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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

January 30, 2013Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jan 30, 2013, 2:41 AM EST for Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 49 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
Jan 30, 2013, 2:41 AM EST (07:41 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2013, 3:30 AM EST
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:42 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 29, 10:35 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 175 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2013-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2013-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 361 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-280 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
784 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
361 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
409 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

209 
WFUS53 KIND 300741
TORIND
INC005-031-145-300830-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0003.130130T0741Z-130130T0830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
241 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WEST CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 330 AM EST

* AT 238 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBUS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COLUMBUS...
  ELIZABETHTOWN...
  CLIFFORD...
  NEWBERN...
  HOPE...
  FLAT ROCK...
  HARTSVILLE...
  BURNEY...
  MILFORD...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 59 AND 74.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 134.

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 3937 8585 3938 8543 3904 8595 3919 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 231DEG 35KT 3917 8593

$$

KOCH
1 follow-up statement
427 
WWUS53 KIND 300803
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
303 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

INC005-031-145-300814-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130130T0830Z/
BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-SHELBY-
303 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL DECATUR...BARTHOLOMEW AND
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

LAT...LON 3937 8585 3938 8543 3904 8595 3919 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0804Z 231DEG 35KT 3931 8570

$$

KOCH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 12:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan44 min
Jan 30, 12:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan and 1 more48 min
Jan 30, 12:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Brown, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 4 more49 min
Jan 30, 12:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin and 2 more44 min
Jan 30, 12:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Madison and 1 more41 min
Jan 30, 12:59 AM ESTTornado WarningINDBrown, Daviess, Greene, Martin, Monroe46 min
Jan 30, 1:02 AM ESTTornado WarningINDGreene, Monroe, Owen43 min
Jan 30, 1:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton50 min
Jan 30, 1:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 1 more45 min
Jan 30, 1:32 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe43 min
Jan 30, 2:11 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison49 min
Jan 30, 2:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Rush, Shelby47 min
Jan 30, 2:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 1 more44 min
Jan 30, 2:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Delaware, Henry, Randolph, Rush, Shelby46 min
Jan 30, 3:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings43 min
Jan 30, 3:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Jennings46 min
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington3 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington5 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDGreene, Owen47 hr
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox4 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike5 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike6 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox7 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren3 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren4 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo5 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo47 hr
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDSullivan, Vigo5 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan7 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox, Sullivan7 days
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDKnox22 hr
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDGibson, Knox, Posey70 hr
Jan 30, 12:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDClay, Greene22 hr

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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.