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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 30, 2017Delaware County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2017, 5:31 PM EDT for Delaware County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report 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: Mar 30, 2017, 5:31 PM EDT (21:31 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

County Delaware County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 30, 5:41 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 Wnw Eaton, IN	LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 30, 3:03 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 169 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1598 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 542 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 520 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

791 
WFUS53 KIND 302131
TORIND
INC035-302200-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0006.170330T2131Z-170330T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
531 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 531 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Matthews, or 9 miles south of Upland, moving
  northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
  Eaton around 540 PM EDT. 

This includes Interstate 69 between mile markers 245 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 4020 8545 4029 8558 4038 8558 4038 8522
      4037 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 214DEG 37KT 4033 8547 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$
JH

2 follow-up statements

083 
WWUS53 KIND 302146
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
546 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

INC035-302200-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170330T2200Z/
Delaware IN-
546 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY...
    
At 544 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Albany, or 7 miles west of Dunkirk, moving northeast
at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Delaware County.

This includes Interstate 69 between mile markers 245 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.

Spotters have funnel clouds with rotation have been reported near 
and just west of Eaton.

&&

LAT...LON 4025 8543 4024 8551 4029 8558 4038 8558
      4038 8526 4032 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 224DEG 42KT 4035 8534 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$
JH

636 
WWUS53 KIND 302155
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
555 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

INC035-302204-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170330T2200Z/
Delaware IN-
555 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 600 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
east central Indiana.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Indianapolis.

LAT...LON 4025 8543 4024 8551 4029 8558 4038 8558
      4038 8526 4032 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 214DEG 37KT 4043 8527 

$$
JH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Parke, Vigo	28 min
Mar 30, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion	44 min
Mar 30, 2:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Boone, Montgomery, Putnam	34 min
Mar 30, 3:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Boone, Clinton, Montgomery	35 min
Mar 30, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clinton, Howard	32 min
Mar 30, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Madison	31 min
Mar 30, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo	48 min
Mar 30, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Madison	46 min
Mar 30, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Daviess, Knox	42 min
Mar 30, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren	30 min
Mar 30, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam	52 min
Mar 30, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion	36 min
Mar 30, 7:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Madison	35 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.