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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 17, 20136 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 4:10 PM EST for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 35 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, 4:10 PM EST (21:10 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2013, 4:45 PM EST
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 17, 4:39 PM ESTFUNNEL CLOUDSeymour, IN15TH ST AND HIGHWAY 11. NORTH OF SEYMOUR.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 17, 11:20 AM ESTTornado Watch PDSSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 12:00Z on 2013-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2013-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 134 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
743 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 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.

483 
WFUS53 KIND 172110
TORIND
INC005-013-071-079-093-105-172145-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0034.131117T2110Z-131117T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 445 PM EST

* AT 405 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEDFORD...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
  SEYMOUR...COLUMBUS...CHARLES DEAM WILDERNESS...PLEASANT VIEW...
  NORMAN...KURTZ...ELKINSVILLE...FREETOWN...STORY...SPURGEONS
  CORNER...STONE HEAD...GNAW BONE...WAYMANSVILLE...CORTLAND...
  JONESVILLE...AZALIA...ELIZABETHTOWN...GRAMMER...SCIPIO AND
  CLIFFORD.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 78.

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 3897 8648 3935 8593 3904 8558 3878 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 239DEG 43KT 3893 8632

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

KOCH
2 follow-up statements
305 
WWUS53 KIND 172119
SVSIND

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

INC005-013-071-079-093-105-172145-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-131117T2145Z/
MONROE IN-LAWRENCE IN-JENNINGS IN-JACKSON IN-BARTHOLOMEW IN-BROWN IN-
419 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROWN...
BARTHOLOMEW...NORTHERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN JENNINGS...NORTHEASTERN
LAWRENCE AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EST...

AT 415 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROWNSTOWN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 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...
SEYMOUR...COLUMBUS...FREETOWN...STORY...SPURGEONS CORNER...STONE
HEAD...WAYMANSVILLE...CORTLAND...JONESVILLE...AZALIA...
ELIZABETHTOWN...GRAMMER...SCIPIO...COUNTRY SQUIRE LAKES...CLIFFORD
AND TAYLORSVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 78.

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 3898 8642 3935 8593 3904 8558 3879 8635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 239DEG 43KT 3898 8617

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

JAS
198 
WWUS53 KIND 172135
SVSIND

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

INC013-093-172145-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-131117T2145Z/
LAWRENCE IN-BROWN IN-
435 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROWN AND NORTHEASTERN
LAWRENCE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3891 8598 3904 8611 3905 8610 3905 8608
      3907 8608 3931 8590 3908 8562 3904 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 242DEG 47KT 3902 8594

$$

INC005-071-079-172145-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-131117T2145Z/
JENNINGS IN-JACKSON IN-BARTHOLOMEW IN-
435 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARTHOLOMEW...NORTHEASTERN
JACKSON AND NORTHWESTERN JENNINGS COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EST...

AT 430 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF SEYMOUR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
COLUMBUS...JONESVILLE...AZALIA...ELIZABETHTOWN...SCIPIO...GRAMMER...
COUNTRY SQUIRE LAKES AND CLIFFORD.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 71.

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 3891 8598 3904 8611 3905 8610 3905 8608
      3907 8608 3931 8590 3908 8562 3904 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 242DEG 47KT 3902 8594

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

LEE/RYAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 11:21 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren39 min
Nov 17, 2:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren34 min
Nov 17, 2:15 PM ESTTornado WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren30 min
Nov 17, 2:27 PM ESTTornado WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren33 min
Nov 17, 2:34 PM ESTTornado WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion26 min
Nov 17, 2:44 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDKnox31 min
Nov 17, 2:46 PM ESTTornado WarningINDClay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo29 min
Nov 17, 2:50 PM ESTTornado WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe25 min
Nov 17, 2:53 PM ESTTornado WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion37 min
Nov 17, 3:08 PM ESTTornado WarningINDCarroll, Howard37 min
Nov 17, 3:10 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam35 min
Nov 17, 3:15 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDDaviess, Knox, Martin30 min
Nov 17, 3:17 PM ESTTornado WarningINDClinton, Howard, Madison, Tipton28 min
Nov 17, 3:26 PM ESTTornado WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam34 min
Nov 17, 3:28 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery32 min
Nov 17, 3:40 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDDaviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe35 min
Nov 17, 3:43 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton32 min
Nov 17, 3:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Rush and 1 more38 min
Nov 17, 4:05 PM ESTTornado WarningINDHamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton25 min
Nov 17, 4:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Greene, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 5 more35 min
Nov 17, 4:16 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Knox, Martin29 min
Nov 17, 4:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe and 1 more25 min
Nov 17, 4:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion, Randolph51 min
Nov 17, 4:25 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDelaware, Madison20 min
Nov 17, 4:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion and 2 more31 min
Nov 17, 4:30 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan3 hr
Nov 17, 4:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Monroe and 2 more47 min
Nov 17, 4:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence and 2 more45 min
Nov 17, 4:46 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDecatur, Jennings29 min
Nov 17, 4:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Marion, Randolph and 2 more66 min
Nov 17, 5:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Rush, Shelby52 min
Nov 17, 5:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Daviess, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence and 1 more39 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.