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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2013, 7:02 PM EDT for Jackson County, 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, 7:02 PM EDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2013, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Jackson County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -204 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
491
WFUS53 KIND 262302
TORIND
INC071-262330-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0014.130626T2302Z-130626T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
702 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 657 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROWNSTOWN...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST 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...
BROWNSTOWN...VALLONIA AND CROTHERSVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 46.
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 3890 8628 3904 8620 3891 8581 3879 8579
3878 8580 3877 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 297DEG 26KT 3891 8608
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RYAN3 follow-up statements
042
WWUS53 KIND 262310
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
710 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
INC071-262330-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130626T2330Z/
JACKSON IN-
710 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 730
PM EDT...
AT 707 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BROWNSTOWN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CROTHERSVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 46.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3890 8628 3904 8620 3891 8581 3879 8579
3878 8580 3877 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 297DEG 26KT 3888 8601
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RYAN958
WWUS53 KIND 262318
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
718 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
INC071-262330-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130626T2330Z/
JACKSON IN-
718 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
AT 716 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BROWNSTOWN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...
CROTHERSVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 42.
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 3884 8611 3894 8607 3886 8580 3880 8579
3878 8580 3877 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 297DEG 26KT 3884 8597
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
RYAN799
WWUS53 KIND 262331
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
731 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
INC071-262341-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130626T2330Z/
JACKSON IN-
731 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. HOWEVER...GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
LAT...LON 3884 8611 3894 8607 3886 8580 3880 8579
3878 8580 3877 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 297DEG 26KT 3884 8597
$$
RYANThe 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, 5:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo | 28 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, 7:38 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.