Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT for Morgan County, Owen County, Putnam County, Indiana. It was in force for 20 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 26, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2017, 7:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:50 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Wnw Cloverdale, IN | ROTATING WALL CLOUD SEEN. EM FOLLOWED ALONG THE STORM FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES - SAW THE WALL CLOUD AND DID NOT SEE A TORNADO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1086 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
524
WFUS53 KIND 262245
TORIND
INC109-119-133-262315-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0010.170426T2245Z-170426T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
645 PM EDT WED APR 26 2017
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Morgan County in central Indiana...
North central Owen County in west central Indiana...
Southeastern Putnam County in west central Indiana...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 645 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles east of Brazil, or 25 miles east of Terre
Haute, moving northeast 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Cloverdale around 700 PM EDT.
Belle Union and Eminence around 710 PM EDT.
Little Point around 715 PM EDT.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 32 and 50.
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 3966 8670 3964 8669 3963 8669 3963 8668
3950 8658 3940 8690 3945 8694 3947 8694
3947 8696 3950 8698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 234DEG 28KT 3947 8691
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CP2 follow-up statements
390
WWUS53 KIND 262256
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
656 PM EDT WED APR 26 2017
INC109-119-262306-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170426T2315Z/
Morgan IN-Owen IN-
656 PM EDT WED APR 26 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MORGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL OWEN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
central and west central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3966 8670 3963 8669 3963 8668 3959 8665
3957 8666 3957 8665 3955 8665 3955 8666
3953 8667 3953 8668 3951 8669 3952 8680
3957 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 231DEG 37KT 3957 8676
$$
INC133-262315-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170426T2315Z/
Putnam IN-
656 PM EDT WED APR 26 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY...
At 656 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Greencastle, or 30 miles northwest of Bloomington,
moving northeast at 45 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
southeastern Putnam County.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 41 and 49.
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 3966 8670 3963 8669 3963 8668 3959 8665
3957 8666 3957 8665 3955 8665 3955 8666
3953 8667 3953 8668 3951 8669 3952 8680
3957 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 231DEG 37KT 3957 8676
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CP324
WWUS53 KIND 262305
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
705 PM EDT WED APR 26 2017
INC133-262314-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170426T2315Z/
Putnam IN-
705 PM EDT WED APR 26 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
central and west central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3966 8670 3963 8669 3963 8668 3959 8665
3957 8666 3957 8665 3955 8665 3955 8666
3953 8667 3953 8668 3951 8669 3952 8680
3957 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 234DEG 28KT 3961 8669
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vigo | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hendricks | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Vigo | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Montgomery | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Putnam | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Howard, Tipton | 26 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Indiana, 2017Every tornado warning in 2017Tornadoes in 2017
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.