Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 19, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 2:27 PM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
- Nov 17, 2013, 2:27 PM EST (19:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2:45 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 0 | 3 E Veedersburg, IN | SEMI BLOWN OVER ON I-74 MILE MARKER 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:20 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1021 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 11.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
226
WFUS53 KIND 171927
TORIND
INC045-107-157-171-172000-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0019.131117T1927Z-131117T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
227 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 300 PM EST
* AT 226 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COVINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...VEEDERSBURG...WILLIAMSPORT...YEDDO...WEST
LEBANON...WALLACE...HILLSBORO...ALAMO...ATTICA...MELLOTT...
NEWTOWN...WAYNETOWN...WINGATE...NEW RICHMOND...LINDEN AND
SHADELAND.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 39.
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 4047 8698 3999 8678 3997 8732 4028 8741
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 243DEG 68KT 4013 8741
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LEE/RYAN2 follow-up statements
301
WWUS53 KIND 171936
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
236 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
INC045-107-157-171-172000-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-131117T2000Z/
WARREN IN-TIPPECANOE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-FOUNTAIN IN-
236 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOUNTAIN...NORTHERN
MONTGOMERY...SOUTHWESTERN TIPPECANOE AND CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES
UNTIL 300 PM EST...
AT 230 PM EST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COVINGTON...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH. A SECONDARY RADAR INDICATED TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR VEEDERSBURG.
TORNADO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED NEAR INTERSTATE 74 AND STATE ROUTE 63 IN
NORTHERN VERMILLION COUNTY.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VEEDERSBURG...CRAWFORDSVILLE...WAYNETOWN...NEWTOWN...WINGATE...NEW
RICHMOND...LINDEN AND SHADELAND.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 40.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4047 8698 3999 8678 3997 8732 4028 8741
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 239DEG 66KT 4024 8724
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RYAN837
WWUS53 KIND 171943
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
243 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
INC045-107-157-171-172000-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-131117T2000Z/
WARREN IN-TIPPECANOE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-FOUNTAIN IN-
243 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN FOUNTAIN...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHWESTERN TIPPECANOE AND EAST CENTRAL WARREN
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EST...
AT 239 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF VEEDERSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 70 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
NEWTOWN...CRAWFORDSVILLE...NEW RICHMOND...LINDEN AND SHADELAND.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 40.
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 STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3998 8720 4034 8725 4047 8698 3999 8678
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 239DEG 59KT 4021 8707
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RYANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 39 min |
| Nov 17, 2:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 34 min |
| Nov 17, 2:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 30 min |
| Nov 17, 2:34 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 26 min |
| Nov 17, 2:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Knox | 31 min |
| Nov 17, 2:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 29 min |
| Nov 17, 2:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe | 25 min |
| Nov 17, 2:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 37 min |
| Nov 17, 3:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 37 min |
| Nov 17, 3:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 35 min |
| Nov 17, 3:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 30 min |
| Nov 17, 3:17 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 28 min |
| Nov 17, 3:26 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 34 min |
| Nov 17, 3:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Nov 17, 3:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 35 min |
| Nov 17, 3:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 32 min |
| Nov 17, 3:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Rush and 1 more | 38 min |
| Nov 17, 4:05 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton | 25 min |
| Nov 17, 4:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 5 more | 35 min |
| Nov 17, 4:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe | 35 min |
| Nov 17, 4:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 29 min |
| Nov 17, 4:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe and 1 more | 25 min |
| Nov 17, 4:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion, Randolph | 51 min |
| Nov 17, 4:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 20 min |
| Nov 17, 4:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion and 2 more | 31 min |
| Nov 17, 4:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Nov 17, 4:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Monroe and 2 more | 47 min |
| Nov 17, 4:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence and 2 more | 45 min |
| Nov 17, 4:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 29 min |
| Nov 17, 4:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion, Randolph and 2 more | 66 min |
| Nov 17, 5:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush, Shelby | 52 min |
| Nov 17, 5:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Daviess, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence and 1 more | 39 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Indiana, 2013Every tornado warning in 2013Tornadoes in 2013
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.