 2 more | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 2:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 3:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Randolph, Rush, Shelby | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 3:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 21 min |
| Mar 2, 3:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Jennings | 16 min |
| Mar 2, 3:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 13 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.