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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 5, 2017Delaware County, Madison County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2017, 1:04 PM EST for Delaware County, Madison County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 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
Nov 5, 2017, 1:04 PM EST (18:04 UTC)
Expired
Nov 5, 2017, 1:30 PM EST
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Delaware County, IN, Madison County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 5, 1:17 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Eaton, INTEN-INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN AND A SIX-INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB TORN DOWN NEXT TO IT BETWEEN WALNUT STREET AND STATE ROAD 3 ON EATON-WHEELING PIKE. TIME IS VERY ROUGHLY ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Nov 5, 1:20 PM ESTHAIL 0.753 Nw Eaton, INLOCATED AT 1200 NORTH AND WALNUT STREET.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 5, 12:08 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-11-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 214 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2017-11-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
214 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
522 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

052 
WFUS53 KIND 051804
TORIND
INC035-095-051830-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0026.171105T1804Z-171105T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
104 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Madison County in central Indiana...
  Northern Delaware County in east central Indiana...

* Until 130 PM EST
    
* At 104 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Fairmount, moving northeast 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...
  Gaston around 110 PM EST. 
  Eaton around 125 PM EST. 

This includes Interstate 69 between mile markers 243 and 252.
 
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 4022 8564 4038 8572 4038 8522 4033 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 245DEG 32KT 4034 8561 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
JH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 3:20 AM ESTFlash Flood WatchINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 30 more25 hr
Nov 5, 12:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene35 min
Nov 5, 12:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Madison37 min
Nov 5, 1:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Lawrence, Monroe33 min
Nov 5, 1:19 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBrown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe41 min
Nov 5, 1:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware14 min
Nov 5, 1:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe38 min
Nov 5, 1:47 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBrown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe28 min
Nov 5, 2:04 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDJackson, Jennings41 min
Nov 5, 2:20 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDJackson115 min
Nov 5, 2:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings24 min
Nov 5, 3:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph42 min
Nov 5, 3:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings3 hr
Nov 5, 3:35 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBoone, Clinton, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton3 hr
Nov 5, 3:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRandolph22 min
Nov 5, 4:05 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDelaware, Henry115 min
Nov 5, 4:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDFountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion48 min
Nov 5, 4:37 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph3 hr
Nov 5, 4:50 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDClay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe and 3 more3 hr
Nov 5, 5:06 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDRush, Shelby3 hr
Nov 5, 5:13 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDBoone, Hamilton3 hr
Nov 5, 5:20 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDMorgan, Owen3 hr
Nov 5, 5:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo47 min
Nov 5, 6:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDRush, Shelby34 min
Nov 5, 6:30 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHancock, Johnson2 hr
Nov 5, 6:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Morgan, Owen, Putnam23 min
Nov 5, 6:57 PM ESTTornado WarningINDBrown, Monroe33 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.