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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN

February 20, 2014Parke County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Feb 20, 2014, 7:31 PM EST for Parke 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
Feb 20, 2014, 7:31 PM EST (00:31 UTC)
Expired
Feb 20, 2014, 8:00 PM EST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Parke County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 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
Feb 20, 5:45 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 131 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2014-02-21Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2014-02-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -195 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-195 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-75 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.

083 
WFUS53 KIND 210031
TORIND
INC121-210100-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0002.140221T0031Z-140221T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
731 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 800 PM EST

* AT 727 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO.

  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...
  CECIL HARDEN LAKE.

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 3996 8711 3994 8709 3987 8709 3987 8703
      3984 8700 3975 8701 3966 8720 3982 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 235DEG 65KT 3980 8714

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

TDUD
2 follow-up statements
008 
WWUS53 KIND 210039
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
739 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

INC121-210100-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0100Z/
PARKE IN-
739 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL PARKE COUNTY
UNTIL 800 PM EST...

AT 737 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF ROCKVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

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...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME EASTERN PARKE COUNTY.

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 3982 8713 3987 8709 3987 8703 3985 8701
      3982 8701 3975 8701 3973 8713 3977 8713
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 247DEG 51KT 3981 8704

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MRD/MK
511 
WWUS53 KIND 210049
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
749 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

INC121-210059-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140221T0100Z/
PARKE IN-
749 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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 3982 8713 3987 8709 3987 8703 3985 8701
      3982 8701 3975 8701 3973 8713 3977 8713
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 247DEG 51KT 3986 8687

$$

MRD/MK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 7:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vigo52 min
Feb 20, 7:16 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Knox44 min
Feb 20, 7:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke and 2 more50 min
Feb 20, 7:50 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Knox40 min
Feb 20, 7:58 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock and 12 more24 hr
Feb 20, 8:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard and 3 more44 min
Feb 20, 8:10 PM ESTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Martin35 min
Feb 20, 8:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan and 1 more45 min
Feb 20, 8:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard, Madison, Marion and 2 more49 min
Feb 20, 8:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Rush and 1 more47 min
Feb 20, 8:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Rush and 1 more40 min
Feb 20, 9:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush53 min
Feb 20, 9:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 3 more46 min
Feb 20, 9:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph29 min
Feb 20, 10:07 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson44 hr
Feb 21, 3:06 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDMontgomery, Parke25 hr
Feb 21, 3:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph41 hr
Feb 21, 3:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush, Shelby47 hr
Feb 21, 3:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDPutnam32 hr
Feb 21, 3:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBoone, Marion31 hr
Feb 21, 10:47 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion24 hr
Feb 21, 10:47 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHancock48 hr
Feb 21, 10:47 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson53 hr
Feb 21, 10:47 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington9 days
Feb 21, 10:47 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDTippecanoe24 hr
Feb 21, 10:47 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHoward24 hr
Feb 21, 4:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDOwen33 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.