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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 5, 20174 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2017, 1:47 PM EST for 4 counties in 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: Nov 5, 2017, 1:47 PM EST (18:47 UTC)
Expired: Nov 5, 2017, 2:15 PM EST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Brown County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 5, 12:08 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 214 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: 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.

878 
WFUS53 KIND 051847
TORIND
INC013-071-093-105-051915-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0028.171105T1847Z-171105T1915Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Southern Brown County in south central Indiana...
  Northeastern Lawrence County in south central Indiana...
  Northwestern Jackson County in south central Indiana...

* Until 215 PM EST
    
* At 147 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 12 miles northeast of Bedford, moving east at 25 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...
  Elkinsville and Norman around 200 PM EST. 
  Kurtz and Story around 210 PM EST. 
  Spurgeons Corner, Freetown and Stone Head around 215 PM EST. 

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 3892 8647 3910 8647 3915 8608 3904 8608
      3904 8602 3889 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 268DEG 22KT 3902 8637 

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

$$
JH

1 follow-up statement

392 
WWUS53 KIND 051909
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
209 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

INC013-093-105-051917-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-171105T1915Z/
Monroe IN-Brown IN-Lawrence IN-
209 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE...SOUTHERN BROWN AND
NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for central and
south central Indiana.

LAT...LON 3890 8622 3901 8620 3903 8607 3904 8608
      3904 8602 3889 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 267DEG 57KT 3893 8604 

$$

INC071-051915-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-171105T1915Z/
Jackson IN-
209 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY...
        
At 207 PM EST, a confirmed tornado was located near Brownstown, or 8
miles west of Seymour, moving east at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 

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. 

Locations impacted include...Brownstown and Cortland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3890 8622 3901 8620 3903 8607 3904 8608
      3904 8602 3889 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 267DEG 57KT 3893 8604 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
JH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 5, 3:20 AM EST	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 30 more	25 hr
Nov 5, 12:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene	35 min
Nov 5, 12:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	37 min
Nov 5, 1:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	26 min
Nov 5, 1:12 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Lawrence, Monroe	33 min
Nov 5, 1:19 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe	41 min
Nov 5, 1:31 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware	14 min
Nov 5, 1:37 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe	38 min
Nov 5, 2:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Jackson, Jennings	41 min
Nov 5, 2:20 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Jackson	115 min
Nov 5, 2:36 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Jennings	24 min
Nov 5, 3:03 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Randolph	42 min
Nov 5, 3:16 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings	3 hr
Nov 5, 3:35 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Madison, Tipton	3 hr
Nov 5, 3:38 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	22 min
Nov 5, 4:05 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Delaware, Henry	115 min
Nov 5, 4:12 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion	48 min
Nov 5, 4:37 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph	3 hr
Nov 5, 4:50 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Tippecanoe and 3 more	3 hr
Nov 5, 5:06 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Rush, Shelby	3 hr
Nov 5, 5:13 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Boone, Hamilton	3 hr
Nov 5, 5:20 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Morgan, Owen	3 hr
Nov 5, 5:43 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo	47 min
Nov 5, 6:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Rush, Shelby	34 min
Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hancock, Johnson	2 hr
Nov 5, 6:37 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Morgan, Owen, Putnam	23 min
Nov 5, 6:57 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe	33 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.