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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 24, 2016Brown County, Monroe County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2016, 5:34 PM EDT for Brown County, Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 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
Aug 24, 2016, 5:34 PM EDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Brown County, IN, Monroe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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
Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 214 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 12:00Z on 2016-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 550 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 12:00Z on 2016-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 255 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

437 
WFUS53 KIND 242134
TORIND
INC013-105-242200-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0035.160824T2134Z-160824T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
534 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
    
* AT 533 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BLOOMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. A
  TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A WALL CLOUD NEAR BLOOMINGTON.

  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...
  UNIONVILLE AROUND 545 PM EDT. 
  WOODVILLE HILLS AROUND 550 PM EDT. 
  YELLOWWOOD LAKE AROUND 555 PM EDT. 
  NASHVILLE AND ELKINSVILLE AROUND 600 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 3913 8659 3924 8659 3926 8625 3907 8624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 271DEG 23KT 3918 8652 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

RYAN
1 follow-up statement
789 
WWUS53 KIND 242146 RRA
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
546 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

INC013-105-242200-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-160824T2200Z/
BROWN IN-MONROE IN-
546 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BROWN AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...
    
AT 546 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BLOOMINGTON...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...
  YELLOWWOOD LAKE AROUND 555 PM EDT. 
  NASHVILLE AROUND 600 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.

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 3916 8647 3923 8646 3925 8625 3910 8625
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 271DEG 23KT 3918 8641 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

RYAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMontgomery44 min
Aug 24, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery41 min
Aug 24, 2:37 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBoone, Montgomery23 min
Aug 24, 2:50 PM EDTTornado WarningINDCarroll, Clinton, Howard40 min
Aug 24, 2:57 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBoone18 min
Aug 24, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion32 min
Aug 24, 3:22 PM EDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threatINDHoward38 min
Aug 24, 3:25 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion35 min
Aug 24, 3:54 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHamilton, Hancock, Marion51 min
Aug 24, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Marion, Shelby35 min
Aug 24, 4:41 PM EDTTornado WarningINDGreene, Owen34 min
Aug 24, 4:44 PM EDTTornado WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe31 min
Aug 24, 4:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDMarion2 hr
Aug 24, 4:49 PM EDTTornado WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Marion26 min
Aug 24, 4:51 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHancock24 min
Aug 24, 5:06 PM EDTTornado WarningINDCarroll, Tippecanoe24 min
Aug 24, 5:09 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHancock, Marion, Shelby21 min
Aug 24, 5:13 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDMarion3 hr
Aug 24, 5:15 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMarion30 min
Aug 24, 5:28 PM EDTTornado WarningINDCarroll, Howard47 min
Aug 24, 5:31 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHancock, Rush, Shelby44 min
Aug 24, 5:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHancock3 hr
Aug 24, 6:00 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatINDHoward30 min
Aug 24, 6:12 PM EDTTornado WarningINDCarroll, Howard18 min
Aug 24, 6:15 PM EDTTornado WarningINDRush, Shelby45 min
Aug 24, 6:28 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatINDHoward28 min
Aug 24, 6:32 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHoward, Tipton28 min
Aug 24, 6:53 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHoward, Madison, Tipton52 min
Aug 24, 6:59 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHoward, Tipton31 min
Aug 24, 7:46 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHoward, Tipton14 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.