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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 8, 2015Brown County, Monroe County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 2015, 4:10 PM EDT for Brown County, Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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: Apr 8, 2015, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 8, 2015, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.5 in

Counties Brown County, IN, Monroe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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
Apr 8, 4:14 PM EDT	HAIL 2.75	Unionville, IN	ON ST RD 45
Apr 8, 4:25 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Nashville, IN
Apr 8, 4:33 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	Helmsburg, IN
Apr 8, 4:36 PM EDT	HAIL 1	2 Ene Beanblossom, IN

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
Apr 8, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 217 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 487 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 711 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

729 
WFUS53 KIND 082010
TORIND
INC013-105-082045-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0003.150408T2010Z-150408T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
410 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 408 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NASHVILLE AROUND 430 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LAKE LEMON...YELLOWWOOD
LAKE...HELMSBURG...BEANBLOSSOM...SPEARSVILLE AND PEOGA.

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 3925 8653 3935 8623 3934 8608 3919 8608
      3910 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 245DEG 21KT 3921 8641

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$
DRT

2 follow-up statements

136 
WWUS53 KIND 082020
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
420 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

INC013-105-082045-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150408T2045Z/
MONROE IN-BROWN IN-
420 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BROWN AND EAST
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 416 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF BLOOMINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NASHVILLE AROUND 435 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HELMSBURG...BEANBLOSSOM...GNAW
BONE...SPEARSVILLE AND PEOGA.

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 3928 8646 3935 8624 3934 8608 3919 8608
      3911 8641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 245DEG 21KT 3921 8636

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$
DRT

276 
WWUS53 KIND 082032
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
432 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

INC105-082042-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150408T2045Z/
MONROE IN-
432 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3931 8638 3934 8627 3934 8608 3919 8608
      3914 8629 3912 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 249DEG 20KT 3922 8628

$$

INC013-082045-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150408T2045Z/
BROWN IN-
432 PM EDT WED APR 8 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY
UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 429 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NASHVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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 NORTHERN BROWN
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GNAW BONE.

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 3931 8638 3934 8627 3934 8608 3919 8608
      3914 8629 3912 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 249DEG 20KT 3922 8628

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
DRT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 7:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion	51 min
Apr 8, 7:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion	48 min
Apr 8, 8:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Hancock and 8 more	6 hr
Apr 8, 8:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion and 2 more	39 min
Apr 8, 8:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Parke, Putnam	30 min
Apr 8, 8:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton	27 min
Apr 8, 8:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Clinton, Howard, Tipton	4 hr
Apr 8, 8:38 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion	3 hr
Apr 8, 8:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Marion and 4 more	36 min
Apr 8, 8:43 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Decatur, Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison and 4 more	6 hr
Apr 8, 9:01 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Hendricks, Marion, Putnam	6 hr
Apr 8, 9:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson and 4 more	49 min
Apr 8, 9:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings	49 min
Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby	4 days
Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	8 days
Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Lawrence, Martin	9 days
Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Lawrence, Martin	9 days
Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox	8 days
Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox, Posey	10 days
Apr 8, 11:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Greene	3 days
Apr 8, 2:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more	37 hr
Apr 8, 3:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Knox	40 min
Apr 8, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe, Morgan, Owen	42 min
Apr 8, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	44 min
Apr 8, 4:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	6 hr
Apr 8, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson, Monroe, Morgan	33 min
Apr 8, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Montgomery	32 min
Apr 8, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson	28 min
Apr 8, 4:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Daviess, Martin	24 min
Apr 8, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Johnson, Marion, Shelby	32 min
Apr 8, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Knox	22 min
Apr 8, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton	35 min
Apr 8, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Lawrence, Martin	31 min
Apr 8, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Marion, Shelby	36 min
Apr 8, 5:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Montgomery, Tippecanoe	6 hr
Apr 8, 5:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby	3 hr
Apr 8, 6:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Randolph	3 hr
Apr 8, 7:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Henry, Rush	3 hr

Nearby

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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.