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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 26, 2016Hancock County, Marion County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2016, 8:53 AM EDT for Hancock County, Marion County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 22 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 26, 2016, 8:53 AM EDT (12:53 UTC)
Expired: Aug 26, 2016, 9:15 AM EDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Hancock County, IN, Marion County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:54 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 187 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: 742 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 852 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

961 
WFUS53 KIND 261253
TORIND
INC059-097-145-261315-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0047.160826T1253Z-160826T1315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
853 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 915 AM EDT
    
* AT 852 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAWRENCE...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
  INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
  NEW PALESTINE AND SPRING LAKE AROUND 905 AM EDT. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 97.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 104.

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 3978 8605 3986 8595 3974 8574 3962 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 1252Z 314DEG 27KT 3980 8596 

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

$$

MRD/DM

3 follow-up statements

795 
WWUS53 KIND 261300
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
900 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2016

INC059-097-145-261315-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160826T1315Z/
HANCOCK IN-MARION IN-SHELBY IN-
900 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK...EAST CENTRAL MARION AND NORTHWESTERN SHELBY
COUNTIES...
    
AT 859 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LAWRENCE...OR 9 MILES EAST OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
  SPRING LAKE AROUND 910 AM EDT. 
  NEW PALESTINE AROUND 915 AM EDT. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 97.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 104.

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 3974 8602 3986 8595 3974 8574 3962 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 322DEG 15KT 3978 8596 

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

$$

MRD/DM

695 
WWUS53 KIND 261309
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
909 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2016

INC097-261319-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160826T1315Z/
MARION IN-
909 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3968 8595 3981 8586 3974 8574 3962 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 305DEG 30KT 3973 8585 

$$

INC059-145-261315-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160826T1315Z/
HANCOCK IN-SHELBY IN-
909 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES...
    
AT 909 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENFIELD...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF
SHELBYVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 104.
 
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 3968 8595 3981 8586 3974 8574 3962 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 305DEG 30KT 3973 8585 

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

$$

MRD/DM

530 
WWUS53 KIND 261314
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
914 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2016

INC059-145-261323-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160826T1315Z/
HANCOCK IN-SHELBY IN-
914 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN
SHELBY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 AM 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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
INDIANAPOLIS.

LAT...LON 3968 8595 3981 8586 3974 8574 3962 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 1311Z 314DEG 27KT 3973 8585 

$$

MRD/DM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 26, 5:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Fountain, Warren	51 min
Aug 26, 6:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Montgomery, Tippecanoe	42 min
Aug 26, 8:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Boone, Hamilton	30 min
Aug 26, 8:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Hancock, Marion	47 min
Aug 26, 8:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Marion	35 min
Aug 26, 9:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Rush, Shelby	40 min
Aug 26, 9:19 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hancock, Marion	3 hr
Aug 26, 9:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush	33 min
Aug 26, 3:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Clay, Vigo	3 hr
Aug 26, 3:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	3 hr
Aug 26, 3:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson	3 hr
Aug 26, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion	29 min
Aug 26, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Montgomery, Parke, Putnam	27 min
Aug 26, 4:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion	3 hr
Aug 26, 5:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hancock, Marion	3 hr
Aug 26, 6:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	3 hr

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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.