Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jan 30, 2013, 12:59 AM EST for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 46 min. 5 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
- Jan 30, 2013, 12:59 AM EST (05:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 1:45 AM EST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brown County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 1:00 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 70 | 3 Se Odon, IN | EVENT TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR IMAGERY |
| Jan 30, 1:13 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Solsberry, IN | STATE ROUTE 43 CLOSED DUE TO POWER LINES ACROSS IT. BARN DESTROYED. TIME APPROX. BASED ON RADAR. |
| Jan 30, 1:17 AM EST | TORNADO | 2 Ne Solsberry, IN | SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED AND WITHOUT POWER BETWEEN SOLSBURY AND HENDRICKSVILLE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. REPORT RECEIVED ON WEB EOC. |
| Jan 30, 1:23 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 64 | Bloomington, IN | |
| Jan 30, 1:30 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 65 | 5 Sw Bloomington, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 10:35 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
922
WFUS53 KIND 300559
TORIND
INC013-027-055-101-105-300645-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0001.130130T0559Z-130130T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1259 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
EASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 145 AM EST
* AT 1254 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMFIELD...OR 28 MILES WEST
OF BEDFORD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMINGTON...
BLOOMFIELD...
NASHVILLE...
OWENSBURG...
SOLSBERRY...
HARRODSBURG...
SMITHVILLE...
WHITEHALL...
ELLETTSVILLE...
INDIANA UNIVERSITY...
WOODVILLE HILLS...
UNIONVILLE...
YELLOWWOOD LAKE...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 8696 3893 8709 3917 8677 3916 8669
3923 8668 3925 8666 3924 8614 3899 8658
3899 8668 3893 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0600Z 233DEG 60KT 3891 8691
$$
KOCH2 follow-up statements
103
WWUS53 KIND 300625
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
125 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013
INC013-027-055-101-105-300645-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130130T0645Z/
BROWN-DAVIESS-GREENE-MARTIN-MONROE-
125 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS...
WEST CENTRAL BROWN...EASTERN GREENE...NORTHWESTERN MARTIN AND
SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM EST...
AT 123 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLOOMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NASHVILLE...WOODVILLE HILLS...UNIONVILLE AND YELLOWWOOD LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 8696 3893 8709 3917 8677 3916 8669
3923 8668 3925 8666 3924 8614 3899 8658
3899 8668 3893 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0626Z 227DEG 49KT 3920 8657
$$
KOCH805
WWUS53 KIND 300640
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
140 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013
INC013-027-055-101-105-300648-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130130T0645Z/
BROWN-DAVIESS-GREENE-MARTIN-MONROE-
140 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS...WEST CENTRAL
BROWN...EASTERN GREENE...NORTHWESTERN MARTIN AND SOUTHERN MONROE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM EST/1245 AM CST/...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
AREA UNTIL 215 AM EST.
LAT...LON 3877 8696 3893 8709 3917 8677 3916 8669
3923 8668 3925 8666 3924 8614 3899 8658
3899 8668 3893 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0638Z 227DEG 49KT 3931 8641
$$
KOCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 12:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 12:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan and 1 more | 48 min |
| Jan 30, 12:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 4 more | 49 min |
| Jan 30, 12:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin and 2 more | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 12:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jan 30, 1:02 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 43 min |
| Jan 30, 1:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 50 min |
| Jan 30, 1:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jan 30, 1:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe | 43 min |
| Jan 30, 2:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison | 49 min |
| Jan 30, 2:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 47 min |
| Jan 30, 2:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 1 more | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 2:41 AM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 49 min |
| Jan 30, 2:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Delaware, Henry, Randolph, Rush, Shelby | 46 min |
| Jan 30, 3:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 43 min |
| Jan 30, 3:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 46 min |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 3 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 5 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 47 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 5 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 6 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 7 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 3 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 5 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 47 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 5 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 7 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 7 days |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 22 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 70 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 22 hr |
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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.