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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Aug 3, 2017, 6:16 PM EDT for Carroll County, Howard County, Indiana. It was in force for 17 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
- Aug 3, 2017, 6:16 PM EDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2017, 6:33 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 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 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 668 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1310 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
932
WFUS53 KIND 032216
TORIND
INC015-067-032245-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0025.170803T2216Z-170803T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
616 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Carroll County in north central Indiana...
Northwestern Howard County in central Indiana...
* Until 645 PM EDT
* At 616 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southwest of Walton, or 13 miles south of
Logansport, moving east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Kokomo around 645 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 4056 8637 4056 8603 4050 8600 4047 8642
4061 8647 4065 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 256DEG 25KT 4055 8639
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MK1 follow-up statement
663
WWUS53 KIND 032233
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
633 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
INC015-067-032243-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170803T2245Z/
Carroll IN-Howard IN-
633 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CARROLL AND NORTHWESTERN
HOWARD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4056 8637 4056 8603 4050 8600 4047 8642
4061 8647 4065 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 256DEG 25KT 4058 8624
$$
MKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Howard | 52 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.