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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 10, 2017Carroll County, Howard County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2017, 11:32 PM EDT for Carroll County, Howard County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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
Jul 10, 2017, 11:32 PM EDT (03:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2017, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Carroll County, IN, Howard County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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
Jul 10, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 2017-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2755 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 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
2755 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1493 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
14.2

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The text

As transmitted.

650 
WFUS53 KIND 110332
TORIND
INC015-067-110400-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0023.170711T0332Z-170711T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1132 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Carroll County in north central Indiana...
  Western Howard County in central Indiana...

* Until midnight EDT
    
* At 1132 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 11 miles east of Delphi, or 15 miles south of
  Logansport, moving east at 15 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...
  Burlington around 1155 PM EDT. 
  Russiaville around 1200 AM 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 4062 8637 4056 8637 4056 8608 4040 8622
      4053 8656 4063 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 290DEG 12KT 4055 8646 

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

$$

MK
2 follow-up statements
903 
WWUS53 KIND 110353
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1153 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017

INC015-067-110400-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170711T0400Z/
Carroll IN-Howard IN-
1153 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND WESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
    
At 1153 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles west of Kokomo, moving southeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Carroll and western Howard Counties.

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 4062 8637 4056 8637 4056 8608 4040 8622
      4053 8656 4063 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 296DEG 26KT 4051 8634 

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

$$

MK
977 
WWUS53 KIND 110400
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1200 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017

INC015-067-110410-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170711T0400Z/
Carroll IN-Howard IN-
1200 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND WESTERN HOWARD
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4062 8637 4056 8637 4056 8608 4040 8622
      4053 8656 4063 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 290DEG 12KT 4050 8632 

$$

PUMA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 8:28 PM EDTTornado WarningINDCarroll18 min
Jul 10, 8:44 PM EDTTornado WarningINDCarroll31 min
Jul 10, 8:59 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHoward46 min
Jul 10, 11:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDCarroll, Howard4 hr
Jul 11, 1:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry21 min
Jul 11, 3:29 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchINDBoone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock and 12 more16 hr
Jul 11, 3:57 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDCarroll, Howard6 hr
Jul 11, 4:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDCarroll, Howard24 hr
Jul 11, 7:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHendricks34 min
Jul 11, 8:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBrown45 min
Jul 11, 8:22 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Montgomery, Putnam and 1 more3 hr
Jul 11, 8:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion, Shelby36 min
Jul 11, 8:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDRush, Shelby40 min
Jul 11, 9:18 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Clay, Monroe, Owen3 hr
Jul 11, 9:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew, Brown, Decatur37 min
Jul 11, 9:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Monroe, Owen34 min
Jul 11, 10:20 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Johnson, Morgan, Shelby3 hr
Jul 11, 10:42 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Vigo3 hr
Jul 11, 11:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Warren47 min
Jul 11, 11:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Owen, Putnam and 1 more6 hr
Jul 11, 11:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren45 min
Jul 11, 11:48 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDCarroll, Howard, Madison, Tippecanoe, Tipton6 hr
Jul 11, 12:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Putnam28 min
Jul 11, 12:17 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Clay, Monroe, Owen6 hr
Jul 11, 12:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan29 min
Jul 11, 12:35 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Fountain, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson and 6 more6 hr
Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDCarroll25 hr
Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush, Shelby19 hr
Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion25 hr
Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson44 hr
Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo5 days
Jul 11, 12:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDTippecanoe64 hr
Jul 11, 12:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Henry, Howard, Madison, Randolph and 2 more3 hr
Jul 11, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion, Morgan, Shelby36 min
Jul 11, 12:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHancock, Henry, Madison, Marion, Rush, Shelby32 min
Jul 11, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Johnson, Rush, Shelby38 min
Jul 11, 1:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningINDHancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Shelby3 hr
Jul 11, 2:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen65 hr
Jul 11, 2:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDMonroe, Morgan, Owen65 hr
Jul 11, 4:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDHancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Shelby12 hr
Jul 11, 5:41 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDCarroll, Howard12 hr
Jul 11, 5:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Owen and 2 more12 hr

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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.