Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2014, 2:46 PM EDT for Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 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
- Jun 24, 2014, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2014, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Marion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1115 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
113
WFUS53 KIND 241846
TORIND
INC097-241915-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0018.140624T1846Z-140624T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
246 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT
* AT 244 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SPEEDWAY...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 239
PM...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN SPEEDWAY.
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
INDIANAPOLIS AROUND 255 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SPRING HILL...WYNNEDALE...
ROCKY RIPPLE...CROWS NEST...INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS...NORTH CROWS
NEST...MERIDIAN HILLS...WILLIAMS CREEK AND BROAD RIPPLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 112 AND 121.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 83 AND 88.
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 3983 8597 3976 8619 3978 8626 3982 8629
3993 8612 3993 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 234DEG 22KT 3978 8626
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/DT3 follow-up statements
570
WWUS53 KIND 241853
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
253 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
INC097-241915-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140624T1915Z/
MARION IN-
253 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 249 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR SPEEDWAY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN MARION
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INDIANAPOLIS...SPRING
HILL...ROCKY RIPPLE...WYNNEDALE...INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS...CROWS
NEST...NORTH CROWS NEST...BROAD RIPPLE...MERIDIAN HILLS AND WILLIAMS
CREEK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 113 AND 120.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 83 AND 88.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3983 8597 3976 8619 3978 8626 3982 8629
3993 8612 3993 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 228DEG 21KT 3980 8623
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/DT827
WWUS53 KIND 241905
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
305 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
INC097-241915-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140624T1915Z/
MARION IN-
305 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 303 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR INDIANAPOLIS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MERIDIAN HILLS...BROAD RIPPLE AND WILLIAMS CREEK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 120.
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 3986 8601 3979 8617 3979 8623 3984 8626
3993 8612 3993 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 228DEG 21KT 3985 8615
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/DT553
WWUS53 KIND 241913
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
313 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
INC097-241922-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140624T1915Z/
MARION IN-
313 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY HAS BEEN
REISSUED...
PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
LAT...LON 3986 8601 3979 8617 3979 8623 3984 8626
3993 8612 3993 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 228DEG 21KT 3987 8612
$$
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, 2:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 2:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Greene | 3 hr |
| 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.