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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 27, 2019Madison County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2019, 8:04 PM EDT for Madison County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 min. 8 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: May 27, 2019, 8:04 PM EDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2019, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Madison County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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
May 27, 8:05 PM EDT	TORNADO	Pendleton, IN	* 1 INJ * NON-LIFE THREATENING WEATHER RELATED INJURY AS THE STORM PASSED THROUGH PENDLETON.
May 27, 8:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Pendleton, IN	EMA REPORTS 75 HOMES DAMAGED IN PENDLETON, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY TORNADO. NWS SURVEY PENDING. TIME ESTIMATED.
May 27, 8:10 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Ne Pendleton, IN	COUNTY ROAD 600S COMPLETELY IMPASSABLE EAST OF FAIRLEE ROAD DUE TO DOWNED TREES. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AS WELL.
May 27, 8:13 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Pendleton, IN
May 27, 8:13 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Nne Pendleton, IN
May 27, 8:21 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Pendleton, IN	ROOFS OFF OF HOMES AND POWER LINES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
May 27, 8:21 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Pendleton, IN	REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN.
May 27, 8:21 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Nnw Pendleton, IN

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 27, 2:22 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 178 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: 594 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1244 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 4.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

682 
WFUS53 KIND 280004
TORIND
INC095-280030-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0020.190528T0004Z-190528T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
804 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Madison County in central Indiana...

* Until 830 PM EDT.
    
* At 804 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles southwest of Anderson, moving northeast at 25
  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...
  Edgewood around 815 PM EDT.
  Woodlawn Heights and River Forest around 820 PM EDT.
  Country Club Heights around 825 PM EDT.
  Anderson and Chesterfield around 830 PM EDT.

This includes Interstate 69 between mile markers 214 and 230.
 
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 4019 8562 4016 8558 4001 8558 3995 8581
      4000 8586 4002 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 239DEG 23KT 4001 8577 

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

$$

Puma

1 follow-up statement

178 
WWUS53 KIND 280017
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
817 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

INC095-280030-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-190528T0030Z/
Madison IN-
817 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
MADISON COUNTY...
    
At 817 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Anderson, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Woodlawn Heights and Country Club Heights around 825 PM EDT.
  Anderson and Chesterfield around 830 PM EDT.

This includes Interstate 69 between mile markers 220 and 230.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4019 8562 4016 8558 4001 8558 4000 8570
      4002 8574 4002 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 234DEG 24KT 4005 8568 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

PUMA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 8:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hamilton, Madison	37 min
May 27, 8:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	16 min
May 27, 8:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware	17 min
May 27, 8:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe	31 min
May 27, 8:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Madison	13 min
May 27, 8:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Henry	12 min
May 27, 8:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clinton	37 min
May 27, 8:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Clinton	33 min
May 27, 8:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry	31 min
May 27, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	47 min
May 27, 9:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Clinton, Tipton	28 min
May 27, 9:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Henry	19 min
May 27, 9:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hamilton, Tipton	31 min
May 27, 9:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Randolph	26 min
May 27, 9:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Randolph	37 min
May 27, 9:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Henry, Randolph	3 hr
May 28, 3:56 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Randolph	31 hr
May 28, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Howard, Tipton	27 min
May 28, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Howard	43 min
May 28, 5:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton	6 hr
May 28, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Vermillion, Warren	43 min
May 28, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Howard	44 min
May 28, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe	27 min
May 28, 5:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Howard, Tipton	3 hr
May 28, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Carroll, Clinton, Howard	26 min
May 28, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Howard, Madison, Tipton	29 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.