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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2016, 9:14 PM EDT for Hendricks County, Marion County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 min. 9 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
- May 1, 2016, 9:14 PM EDT (01:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Hendricks County, IN, Marion County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:22 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| May 1, 9:23 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Plainfield, IN | AT RONALD REAGAN PARKWAY AND STAFFORD...SOUTHEAST OF PLAINFIELD. |
| May 1, 9:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Indianapolis, IN | POWER LINES DOWN AT TROY AND SHERMAN |
| May 1, 9:40 PM EDT | HAIL 0.7 | Indianapolis, IN | POWER LINES DOWN AT TROY AND SHERMAN |
| May 1, 9:45 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Indianapolis, IN | HAIL ESTIMATED. LOCATED ON ELM STREET. |
| May 1, 9:45 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Indianapolis, IN | HAIL COVERING THE GROUND AT FRANKLIN AND RAYMOND. AT LEAST NICKEL....MAYBE AS LARGE AS QUARTER. |
| May 1, 9:55 PM EDT | HAIL 0.7 | Indianapolis, IN | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR |
| May 1, 9:55 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 11 Se Indianapolis, IN | |
| May 1, 10:08 PM EDT | HAIL 0.7 | Indianapolis, IN | HEADING SOUTH ON 65 AT EXIT 106. HAIL WAS LOCATED IN THE MEDIAN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 326 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
220
WFUS53 KIND 020114
TORIND
INC063-097-020200-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0010.160502T0114Z-160502T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
914 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
* AT 914 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER PLAINFIELD...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS...
MOVING EAST AT 40 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CAMBY AROUND 920 PM EDT.
INDIANAPOLIS INT'L AIRPORT AROUND 925 PM EDT.
HOMECROFT AND MONUMENT CIRCLE AROUND 935 PM EDT.
BEECH GROVE AND SOUTHPORT AROUND 940 PM EDT.
WARREN PARK AROUND 945 PM EDT.
CUMBERLAND AROUND 955 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 114.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 93.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 100.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3963 8647 3975 8649 3983 8596 3966 8595
3964 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 261DEG 33KT 3966 8641
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
NIELD4 follow-up statements
336
WWUS53 KIND 020124
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
924 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC063-097-020200-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160502T0200Z/
MARION IN-HENDRICKS IN-
924 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTIES...
AT 924 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PLAINFIELD...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS...
MOVING EAST AT 40 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.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HOMECROFT AND MONUMENT CIRCLE AROUND 935 PM EDT.
BEECH GROVE AND SOUTHPORT AROUND 940 PM EDT.
WARREN PARK AROUND 945 PM EDT.
CUMBERLAND AROUND 955 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 114.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 93.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 100.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3963 8640 3977 8637 3983 8596 3966 8595
3964 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 261DEG 33KT 3968 8628
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
NIELD972
WWUS53 KIND 020132
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
932 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC063-020141-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160502T0200Z/
HENDRICKS IN-
932 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 3965 8631 3977 8633 3983 8596 3964 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 259DEG 33KT 3969 8620
$$
INC097-020200-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160502T0200Z/
MARION IN-
932 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
MARION COUNTY...
AT 931 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTHPORT...OR NEAR INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HOMECROFT AND MONUMENT CIRCLE AROUND 935 PM EDT.
BEECH GROVE AND SOUTHPORT AROUND 940 PM EDT.
WARREN PARK AROUND 945 PM EDT.
CUMBERLAND AROUND 955 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 114.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 93.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 100.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3965 8631 3977 8633 3983 8596 3964 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 259DEG 33KT 3969 8620
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
NIELD453
WWUS53 KIND 020138
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
938 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC097-020200-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160502T0200Z/
MARION IN-
938 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...
AT 937 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BEECH GROVE...OR NEAR INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 40
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 BE NEAR...
CUMBERLAND AROUND 955 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 113.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 76 AND 84...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 86 AND 93.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 100.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3965 8621 3977 8624 3983 8596 3964 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 261DEG 33KT 3970 8612
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
NIELD988
WWUS53 KIND 020155
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
955 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC097-020204-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160502T0200Z/
MARION IN-
955 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1000 PM EDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. HOWEVER
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF MARION COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3965 8621 3977 8624 3983 8596 3964 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 261DEG 33KT 3970 8612
$$
NIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam | 42 min |
| May 1, 8:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 25 min |
| May 1, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 48 min |
| May 1, 8:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 44 min |
| May 1, 8:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Putnam | 27 min |
| May 1, 8:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 40 min |
| May 1, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 64 min |
| May 1, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Putnam | 25 min |
| May 1, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 48 min |
| May 1, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 50 min |
| May 1, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 42 min |
| May 1, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 46 min |
| May 1, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 42 min |
| May 1, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 35 min |
| May 1, 10:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison | 17 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.