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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2014, 2:28 PM EDT for Hendricks County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 min. 8 reports 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
- Jun 24, 2014, 2:28 PM EDT (18:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2014, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hendricks County, IN, Marion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2:31 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Indianapolis Int'L, IN | TREE LIMBS DOWN ALL ALONG BRIDGEPORT ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jun 24, 2:31 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Clermont, IN | UTILITY POLES WERE SNAPPED OR LEANING. THE SNAPPED ONE WAS BROKEN 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ROOFING DAMAGE. LAWN FURNITURE WAS STREWN ABOUT. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Jun 24, 2:31 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Plainfield, IN | 200 PLUS CARS WERE DAMAGED AT AUTO AUCTION AT ADESA AT 2950 EAST MAIN STREET |
| Jun 24, 2:31 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne Plainfield, IN | CAMPER APPARENTLY WAS TOSSED ONTO ROOF OF HOME DESTROYING THE CAMPER AND APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE ROOF FACING THE STREET. TORNADO DAMAGE RATING EF-1. ESTIMATED TIME. |
| Jun 24, 2:31 PM EDT | TORNADO | 6 Ne Plainfield, IN | CAMPER APPARENTLY WAS TOSSED ONTO ROOF OF HOME DESTROYING THE CAMPER AND APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE ROOF FACING THE STREET. TORNADO DAMAGE RATING EF-1. ESTIMATED TIME. |
| Jun 24, 2:32 PM EDT | TORNADO | Plainfield, IN | TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH DEBRIS. AT PERRY ROAD AND US 40 JUST EAST OF PLAINFIELD. |
| Jun 24, 2:37 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne Plainfield, IN | CAMPER TOSSED ONTO ROOF OF HOME DESTROYING THE CAMPER AND APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE ROOF FACING THE STREET. TORNADO DAMAGE RATING EF-1 WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 100 MPH. |
| Jun 24, 2:43 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 E Plainfield, IN | WITNESSED AT RONALD REAGAN PKWY AND US 40 LOOKING EAST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 300 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
526
WFUS53 KIND 241828
TORIND
INC063-097-241900-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0017.140624T1828Z-140624T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
228 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
WEST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 300 PM EDT
* AT 225 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PLAINFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SPEEDWAY AROUND 255 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE AVON...INDIANAPOLIS INT'L
AIRPORT...CLERMONT AND EAGLE CREEK RESERVOIR.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 77.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 73.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3977 8618 3964 8640 3974 8649 3987 8633
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 223DEG 16KT 3972 8637
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/DT5 follow-up statements
392
WWUS53 KIND 241833
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
233 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
INC063-097-241900-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140624T1900Z/
MARION IN-HENDRICKS IN-
233 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL HENDRICKS AND
WEST CENTRAL MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 230 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PLAINFIELD...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 230 PM...TORNADIC
DEBRIS WAS REPORTED AT 40 HIGHWAY AND PERRY ROAD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SPEEDWAY AROUND 255 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE INDIANAPOLIS INT'L AIRPORT...
CLERMONT AND EAGLE CREEK RESERVOIR.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 77.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 73.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3968 8643 3973 8642 3978 8644 3987 8633
3977 8618 3964 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 223DEG 16KT 3973 8635
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/DT116
WWUS53 KIND 241840
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
240 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
INC063-097-241900-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140624T1900Z/
MARION IN-HENDRICKS IN-
240 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL HENDRICKS AND
WEST CENTRAL MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 234 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PLAINFIELD...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 230 PM...TORNADIC
DEBRIS WAS REPORTED AT 40 HIGHWAY AND PERRY ROAD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SPEEDWAY AROUND 250 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CLERMONT AND EAGLE CREEK
RESERVOIR.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 77.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 73.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3964 8640 3968 8641 3975 8638 3981 8640
3987 8633 3977 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 228DEG 19KT 3975 8631
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/DT468
WWUS53 KIND 241842
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
242 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
INC063-097-241900-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140624T1900Z/
MARION IN-HENDRICKS IN-
242 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL HENDRICKS AND
WEST CENTRAL MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 239 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SPEEDWAY...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 230 PM...TORNADIC
DEBRIS WAS REPORTED AT 40 HIGHWAY AND PERRY ROAD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SPEEDWAY AROUND 250 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE EAGLE CREEK RESERVOIR.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 77.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 73.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3964 8640 3968 8641 3977 8636 3983 8638
3987 8633 3977 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 234DEG 22KT 3976 8628
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/DT629
WWUS53 KIND 241849
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
249 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
INC063-241858-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140624T1900Z/
HENDRICKS IN-
249 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HENDRICKS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3977 8618 3974 8624 3974 8631 3979 8633
3982 8633 3984 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 234DEG 22KT 3978 8624
$$
INC097-241900-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140624T1900Z/
MARION IN-
249 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 244 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR SPEEDWAY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL MARION
COUNTY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 76 AND 77.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 71 AND 73.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3977 8618 3974 8624 3974 8631 3979 8633
3982 8633 3984 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 234DEG 22KT 3978 8624
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/DT011
WWUS53 KIND 241901
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
301 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
INC097-241911-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140624T1900Z/
MARION IN-
301 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
LAT...LON 3977 8618 3974 8624 3974 8631 3979 8633
3982 8633 3984 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 234DEG 22KT 3978 8623
$$
MRD/DTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 49 min |
| Jun 24, 1:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 2:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Sullivan, Vigo | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Greene | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Marion | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Morgan | 50 min |
| Jun 24, 3:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 3:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 6:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.