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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN

February 7, 2019Greene County, Lawrence County, Monroe County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Feb 7, 2019, 12:37 PM EST for Greene County, Lawrence County, Monroe County, Indiana. It was in force for 23 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
Feb 7, 2019, 12:37 PM EST (17:37 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2019, 1:00 PM EST
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Greene County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Monroe County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 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 nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 216 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2019-02-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2019-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 206 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
305 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

612 
WFUS53 KIND 071737
TORIND
INC055-093-105-071800-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0002.190207T1737Z-190207T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1237 PM EST THU FEB 7 2019

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Monroe County in south central Indiana...
  Southeastern Greene County in southwestern Indiana...
  Northwestern Lawrence County in south central Indiana...

* Until 100 PM EST.
    
* At 1237 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 13 miles east of Bloomfield, or 13 miles
  northwest of Bedford, moving northeast at 65 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...
  Bloomington, Harrodsburg and Fairfax State Recreation Area around 
  1245 PM EST.
  Monroe Reservoir, Smithville, Indiana University and 
  Bartlettsville around 1250 PM EST.
  Woodville Hills and Charles Deam Wilderness around 1255 PM EST.

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 3890 8668 3891 8675 3903 8682 3932 8639
      3924 8637 3905 8637 3905 8633 3898 8631
      3887 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 241DEG 57KT 3898 8669 

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

$$

MK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 2:10 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more6 hr
Feb 7, 9:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDOwen52 hr
Feb 7, 9:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDJohnson68 hr
Feb 7, 9:34 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson41 min
Feb 7, 9:50 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDGreene40 min
Feb 7, 10:27 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDClay, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 6 more6 hr
Feb 7, 10:34 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Jackson and 6 more9 hr
Feb 7, 11:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew, Brown33 min
Feb 7, 11:36 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence and 3 more4 hr
Feb 7, 11:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox27 min
Feb 7, 11:53 AM ESTTornado WarningINDKnox22 min
Feb 7, 12:17 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Greene, Martin28 min
Feb 7, 12:32 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Clay, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 3 more3 hr
Feb 7, 12:41 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Rush and 1 more5 hr
Feb 7, 12:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence, Martin30 min
Feb 7, 12:52 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDPutnam24 hr
Feb 7, 12:52 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDecatur36 hr
Feb 7, 12:52 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHancock30 hr
Feb 7, 12:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Johnson, Monroe34 min
Feb 7, 1:20 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Randolph4 hr
Feb 7, 1:34 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison3 hr
Feb 7, 2:51 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew21 hr
Feb 7, 2:51 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDBartholomew21 hr
Feb 7, 2:53 PM ESTWind AdvisoryINDBartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 28 more13 hr
Feb 7, 3:27 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence and 3 more2 hr
Feb 7, 3:30 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningINDBrown, Clay, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 3 more2 hr
Feb 7, 4:55 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBoone, Clay, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan and 5 more36 hr
Feb 7, 4:59 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDDelaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph36 hr
Feb 7, 5:02 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Rush and 1 more36 hr
Feb 7, 5:20 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningINDBrown, Clay, Daviess, Greene, Johnson, Knox and 6 more36 hr
Feb 7, 5:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph21 days
Feb 7, 5:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDHendricks, Morgan15 hr
Feb 7, 6:11 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningINDMarion14 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.