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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 3:26 PM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 34 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
- Nov 17, 2013, 3:26 PM EST (20:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:20 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.
250
WFUS53 KIND 172026
TORIND
INC045-107-121-133-172100-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0029.131117T2026Z-131117T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
326 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...
WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EST
* AT 321 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF NEWPORT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 65 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...
WALLACE...WAVELAND...SHADES STATE PARK...HILLSBORO...
RUSSELLVILLE...ALAMO...WAYNETOWN...WINGATE AND NEW MARKET.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 28.
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 4022 8710 4021 8708 3982 8682 3983 8727
3991 8731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 244DEG 56KT 3992 8716
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
LEE/RYAN1 follow-up statement
030
WWUS53 KIND 172037 RRA
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
337 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
INC045-107-121-133-172100-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-131117T2100Z/
PUTNAM IN-PARKE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-FOUNTAIN IN-
337 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN...
WESTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHEASTERN PARKE AND NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EST...
AT 331 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROCKVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
65 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINGATE AND NEW MARKET.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 28.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4022 8710 4021 8708 3982 8682 3983 8727
3991 8731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 244DEG 56KT 3997 8700
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JASThe 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, 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, 3:28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.