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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN

April 25, 2019Decatur County, Jennings County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2019, 7:52 PM EDT for Decatur County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 23 min. 6 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 25, 2019, 7:52 PM EDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2019, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Decatur County, IN, Jennings County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 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 25, 7:56 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Millhousen, IN	CORRECTS TO TSTM WND DMG WND DMG REPORT FROM MILLHOUSEN. SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR MILLHOUSEN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 25, 7:56 PM EDT	NON-TSTM WND DMG	Millhousen, IN	SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR MILLHOUSEN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 25, 8:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Millhousen, IN	CORRECTS TO TSTM WND DMG WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 N MILLHOUSEN. SMALL PLAYSET BLOWN OVER. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 25, 8:00 PM EDT	NON-TSTM WND DMG	2 N Millhousen, IN	SMALL PLAYSET BLOWN OVER. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 25, 8:08 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Wsw Newpoint, IN	CORRECTS TO TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 4 WSW NEWPOINT. TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 400 SOUTH AND US 421. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Apr 25, 8:08 PM EDT	NON-TSTM WND DMG	4 Wsw Newpoint, IN	TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 400 SOUTH AND US 421. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 139 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: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

697 
WFUS53 KIND 252352
TORIND
INC031-079-260015-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0013.190425T2352Z-190426T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
752 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Decatur County in central Indiana...
  Northeastern Jennings County in southeastern Indiana...

* Until 815 PM EDT.
    
* At 752 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles west of Osgood, or 16 miles southwest of
  Batesville, moving northeast at 35 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Decatur and northeastern Jennings Counties.

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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Indianapolis.

&&

LAT...LON 3926 8530 3920 8544 3910 8544 3914 8555
      3933 8546 3929 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 209DEG 29KT 3916 8546 

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

$$

MRD/MK

1 follow-up statement

426 
WWUS53 KIND 260013
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
813 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019

INC031-079-260021-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190426T0015Z/
Decatur IN-Jennings IN-
813 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR AND NORTHEASTERN
JENNINGS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...
    
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued 
for Decatur and Rush Counties and is in effect until 830 PM. Please 
refer to that bulletin for the latest severe weather information.

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

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Decatur and 
Rush Counties until 830 PM.

LAT...LON 3926 8530 3920 8544 3910 8544 3914 8555
      3933 8546 3929 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 211DEG 36KT 3930 8539 

$$

MRD/MK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 11:07 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	5 days
Apr 25, 11:07 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike	4 days
Apr 25, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Knox	24 min
Apr 25, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Knox	17 min
Apr 25, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Knox	35 min
Apr 25, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Decatur, Jennings	38 min
Apr 25, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Monroe	33 min
Apr 25, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jackson, Lawrence	31 min
Apr 25, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Decatur	26 min

Nearby

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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.