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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 17, 2013Knox County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 2:44 PM EST for Knox County, Indiana. It was in force for 31 min. 4 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: Nov 17, 2013, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
Expired: Nov 17, 2013, 3:15 PM EST
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

County Knox County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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, 3:00 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nw Decker, IN	REPORT OF BARN PARTIALLY DESTROYED NEAR 1000 W CHIMNEY PIER ROAD. TIME WAS ESTIMATED.
Nov 17, 3:00 PM EST	HAIL 0.7	4 Se Vincennes, IN	LASTED ABOUT 30 SECONDS NEAR HICKORY CORNER ROAD AND NUGENT ROAD. LATE REPORT WITH TIME ESTIMATED.
Nov 17, 3:05 PM EST	TORNADO	Vincennes, IN	TORNADO ON THE GROUND BETWEEN VINCENNES AND DECKER. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
Nov 17, 3:15 PM EST	TORNADO	S Vincennes, IN	HOUSE DAMAGED ON ST THOMAS ROAD

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 PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 197 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

624 
WFUS53 KIND 171944
TORIND
INC083-172015-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0021.131117T1944Z-131117T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
244 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 315 PM EST

* AT 239 PM EST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF MOUNT CARMEL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
  VINCENNES...DECKER...VINCENNES UNIVERSITY...MONROE CITY...
  BRUCEVILLE...OAKTOWN...WHEATLAND...BICKNELL...FREELANDVILLE AND
  EDWARDSPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3851 8765 3855 8767 3864 8763 3869 8753
      3874 8751 3889 8755 3890 8725 3873 8725
      3873 8726 3869 8728 3868 8725 3853 8725
      3851 8731 3854 8736 3851 8738 3854 8740
      3853 8746 3846 8759 3844 8774 3846 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 244DEG 62KT 3854 8784

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

KOCH

2 follow-up statements

109 
WWUS53 KIND 171954 RRA
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
254 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

INC083-172015-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T2015Z/
KNOX IN-
254 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KNOX COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM
EST...

AT 249 PM EST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
MOUNT CARMEL...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
VINCENNES...DECKER...VINCENNES UNIVERSITY...MONROE CITY...
BRUCEVILLE...OAKTOWN...WHEATLAND...BICKNELL...EDWARDSPORT AND
FREELANDVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3851 8765 3855 8767 3864 8763 3869 8753
      3874 8751 3889 8755 3890 8725 3873 8725
      3873 8726 3869 8728 3868 8725 3853 8725
      3851 8731 3854 8736 3851 8738 3854 8740
      3853 8746 3846 8759 3844 8774 3846 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 249DEG 56KT 3855 8771

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

KOCH

322 
WWUS53 KIND 172006
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
306 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

INC083-172015-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T2015Z/
KNOX IN-
306 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY UNTIL
315 PM EST...

AT 301 PM EST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED BETWEEN VINCENNES 
AND DECKER...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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...
MONROE CITY AND WHEATLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8765 3855 8767 3864 8763 3869 8753
      3874 8750 3875 8728 3873 8725 3873 8726
      3869 8728 3867 8726 3868 8724 3853 8725
      3851 8731 3854 8736 3851 8738 3854 8740
      3849 8757 3846 8759 3844 8773 3846 8776
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 249DEG 56KT 3861 8748

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

RYAN

The 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, 2:27 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren	33 min
Nov 17, 2:34 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion	26 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 Tornado observed	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 Tornado observed	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

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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.