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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Feb 20, 2014, 8:10 PM EST for Daviess County, Greene County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 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, 8:10 PM EST (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2014, 8:45 PM EST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Daviess County, IN, Greene County, IN, Martin County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 5:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
929
WFUS53 KIND 210110
TORIND
INC027-055-101-210145-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0004.140221T0110Z-140221T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
810 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 845 PM EST
* AT 807 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMFIELD...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 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...
BLOOMFIELD...BURNS CITY...SWITZ CITY...CRANE...WORTHINGTON...
OWENSBURG AND SOLSBERRY.
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 3884 8715 3886 8714 3886 8713 3887 8712
3889 8713 3889 8712 3890 8711 3891 8720
3914 8696 3916 8668 3886 8668 3871 8703
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 233DEG 56KT 3888 8697
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUD2 follow-up statements
957
WWUS53 KIND 210120
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
820 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
INC027-210130-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T0145Z/
DAVIESS IN-
820 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DAVIESS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3882 8688 3887 8691 3890 8690 3890 8694
3894 8696 3905 8693 3914 8680 3916 8668
3886 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 232DEG 57KT 3896 8680
$$
INC055-101-210145-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T0145Z/
MARTIN IN-GREENE IN-
820 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN GREENE AND
NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EST...
AT 817 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
65 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...
OWENSBURG AND SOLSBERRY.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3882 8688 3887 8691 3890 8690 3890 8694
3894 8696 3905 8693 3914 8680 3916 8668
3886 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 232DEG 57KT 3896 8680
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/MK068
WWUS53 KIND 210137
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
837 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
INC055-101-210147-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140221T0145Z/
MARTIN IN-GREENE IN-
837 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GREENE AND NORTHERN MARTIN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
LAT...LON 3882 8688 3887 8691 3890 8690 3890 8694
3894 8696 3905 8693 3914 8680 3916 8668
3886 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 232DEG 57KT 3912 8652
$$
MRD/MKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 7:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 52 min |
| Feb 20, 7:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 44 min |
| Feb 20, 7:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke and 2 more | 50 min |
| Feb 20, 7:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Parke | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 7:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 40 min |
| Feb 20, 7:58 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard and 3 more | 44 min |
| Feb 20, 8:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan and 1 more | 45 min |
| Feb 20, 8:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard, Madison, Marion and 2 more | 49 min |
| Feb 20, 8:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Rush and 1 more | 47 min |
| Feb 20, 8:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Rush and 1 more | 40 min |
| Feb 20, 9:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush | 53 min |
| Feb 20, 9:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 3 more | 46 min |
| Feb 20, 9:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Randolph | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 10:07 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 44 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:06 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke | 25 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 41 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 47 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 32 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 31 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Hancock | 48 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 53 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 9 days |
| Feb 21, 10:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Howard | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 33 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.