Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Aug 6, 2018, 9:49 PM EDT for Carroll County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 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
- Aug 6, 2018, 9:49 PM EDT (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2018, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Carroll County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 3036 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1284 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
The text
As transmitted.
792
WFUS53 KIND 070149
TORIND
INC015-070215-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0011.180807T0149Z-180807T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
949 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Carroll County in north central Indiana...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 948 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Delphi, or 13 miles northeast of Lafayette, moving
east at 20 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...
Flora around 1005 PM EDT.
Burlington around 1015 PM EDT.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8637 4055 8637 4043 8640 4043 8669
4056 8669 4056 8671 4057 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 281DEG 19KT 4051 8665
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Ryan1 follow-up statement
658
WWUS53 KIND 070155
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
955 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018
INC015-070215-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180807T0215Z/
Carroll IN-
955 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
CARROLL COUNTY...
At 954 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Delphi, or 15 miles northeast of Lafayette, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Flora around 1005 PM EDT.
Burlington around 1015 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4056 8637 4055 8637 4043 8640 4043 8669
4056 8669 4056 8671 4057 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 281DEG 19KT 4050 8660
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
RyanThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Carroll | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Tippecanoe | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Warren | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 14 min |
| Aug 6, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Madison, Tipton | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 11:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Warren | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 11:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Montgomery | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 11:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Vermillion, Warren | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 12:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion | 56 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.