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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 13, 2015Tippecanoe County, Warren County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2015, 9:23 PM EDT for Tippecanoe County, Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 19 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
Jul 13, 2015, 9:23 PM EDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2015, 9:42 PM EDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

Counties Tippecanoe County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 13, 5:01 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 13, 8:22 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 129 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2015-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1504 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2015-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

862 
WFUS53 KIND 140123
TORIND
INC157-171-140200-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0018.150714T0123Z-150714T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
923 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 920 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OTTERBEIN...AND MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
  SHADELAND.

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 4034 8693 4027 8706 4029 8709 4036 8709
      4036 8710 4034 8714 4033 8717 4032 8719
      4035 8725 4047 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 300DEG 48KT 4039 8711

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

JK
1 follow-up statement
174 
WWUS53 KIND 140142
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
942 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

INC157-171-140152-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150714T0200Z/
WARREN IN-TIPPECANOE IN-
942 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL TIPPECANOE AND NORTHEASTERN
WARREN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT.

LAT...LON 4034 8693 4027 8706 4029 8709 4036 8709
      4036 8710 4034 8714 4033 8717 4032 8719
      4035 8725 4047 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 300DEG 48KT 4027 8684

$$
JK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDTippecanoe, Warren46 min
Jul 13, 8:35 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHendricks, Montgomery, Putnam3 hr
Jul 13, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam46 min
Jul 13, 8:51 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam24 min
Jul 13, 8:54 PM EDTTornado WarningINDTippecanoe, Warren36 min
Jul 13, 9:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDTippecanoe, Warren3 hr
Jul 13, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Putnam50 min
Jul 13, 9:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan, Owen41 min
Jul 13, 9:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion, Shelby37 min
Jul 13, 9:54 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHendricks, Morgan4 hr
Jul 13, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks15 min
Jul 13, 10:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Morgan, Owen33 min
Jul 13, 10:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton4 hr
Jul 13, 10:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson44 min
Jul 13, 10:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton4 hr
Jul 13, 10:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Morgan5 hr
Jul 13, 10:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Marion5 hr
Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDOwen56 hr
Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph23 hr
Jul 13, 11:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDTippecanoe7 days
Jul 13, 11:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown23 min
Jul 13, 11:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Marion19 min
Jul 13, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown19 min
Jul 13, 11:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings4 hr
Jul 14, 12:45 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDShelby3 hr
Jul 14, 1:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDRandolph6 hr
Jul 14, 1:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson7 days
Jul 14, 1:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBoone, Marion18 hr
Jul 14, 2:06 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings3 hr
Jul 14, 2:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMarion23 min
Jul 14, 2:16 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Montgomery13 hr
Jul 14, 4:07 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings4 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew16 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan60 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion21 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings, Washington19 hr
Jul 14, 5:01 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Jennings, Shelby4 hr
Jul 14, 5:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox23 min
Jul 14, 7:48 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings24 hr
Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Jackson53 hr
Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike10 days
Jul 14, 11:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew33 hr
Jul 14, 1:13 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDPutnam26 hr
Jul 14, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDScott19 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.