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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2015, 8:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 24 min. 5 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
- Jul 13, 2015, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2015, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Boone County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 9:18 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 15 N Greencastle, IN | |
| Jul 13, 9:20 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 Ne Greencastle, IN | |
| Jul 13, 9:22 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | 1 Nw Danville, IN | |
| Jul 13, 9:24 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 74 | 2 W Groveland, IN | TREES DOWN |
| Jul 13, 9:25 PM EDT | TORNADO | 12 Ne Greencastle, IN | NWS SURVEY REVEALED EF1 DAMAGE WITH 90 MPH WINDS IN NORTHEAST TIP OF HERITAGE LAKE AREA. TORNADO DAMAGE EMBEDDED IN A BROAD AREA OF DOWNBURST DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHEAST PUTNAM COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 8:22 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1504 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1986 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KIND 140051
TORIND
INC011-063-107-133-140115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0016.150714T0051Z-150714T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
851 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 847 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DANVILLE...GROVELAND...NORTH SALEM...FILLMORE...LIZTON...
COATESVILLE AND PITTSBORO.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 47 AND 61.
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 3981 8638 3963 8674 3991 8698 4000 8663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 300DEG 48KT 3985 8671
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
JK1 follow-up statement
359 WWUS53 KIND 140111 SVSIND SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 911 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015 INC011-063-107-133-140121- /O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150714T0115Z/ PUTNAM IN-MONTGOMERY IN-HENDRICKS IN-BOONE IN- 911 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BOONE...NORTHERN HENDRICKS... SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT/815 PM CDT/... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT. LAT...LON 3981 8638 3963 8674 3991 8698 4000 8663 TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 300DEG 48KT 3972 8641 $$ JK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 8:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 8:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 36 min |
| Jul 13, 9:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Putnam | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 9:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe, Warren | 19 min |
| Jul 13, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan, Owen | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 9:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks | 15 min |
| Jul 13, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan, Owen | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 10:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 10:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 56 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 23 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 7 days |
| Jul 13, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 23 min |
| Jul 13, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 19 min |
| Jul 13, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown | 19 min |
| Jul 13, 11:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Randolph | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 7 days |
| Jul 14, 1:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 18 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Marion | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 2:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Montgomery | 13 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 16 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 60 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 21 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Washington | 19 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 7:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 24 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 53 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike | 10 days |
| Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 33 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:13 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 26 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Scott | 19 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.