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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Indianapolis, IN

September 9, 2016Tippecanoe County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Sep 9, 2016, 9:05 PM EDT for Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was in force for 40 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, 9:05 PM EDT (01:05 UTC)
Expired
Sep 9, 2016, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Tippecanoe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 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
Sep 9, 7:30 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 00:00Z on 2016-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 237 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2016-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

664 
WFUS53 KIND 100105
TORIND
INC157-100145-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0051.160910T0105Z-160910T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
905 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT.

* AT 904 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF OTTERBEIN...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...
  SHADELAND AROUND 925 PM EDT. 
  WEST LAFAYETTE AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY AROUND 930 PM EDT. 
  LAFAYETTE AROUND 935 PM EDT. 
  DAYTON AROUND 945 PM EDT. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 177.
 
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 4051 8679 4027 8676 4026 8708 4036 8709
      4041 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 258DEG 22KT 4035 8708 

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

$$

PUMA
2 follow-up statements
452 
WWUS53 KIND 100119
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
919 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016

INC157-100145-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-160910T0145Z/
TIPPECANOE IN-
919 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
TIPPECANOE COUNTY...
    
AT 918 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LAFAYETTE...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...
  PURDUE UNIVERSITY AROUND 925 PM EDT. 
  WEST LAFAYETTE AROUND 930 PM EDT. 
  LAFAYETTE AROUND 935 PM EDT. 
  DAYTON AROUND 945 PM EDT. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 176.
 
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 4051 8679 4027 8676 4028 8703 4035 8702
      4041 8702
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 258DEG 22KT 4037 8696 

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

$$

PUMA
392 
WWUS53 KIND 100128
SVSIND

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
928 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016

INC157-100145-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-160910T0145Z/
TIPPECANOE IN-
928 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
TIPPECANOE COUNTY...
    
AT 928 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LAFAYETTE...MOVING EAST 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
CENTRAL TIPPECANOE COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 170 AND 174.
 
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 4045 8681 4027 8676 4032 8696 4036 8694
      4042 8695
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 253DEG 32KT 4037 8685 

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

$$

PUMA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 8:05 PM EDTTornado WarningINDWarren25 min
Sep 9, 8:30 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDFountain, Vermillion, Warren45 min
Sep 9, 8:45 PM EDTTornado WarningINDVigo45 min
Sep 9, 9:16 PM EDTTornado WarningINDFountain25 min
Sep 9, 9:34 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMontgomery, Tippecanoe39 min
Sep 9, 10:12 PM EDTTornado WarningINDClinton, Tippecanoe27 min
Sep 9, 11:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDMarion3 hr
Sep 10, 8:28 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBoone, Hendricks, Marion, Putnam3 hr
Sep 10, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDecatur37 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.