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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 2:53 PM EST for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 37 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, 2:53 PM EST (19:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 3:30 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Vermillion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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, 3:03 PM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | Rockville, IN | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED |
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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
508
WFUS53 KIND 171953
TORIND
INC045-107-121-133-165-172030-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0024.131117T1953Z-131117T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
253 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
EAST CENTRAL VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EST
* AT 252 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF NEWPORT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 60 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...
ROCKVILLE...BLOOMINGDALE...MARSHALL...TURKEY RUN STATE PARK...
JUDSON...KINGMAN...CECIL HARDEN LAKE...WAVELAND...WALLACE...
RUSSELLVILLE...SHADES STATE PARK...ALAMO AND WAYNETOWN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 24.
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 4015 8711 3974 8682 3973 8738 3979 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 234DEG 53KT 3980 8736
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LEE/RYAN1 follow-up statement
933
WWUS53 KIND 172004
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
304 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
INC045-172012-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-131117T2030Z/
FOUNTAIN IN-
304 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3996 8716 3995 8710 3974 8682 3973 8738
3979 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 247DEG 48KT 3978 8723
$$
INC107-121-133-165-172030-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-131117T2030Z/
VERMILLION IN-PUTNAM IN-PARKE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-
304 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...
NORTHERN PARKE...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND EAST CENTRAL VERMILLION
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EST...
AT 301 PM EST...A CONFIRMED FUNNEL CLOUD WAS LOCATED NEAR
ROCKVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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...
TURKEY RUN STATE PARK...MARSHALL...JUDSON...CECIL HARDEN LAKE...
WAVELAND AND RUSSELLVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A FUNNEL CLOUD HAS BEEN SIGHTED. 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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3996 8716 3995 8710 3974 8682 3973 8738
3979 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 247DEG 48KT 3978 8723
TORNADO...OBSERVED
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, 2:27 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, 2:44 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, 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 |
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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.