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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2016, 5:28 PM EDT for Carroll County, Howard County, Indiana. It was in force for 47 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
- Aug 24, 2016, 5:28 PM EDT (21:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2016, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Carroll County, IN, Howard County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 5:46 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Burlington, IN | LOCATED AT COUNTY ROADS 400 EAST AND 250 SOUTH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 550 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted.
324
WFUS53 KIND 242128
TORIND
INC015-067-242215-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0033.160824T2128Z-160824T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
528 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 528 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DELPHI...OR 17 MILES
NORTH OF FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 25 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 BE NEAR...
BURLINGTON AROUND 550 PM EDT.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8637 4056 8622 4046 8622 4050 8660
4059 8659 4060 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 268DEG 22KT 4053 8655
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
MRD/JK5 follow-up statements
743
WWUS53 KIND 242138
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
538 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC015-067-242215-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/
CARROLL IN-HOWARD IN-
538 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
AT 537 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES EAST OF DELPHI...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF
LOGANSPORT... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8637 4056 8622 4046 8622 4049 8652
4059 8647 4060 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 268DEG 27KT 4053 8646
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/JK225
WWUS53 KIND 242146
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
546 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC015-067-242215-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/
CARROLL IN-HOWARD IN-
546 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CARROLL AND NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
AT 546 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WALTON...OR 13 MILES WEST OF KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
BURLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8637 4056 8622 4046 8622 4050 8646
4059 8642 4060 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 268DEG 22KT 4053 8639
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/JK971
WWUS53 KIND 242150
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
550 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC015-067-242215-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/
CARROLL IN-HOWARD IN-
550 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CARROLL AND NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
AT 549 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WALTON...OR 12 MILES WEST OF KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 545 PM EDT A
TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR WHEELING.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EAST CENTRAL CARROLL AND NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8637 4056 8622 4046 8622 4050 8645
4059 8641 4060 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 267DEG 21KT 4054 8637
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/JK697
WWUS53 KIND 242154
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
554 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC015-242203-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/
CARROLL IN-
554 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4056 8622 4046 8622 4051 8638 4056 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 265DEG 19KT 4054 8635
$$
INC067-242215-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/
HOWARD IN-
554 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY...
AT 553 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALTON...OR 12 MILES WEST OF KOKOMO...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 545 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS
REPORTED NEAR WHEELING.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW!
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8622 4046 8622 4051 8638 4056 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 265DEG 19KT 4054 8635
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MRD/JK545
WWUS53 KIND 242209
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
609 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC067-242218-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/
HOWARD IN-
609 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
615 PM EDT...
THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN REISSUED
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTY AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT.
PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL INDIANA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
INDIANAPOLIS.
LAT...LON 4056 8622 4046 8622 4051 8638 4056 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 268DEG 22KT 4054 8635
$$
MRD/JKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery | 44 min |
| Aug 24, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery | 41 min |
| Aug 24, 2:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 23 min |
| Aug 24, 2:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard | 40 min |
| Aug 24, 2:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone | 18 min |
| Aug 24, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 3:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard | 38 min |
| Aug 24, 3:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 3:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Marion | 51 min |
| Aug 24, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 4:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 4:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Marion | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Marion | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 4:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock | 24 min |
| Aug 24, 5:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 24 min |
| Aug 24, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 21 min |
| Aug 24, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Marion | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 5:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hancock, Rush, Shelby | 44 min |
| Aug 24, 5:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 5:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hancock | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 6:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Howard | 18 min |
| Aug 24, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Rush, Shelby | 45 min |
| Aug 24, 6:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 6:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 6:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard, Madison, Tipton | 52 min |
| Aug 24, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 7:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 14 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.