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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 27, 2019Clinton County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2019, 8:42 PM EDT for Clinton County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 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: May 27, 2019, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2019, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Clinton County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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: 414 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -141 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.3

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The text

As transmitted.

228 
WFUS53 KIND 280042
TORIND
INC023-280115-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0027.190528T0042Z-190528T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Clinton County in central Indiana...

* Until 915 PM EDT.
    
* At 842 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles northwest of Frankfort, moving east at 30 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...
  Frankfort around 850 PM EDT.
  Michigantown around 905 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4031 8667 4040 8662 4038 8634 4024 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 280DEG 26KT 4037 8660 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Puma

1 follow-up statement

122 
WWUS53 KIND 280053
SVSIND

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

INC023-280115-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-190528T0115Z/
Clinton IN-
853 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CLINTON COUNTY...
    
At 852 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Frankfort, moving east at 35 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...
  Michigantown around 900 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4032 8651 4037 8650 4038 8634 4029 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 280DEG 31KT 4034 8648 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Puma

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 8:04 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Madison	26 min
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, 8:44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.