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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2013, 1:48 AM EDT for Carroll County, Clinton County, Howard County, Indiana. It was in force for 27 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
- Apr 11, 2013, 1:48 AM EDT (05:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2013, 2:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Howard County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
455
WFUS53 KIND 110548
TORIND
INC015-023-067-110615-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0007.130411T0548Z-130411T0615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
148 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTH CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
WESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 215 AM EDT
* AT 143 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND NORTHWESTERN
HOWARD COUNTIES.
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 LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4059 8637 4057 8636 4056 8601 4034 8643
4043 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 224DEG 49KT 4046 8639
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KOCH3 follow-up statements
603
WWUS53 KIND 110601
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
201 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013
INC015-023-110611-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130411T0615Z/
CARROLL IN-CLINTON IN-
201 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CLINTON AND SOUTHEASTERN
CARROLL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4046 8622 4056 8631 4057 8629 4056 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0601Z 224DEG 49KT 4058 8618
$$
INC067-110615-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130411T0615Z/
HOWARD IN-
201 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL HOWARD
COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM EDT...
AT 157 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF KOKOMO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
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 LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4046 8622 4056 8631 4057 8629 4056 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0601Z 224DEG 49KT 4058 8618
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KOCH578
WWUS53 KIND 110610
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
210 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013
INC067-110615-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130411T0615Z/
HOWARD IN-
210 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL HOWARD
COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM EDT...
AT 207 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF KOKOMO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4050 8614 4053 8614 4056 8614 4056 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 224DEG 49KT 4058 8607
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KOCH145 WWUS53 KIND 110617 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 217 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 INC067-110627- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130411T0615Z/ HOWARD IN- 217 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT. LAT...LON 4050 8614 4053 8614 4056 8614 4056 8601 TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 254DEG 44KT 4056 8602 $$ KOCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe and 1 more | 27 min |
| Apr 11, 9:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Carroll | 25 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 20 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 7 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:57 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Howard | 3 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 32 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 34 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox, Sullivan | 34 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 3 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox, Posey | 3 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 24 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 47 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 47 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 47 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 3 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 47 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 3 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 47 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 47 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 26 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 26 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 31 days |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 25 days |
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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.