Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2015, 6:23 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 37 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 19, 2015, 6:23 PM EDT (22:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2015, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
969
WFUS53 KIND 192223
TORIND
INC093-101-192300-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0012.150619T2223Z-150619T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
623 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 619 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHOALS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
MARTIN AND SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...INDIAN SPRINGS AND WILLIAMS.
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 3863 8679 3874 8691 3891 8673 3890 8673
3874 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 212DEG 15KT 3874 8679
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUD3 follow-up statements
147
WWUS53 KIND 192235
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
635 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
INC093-101-192300-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150619T2300Z/
MARTIN IN-LAWRENCE IN-
635 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND
NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
AT 630 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SHOALS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HURON...INDIAN SPRINGS AND WILLIAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3874 8688 3890 8673 3883 8666 3874 8656
3866 8678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 212DEG 15KT 3874 8678
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUD099
WWUS53 KIND 192248
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
648 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
INC093-101-192300-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150619T2300Z/
MARTIN IN-LAWRENCE IN-
648 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LAWRENCE AND
NORTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
AT 643 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF SHOALS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
INDIAN SPRINGS AND WILLIAMS.
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 3869 8677 3876 8686 3890 8673 3883 8666
3878 8661
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 212DEG 15KT 3879 8677
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUD894
WWUS53 KIND 192256
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
656 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
INC093-101-192306-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150619T2300Z/
MARTIN IN-LAWRENCE IN-
656 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LAWRENCE AND NORTHEASTERN
MARTIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT/600 PM CDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 3869 8677 3876 8686 3890 8673 3883 8666
3878 8661
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 212DEG 15KT 3881 8675
$$
TDUDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 4:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Clay, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 4 days |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 22 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 11 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 46 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 62 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 72 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 3 days |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 3 days |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 14 days |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 15 days |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 16 days |
| Jun 19, 11:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 47 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 23 min |
| Jun 19, 4:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 5:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 6 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.