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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 5, 2017Jackson County, Jennings County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2017, 2:04 PM EST for Jackson County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 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, 2:04 PM EST (19:04 UTC)
Expired: Nov 5, 2017, 2:45 PM EST
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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.

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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

927 
WFUS53 KIND 051904
TORIND
INC071-079-051945-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0029.171105T1904Z-171105T1945Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Jackson County in south central Indiana...
  Southwestern Jennings County in southeastern Indiana...

* Until 245 PM EST
    
* At 203 PM EST, a tornado producing storm was located near
  Brownstown, or 13 miles west of Seymour, moving east at 25 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. 

* This tornadic storm will be near...
  Brownstown around 215 PM EST. 
  Cortland around 225 PM EST. 
  Seymour around 235 PM EST. 
  Crothersville around 240 PM EST. 
  Hayden around 245 PM EST. 

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 38 and 55.
 
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 3882 8621 3900 8621 3905 8567 3882 8567
      3882 8570 3883 8571 3882 8575 3882 8576
      3881 8576 3881 8579 3879 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 269DEG 23KT 3891 8613 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
JH

2 follow-up statements

285 
WWUS53 KIND 051927
SVSIND

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

INC071-079-051945-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-171105T1945Z/
Jackson IN-Jennings IN-
227 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST FOR EASTERN
JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN JENNINGS COUNTIES...

At 225 PM EST, Radar indicated a possible tornado was located a few
miles southwest of Seymour moving east 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. 

Locations impacted include...  
Towns in the path of the storm include Brownstown...
Seymour and Dudleytown.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 38 and 55.
 
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 3880 8599 3902 8599 3905 8567 3882 8567
      3882 8570 3883 8571 3882 8575 3882 8576
      3881 8576 3881 8579 3879 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 274DEG 32KT 3892 8588 

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

$$
JH

586 
WWUS53 KIND 051940
SVSIND

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

INC071-079-051948-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-171105T1945Z/
Jackson IN-Jennings IN-
240 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN JENNINGS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM EST...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

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

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
a large portion of Jennings county until 300 PM EST.

LAT...LON 3880 8599 3902 8599 3905 8567 3882 8567
      3882 8570 3883 8571 3882 8575 3882 8576
      3881 8576 3881 8579 3879 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 269DEG 23KT 3892 8578 

$$
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, 1:47 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	28 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.