Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2013, 5:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2013, 5:32 PM EDT (21:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Clay County, IN, Greene County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1818 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 874 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
103
WFUS53 KIND 262132
TORIND
INC021-055-153-167-262200-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0012.130626T2132Z-130626T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
532 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 528 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF SULLIVAN...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LINTON...HYMERA...COALMONT...JASONVILLE...DUGGER...VICKSBURG AND
SWITZ CITY.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3908 8696 3894 8719 3921 8744 3932 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 312DEG 21KT 3918 8732
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/MR2 follow-up statements
252
WWUS53 KIND 262142
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
542 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
INC167-262152-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130626T2200Z/
VIGO IN-
542 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN VIGO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3926 8733 3926 8724 3908 8696 3894 8719
3917 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 282DEG 25KT 3918 8723
$$
INC021-055-153-262200-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130626T2200Z/
SULLIVAN IN-GREENE IN-CLAY IN-
542 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...
NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
EDT...
AT 537 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF SULLIVAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LINTON...JASONVILLE...VICKSBURG AND SWITZ CITY.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3926 8733 3926 8724 3908 8696 3894 8719
3917 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 282DEG 25KT 3918 8723
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
MRD/MR728
WWUS53 KIND 262154
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
554 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
INC021-055-153-262204-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130626T2200Z/
SULLIVAN IN-GREENE IN-CLAY IN-
554 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...NORTHWESTERN GREENE
AND NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT/500 PM
CDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
LAT...LON 3926 8733 3926 8724 3908 8696 3894 8719
3917 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 282DEG 25KT 3915 8713
$$
MRD/MRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 37 min |
| Jun 25, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vigo | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Putnam | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Owen | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 12:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Greene | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 1:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 2:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin and 4 more | 90 min |
| Jun 26, 2:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 9:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Sullivan | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 1:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 48 min |
| Jun 26, 3:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Lawrence, Martin | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 4:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 5:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 5:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Sullivan, Vigo | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 5:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Knox | 22 min |
| Jun 26, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Martin | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 7:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 7:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Knox | 16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.