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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Sep 9, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT for Fountain County, Vermillion County, Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 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
- Sep 9, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Fountain County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 7:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
196
WFUS53 KIND 100030
TORIND
INC045-165-171-100115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0049.160910T0030Z-160910T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
830 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHWESTERN VERMILLION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT.
* AT 829 PM EDT...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
TILTON... OR OVER DANVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR 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.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GESSIE AROUND 840 PM EDT.
PERRYSVILLE...STATE LINE CITY AND FOSTER AROUND 845 PM EDT.
COVINGTON AROUND 855 PM EDT.
VEEDERSBURG AND WEST LEBANON AROUND 905 PM EDT.
WILLIAMSPORT...ATTICA...NEWTOWN AND MELLOTT AROUND 915 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 23.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4022 8753 4036 8711 4010 8710 4000 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 241DEG 25KT 4011 8761
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUD2 follow-up statements
832
WWUS53 KIND 100050
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
850 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016
INC045-165-171-100115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160910T0115Z/
FOUNTAIN IN-WARREN IN-VERMILLION IN-
850 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
FOUNTAIN...CENTRAL WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN VERMILLION COUNTIES...
AT 849 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COVINGTON...OR 8 MILES EAST OF DANVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
COVINGTON AROUND 855 PM EDT.
VEEDERSBURG AROUND 910 PM EDT.
HILLSBORO...NEWTOWN AND MELLOTT AROUND 915 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 23.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4022 8753 4036 8711 4010 8710 4000 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 250DEG 26KT 4011 8746
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUD831
WWUS53 KIND 100100
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
900 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016
INC165-100110-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160910T0115Z/
VERMILLION IN-
900 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN VERMILLION 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 200 AM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4036 8711 4010 8710 4004 8743 4005 8743
4006 8742 4013 8741 4013 8745 4023 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 242DEG 23KT 4014 8738
$$
INC045-171-100115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160910T0115Z/
FOUNTAIN IN-WARREN IN-
900 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR FOUNTAIN
AND CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES...
AT 900 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER COVINGTON...OR 12 MILES EAST OF DANVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
VEEDERSBURG AROUND 910 PM EDT.
WILLIAMSPORT...HILLSBORO...NEWTOWN AND MELLOTT AROUND 915 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 23.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4036 8711 4010 8710 4004 8743 4005 8743
4006 8742 4013 8741 4013 8745 4023 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 242DEG 23KT 4014 8738
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDUDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 8:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Warren | 25 min |
| Sep 9, 8:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Vigo | 45 min |
| Sep 9, 9:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 40 min |
| Sep 9, 9:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain | 25 min |
| Sep 9, 9:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 39 min |
| Sep 9, 10:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton, Tippecanoe | 27 min |
| Sep 9, 11:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Marion | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 8:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Marion, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Decatur | 37 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.