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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2016, 8:31 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was in force for 44 min. 4 reports 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
- May 1, 2016, 8:31 PM EDT (00:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Montgomery County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:38 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Linden, IN | AT INTERSECTION HIGHWAY 231 AND HIGHWAY 28. MOVING EASTBOUND ON 28....HAIL APPEARS TO BE GETTING LARGER. STARTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AGO AND IS ON GOING. STANDING WATER ON THE ROADS. DEEP ENOUGH TO CAUSE HYDROPLANING. |
| May 1, 8:42 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Linden, IN | VARIED IN SIZE |
| May 1, 8:45 PM EDT | TORNADO | Linden, IN | ONGOING |
| May 1, 8:52 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 N Darlington, IN | TORNADO ON THE GROUND |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
636
WFUS53 KIND 020031
TORIND
INC107-157-020115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0007.160502T0031Z-160502T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
831 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 830 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35
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...
CRAWFORDSVILLE AND LINDEN AROUND 835 PM EDT.
DARLINGTON AROUND 845 PM EDT.
CLARKS HILL AROUND 850 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 35.
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 4018 8669 4006 8670 4009 8708 4025 8708
4028 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 269DEG 32KT 4016 8696
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
NIELD3 follow-up statements
308
WWUS53 KIND 020037
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
837 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC107-157-020115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160502T0115Z/
TIPPECANOE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-
837 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE AND NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
AT 837 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DARLINGTON AROUND 850 PM EDT.
CLARKS HILL AROUND 855 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4018 8669 4006 8670 4011 8703 4025 8702
4028 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 266DEG 31KT 4017 8690
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
NIELD659
WWUS53 KIND 020043
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
843 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC107-157-020115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160502T0115Z/
TIPPECANOE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-
843 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
AT 843 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF CRAWFORDSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
CLARKS HILL AROUND 855 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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4018 8669 4006 8670 4010 8698 4025 8696
4028 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 268DEG 32KT 4017 8684
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
NIELD517
WWUS53 KIND 020108 RRA
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
908 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
INC107-157-020118-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160502T0115Z/
TIPPECANOE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-
908 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TIPPECANOE AND NORTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.
LAT...LON 4018 8669 4006 8670 4010 8698 4025 8696
4028 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 269DEG 32KT 4017 8684
$$
NIELDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam | 42 min |
| May 1, 8:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 25 min |
| May 1, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 48 min |
| May 1, 8:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan, Putnam | 27 min |
| May 1, 8:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 40 min |
| May 1, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 64 min |
| May 1, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Putnam | 25 min |
| May 1, 9:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Hendricks, Marion | 46 min |
| May 1, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Tipton | 48 min |
| May 1, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 50 min |
| May 1, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Marion, Shelby | 42 min |
| May 1, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 46 min |
| May 1, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton | 42 min |
| May 1, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Rush | 35 min |
| May 1, 10:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison | 17 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.