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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 5, 2017Jackson County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2017, 10:03 PM EST for Jackson County, Indiana. It was in force for 11 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, 10:03 PM EST (03:03 UTC)
Expired
Nov 5, 2017, 10:14 PM EST
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Jackson County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Nov 5, 6:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 193 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 00:00Z on 2017-11-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 175 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 00:00Z on 2017-11-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 441 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
175 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
966 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
441 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
595 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

740 
WFUS53 KIND 060303
TORIND
INC071-060330-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0031.171106T0303Z-171106T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1003 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Jackson County in south central Indiana...

* Until 1030 PM EST
    
* At 1002 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Brownstown, or 12 miles west of Seymour,
  moving east at 25 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...
  Cortland around 1025 PM EST. 
  Seymour around 1030 PM EST. 

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 45 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 3890 8617 3897 8617 3903 8589 3904 8587
      3905 8586 3906 8580 3889 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 260DEG 22KT 3894 8612 

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

$$

NIELD
1 follow-up statement
735 
WWUS53 KIND 060314
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1014 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

INC071-060324-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-171106T0330Z/
Jackson IN-
1014 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
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 cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3890 8617 3897 8617 3903 8589 3904 8587
      3905 8586 3906 8580 3889 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 260DEG 22KT 3895 8602 

$$

NIELD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 7:00 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDJohnson, Morgan, Rush, Shelby3 hr
Nov 5, 7:18 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Monroe3 hr
Nov 5, 7:32 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur3 hr
Nov 5, 7:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur32 min
Nov 5, 9:56 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware3 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDShelby36 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Johnson, Shelby69 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington5 days
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Madison44 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHamilton, Marion38 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan50 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion, Morgan55 hr
Nov 5, 10:17 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph17 hr
Nov 5, 10:19 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHenry, Rush, Shelby29 hr
Nov 5, 10:19 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew23 hr
Nov 5, 10:43 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson36 hr
Nov 5, 10:55 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings and 2 more3 hr
Nov 5, 10:56 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew15 hr
Nov 6, 1:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDDecatur51 min
Nov 6, 4:51 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Jennings, Washington17 hr
Nov 6, 11:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJackson, Lawrence, Washington6 days
Nov 6, 11:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Knox53 hr
Nov 6, 11:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDaviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike56 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.