Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2017, 12:33 AM EST for Orange County, 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
- Mar 1, 2017, 12:33 AM EST (05:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2017, 1:01 AM EST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Orange County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 9:29 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 247 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 416 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 441 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
845
WFUS53 KLMK 010533
TORLMK
INC117-010615-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0002.170301T0533Z-170301T0615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1233 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Orange County in south central Indiana...
* Until 115 AM EST
* At 1233 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 11 miles southeast of Shoals, moving east at 55
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...
Paoli, Orleans, French Lick, Stampers Creek, Orangeville, West
Baden Springs, Bromer, Leipsic, Woodlawn Grove and Braxtons Siding.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3869 8631 3857 8631 3848 8668 3859 8668
3869 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 247DEG 47KT 3853 8668
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
TWF2 follow-up statements
096
WWUS53 KLMK 010550
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1250 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
INC117-010615-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0615Z/
Orange IN-
1250 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY...
At 1249 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles northeast of Paoli, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Paoli, Orleans, Bromer, Leipsic, Woodlawn Grove and Syria.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3869 8631 3859 8631 3856 8651 3862 8653
3867 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0549Z 246DEG 51KT 3867 8632
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
TWF118
WWUS53 KLMK 010601
SVSLMK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
101 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
INC117-010610-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170301T0615Z/
Orange IN-
101 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
No severe weather reports have been received by the National
Weather Service from Orange County at this time.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 500 AM EST for south central
Indiana.
Report any severe weather to local law enforcement, post your report
to the National Weather Service Louisville Facebook page, or tweet
your report using hashtag L, M, K, spotter.
LAT...LON 3869 8631 3859 8631 3856 8651 3862 8653
3867 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 247DEG 47KT 3873 8614
$$
TWFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Dubois | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 12:48 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Washington | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 1:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 1:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 1:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Perry | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 1:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 1:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Perry | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 2:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Perry | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 2:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 2:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 2:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 3:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 5:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Dubois, Orange, Washington | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 5:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Crawford, Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Washington | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 5:47 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Washington | 13 min |
| Mar 1, 5:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Perry and 2 more | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 6:04 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Clark | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 6:22 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Scott | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 6:46 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Perry | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Harrison | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 8:05 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Clark, Jefferson, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Scott | 17 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.