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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 28, 2017Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2017, 7:47 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 min. 2 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: Apr 28, 2017, 7:47 PM EDT (23:47 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2017, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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 28, 8:09 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	4 E Burney, IN	HAIL REPORTED TO BE COVERING THE GROUND.
Apr 28, 8:13 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 60	2 Ese Columbus, IN	TREES DOWN ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS AROUND 50-60 MPH. PEA SIZED HAIL.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 169 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1025 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

873 
WFUS53 KIND 282347
TORIND
INC005-031-290015-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0011.170428T2347Z-170429T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
747 PM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Decatur County in central Indiana...
  Bartholomew County in central Indiana...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 747 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Columbus, moving east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Elizabethtown and Clifford around 755 PM EDT. 
  Columbus and Newbern around 800 PM EDT. 
  Hartsville and Grammer around 805 PM EDT. 
  Westport and Burney around 810 PM EDT. 
  Letts around 815 PM EDT. 

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 60 and 73.
 
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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3913 8556 3913 8580 3910 8580 3907 8603
      3925 8606 3936 8553 3916 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 262DEG 41KT 3917 8596 

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

$$

Ryan

2 follow-up statements

870 
WWUS53 KIND 290001
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
801 PM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

INC005-031-290015-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170429T0015Z/
Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-
801 PM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR AND NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTIES...
    
At 801 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles east of Columbus, moving east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Hartsville around 805 PM EDT. 
  Westport and Burney around 810 PM EDT. 
  Letts around 815 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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3913 8556 3913 8580 3929 8579 3936 8553
      3916 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 262DEG 41KT 3919 8576 

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

$$

Ryan

937 
WWUS53 KIND 290013
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
813 PM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

INC005-031-290022-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170429T0015Z/
Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-
813 PM EDT FRI APR 28 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR AND NORTHEASTERN
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and is exiting 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. 
However small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible 
with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for
central and southeastern Indiana.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Indianapolis.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Decatur and Jennings 
Counties through 9 PM.

LAT...LON 3913 8556 3913 8580 3929 8579 3936 8553
      3916 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 262DEG 41KT 3921 8561 

$$

Ryan

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 11:31 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more	66 hr
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Owen	14 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	16 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	16 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike	18 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike	20 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox	23 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe, White	4 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe, White	58 hr
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren	16 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren	17 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	21 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	17 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Sullivan, Vigo	21 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	37 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	38 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox	28 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox, Posey	22 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	10 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Greene	9 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	15 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Lawrence, Martin	17 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Lawrence, Martin	8 days
Apr 28, 12:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Montgomery, Parke	4 days
Apr 28, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	20 min
Apr 28, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Knox, Sullivan	34 min
Apr 28, 6:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	3 hr
Apr 28, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan	42 min
Apr 28, 7:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Brown, Clay, Greene, Johnson, Knox, Monroe and 3 more	4 hr
Apr 28, 7:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Rush, Shelby	32 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.