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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2014, 2:05 PM EDT for Clinton County, Indiana. It was in force for 25 min. 2 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
- May 21, 2014, 2:05 PM EDT (18:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2014, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Clinton County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2:08 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Frankfort, IN | WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALSO REPORTED. |
| May 21, 2:13 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Frankfort, IN | REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF FRANKFORT AIRPORT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 806 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1032 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
846
WFUS53 KIND 211805
TORIND
INC023-211830-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0008.140521T1805Z-140521T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
205 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 202 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
FRANKFORT AROUND 210 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 151 AND 157.
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 4027 8642 4021 8647 4018 8654 4023 8667
4036 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 296DEG 29KT 4025 8661
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
PUMA2 follow-up statements
536
WWUS53 KIND 211813
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
213 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014
INC023-211830-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140521T1830Z/
CLINTON IN-
213 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY
UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
AT 209 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKFORT...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL
CLINTON COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4024 8662 4032 8654 4027 8642 4021 8647
4018 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 295DEG 26KT 4023 8654
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
PUMA614
WWUS53 KIND 211823
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
223 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014
INC023-211832-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140521T1830Z/
CLINTON IN-
223 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 230
PM EDT/130 PM CDT/...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
LARGE HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4024 8662 4032 8654 4027 8642 4021 8647
4018 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 295DEG 26KT 4020 8646
$$
PUMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 43 min |
| May 21, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton | 24 min |
| May 21, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton | 37 min |
| May 21, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery | 45 min |
| May 21, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 35 min |
| May 21, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 34 min |
| May 21, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Marion | 31 min |
| May 21, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 42 min |
| May 21, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone | 50 min |
| May 21, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 43 min |
| May 21, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 33 min |
| May 21, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 25 min |
| May 21, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Marion | 49 min |
| May 21, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 22 min |
| May 21, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 28 min |
| May 21, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 21 min |
| May 21, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Putnam | 20 min |
| May 21, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 21, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke | 29 min |
| May 21, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 19 min |
| May 21, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 47 min |
| May 21, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 32 min |
| May 21, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan | 29 min |
| May 21, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 32 min |
| May 21, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke | 30 min |
| May 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 30 min |
| May 21, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan | 43 min |
| May 21, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 35 min |
| May 21, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke | 33 min |
| May 21, 5:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 4 hr |
| May 21, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur | 16 min |
| May 21, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 31 min |
| May 21, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 33 min |
| May 21, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 4 hr |
| May 21, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 28 min |
| May 21, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 30 min |
| May 21, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 30 min |
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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.