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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2015, 7:09 PM EDT for Clay County, Owen County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 21, 2015, 7:09 PM EDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2015, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Clay County, IN, Owen County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Patricksburg, IN | LARGE TREE LIMBS OVER COUNTY ROADS NEAR AND AROUND PATRICKSBURG AND LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF SPENCER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 1489 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
710
WFUS53 KIND 212309
TORIND
INC021-119-212345-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0013.150621T2309Z-150621T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
709 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 706 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF BRAZIL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 35 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 SOUTHERN
CLAY AND SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BOWLING GREEN AND PATRICKSBURG.
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 3943 8710 3934 8678 3916 8702 3917 8706
3934 8721
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 301DEG 29KT 3935 8711
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUD3 follow-up statements
866
WWUS53 KIND 212317
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
717 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
INC021-119-212345-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150621T2345Z/
OWEN IN-CLAY IN-
717 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY AND
SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
AT 714 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTH OF BRAZIL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COAL CITY AND PATRICKSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3941 8708 3934 8678 3916 8702 3917 8706
3932 8717
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 301DEG 29KT 3931 8705
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUD575
WWUS53 KIND 212324
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
724 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
INC021-212335-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150621T2345Z/
CLAY IN-
724 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3934 8705 3934 8695 3936 8694 3934 8679
3933 8679 3916 8702 3917 8705 3932 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 301DEG 29KT 3927 8699
$$
INC119-212345-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150621T2345Z/
OWEN IN-
724 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTY
UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
AT 722 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES WEST OF SPENCER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN OWEN COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3934 8705 3934 8695 3936 8694 3934 8679
3933 8679 3916 8702 3917 8705 3932 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 301DEG 29KT 3927 8699
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUD557
WWUS53 KIND 212341
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
741 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
INC119-212351-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150621T2345Z/
OWEN IN-
741 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN OWEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
745 PM EDT/645 PM CDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3934 8705 3934 8695 3936 8694 3934 8679
3933 8679 3916 8702 3917 8705 3932 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 301DEG 29KT 3920 8685
$$
TDUDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 12:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 1:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 1:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 1:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 1:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 2:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 1:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 7 days |
| Jun 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 6:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 7:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 24 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.