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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2018, 6:49 PM EDT for Fountain County, Tippecanoe County, Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 min. 3 reports 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
- Apr 3, 2018, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2018, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Fountain County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lafayette, IN | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM LAFAYETTE. MULTIPLE MATURE TREES DOWN IN LAFAYETTE ACROSS 9TH STREET NEAR OLD DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. |
| Apr 3, 7:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lafayette, IN | MULTIPLE MATURE TREES DOWN IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE ACROSS A NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD. |
| Apr 3, 7:11 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Se Battle Ground, IN | NWS SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF0 TORNADO WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 0.64 MILES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
800
WFUS53 KIND 032249
TORIND
INC045-157-171-032315-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0003.180403T2249Z-180403T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
649 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Fountain County in west central Indiana...
Central Tippecanoe County in west central Indiana...
East central Warren County in west central Indiana...
* Until 715 PM EDT
* At 648 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles east of Williamsport, or 11 miles south of
Otterbein, moving northeast at 50 mph. This storm has a history of
producing a tornado.
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...
Shadeland and Purdue University around 705 PM EDT.
Lafayette and West Lafayette around 710 PM EDT.
Dayton and Battle Ground around 715 PM EDT.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 169 and 183.
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 4041 8669 4025 8714 4036 8724 4056 8693
4056 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 238DEG 41KT 4032 8714
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KH/MK2 follow-up statements
478
WWUS53 KIND 032303
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
703 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
INC045-171-032312-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180403T2315Z/
Fountain IN-Warren IN-
703 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN AND EAST CENTRAL
WARREN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4042 8670 4041 8669 4035 8697 4039 8709
4045 8709 4056 8693 4056 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 238DEG 41KT 4041 8695
$$
INC157-032315-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180403T2315Z/
Tippecanoe IN-
703 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
TIPPECANOE COUNTY...
At 702 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near West Lafayette, or near Lafayette, moving northeast
at 45 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...
Lafayette, West Lafayette, Shadeland, Battle Ground and Purdue
University.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 170 and 183.
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 4042 8670 4041 8669 4035 8697 4039 8709
4045 8709 4056 8693 4056 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 238DEG 41KT 4041 8695
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KH/MK678
WWUS53 KIND 032312
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
712 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
INC157-032322-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180403T2315Z/
Tippecanoe IN-
712 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN TIPPECANOE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
715 PM EDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
LAT...LON 4042 8670 4041 8669 4035 8697 4039 8709
4045 8709 4056 8693 4056 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 238DEG 41KT 4047 8683
$$
KH/MKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IND | Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion, Rush and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Johnson, Marion, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Vigo | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Decatur, Rush | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 68 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 7:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 38 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 7:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 48 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 50 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 47 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Parke, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 51 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 61 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Decatur | 49 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hancock | 34 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 27 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Rush and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Putnam | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 9:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 43 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 48 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 71 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Marion | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion, Morgan | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 70 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Marion | 21 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 58 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Tippecanoe | 71 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 11:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 11:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vigo | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 1:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain, Hamilton, Madison and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock | 2 min |
| Apr 3, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke | 28 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 6:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain, Hamilton, Madison and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Montgomery | 13 min |
| Apr 3, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan | 30 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.