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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 15, 2019Clay County, Greene County, Owen County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2019, 6:09 PM EDT for Clay County, Greene County, Owen County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 min. 5 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: Jun 15, 2019, 6:09 PM EDT (22:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2019, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Clay County, IN, Greene County, IN, Owen County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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
Jun 15, 6:29 PM EDT	TORNADO	Freedom, IN	EF-1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN JUST SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN FREEDOM BEFORE MOVING INTO THE TOWN SHEARING NUMEROUS TREES AROUND TOWN. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST LEAVING A VERY CLEAR PATH OF SHEARED AND UPROOTED TREES IN A PATH ABOUT 200 YARDS WIDE. T
Jun 15, 6:29 PM EDT	TORNADO	Freedom, IN	EF-1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN JUST SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN FREEDOM BEFORE MOVING INTO THE TOWN SHEARING NUMEROUS TREES AROUND TOWN. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST LEAVING A VERY CLEAR PATH OF SHEARED AND UPROOTED TREES IN A PATH ABOUT 200 YARDS WIDE. T
Jun 15, 6:35 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Ne Freedom, IN	MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TORNADO BETWEEN FREEDOM AND SPENCER. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Jun 15, 6:51 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Ne Mccormicks Creek S, IN	.
Jun 15, 6:51 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Ne Mccormicks Creek S, 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
Jun 15, 2:49 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 179 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1060 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 282 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 284 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

635 
WFUS53 KIND 152209
TORIND
INC021-055-119-152245-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0032.190615T2209Z-190615T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
609 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Clay County in west central Indiana...
  Southern Owen County in west central Indiana...
  North central Greene County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 645 PM EDT.
    
* At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles northeast of Linton, or 27 miles southeast of
  Terre Haute, moving east at 40 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...
  Freedom around 625 PM EDT.
  Spencer and McCormicks Creek State Park around 640 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 3940 8674 3929 8668 3924 8668 3911 8709
      3918 8719
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 253DEG 34KT 3915 8707 

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

$$

AW/50

2 follow-up statements

379 
WWUS53 KIND 152219
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
619 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019

INC021-055-152229-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-190615T2245Z/
Clay IN-Greene IN-
619 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CLAY AND NORTH CENTRAL
GREENE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for south central
and west central Indiana.

LAT...LON 3940 8674 3930 8668 3924 8669 3917 8691
      3917 8705 3925 8705
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 253DEG 34KT 3918 8695 

$$

INC119-152245-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-190615T2245Z/
Owen IN-
619 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
OWEN COUNTY...
    
At 619 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Bloomfield, or 23 miles west of
Bloomington, moving east at 40 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...
  Freedom around 625 PM EDT.
  Spencer and McCormicks Creek State Park around 640 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 3940 8674 3930 8668 3924 8669 3917 8691
      3917 8705 3925 8705
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 253DEG 34KT 3918 8695 

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

$$

AW/50

973 
WWUS53 KIND 152233
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
633 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019

INC119-152245-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-190615T2245Z/
Owen IN-
633 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
OWEN COUNTY...
        
At 633 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located in Freedom, or 18 
miles west of Bloomington, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed 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...
  Spencer and McCormicks Creek State Park around 645 PM EDT.

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 3940 8674 3930 8668 3924 8669 3919 8686
      3920 8690 3927 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 248DEG 26KT 3921 8685 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

AW/50

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 4:01 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more	34 hr
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Washington	7 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Lawrence, Martin	12 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	11 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Greene, Knox	10 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike	12 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike	15 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox	16 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren	4 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren	5 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	5 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Sullivan, Vigo	44 hr
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	13 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Knox, Sullivan	13 days
Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	Gibson, Knox, Posey	16 days
Jun 15, 1:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Clay, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam and 3 more	4 hr
Jun 15, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Vigo	44 min
Jun 15, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Sullivan	41 min
Jun 15, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan	39 min
Jun 15, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Hendricks, Putnam	49 min
Jun 15, 5:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Greene, Sullivan	35 min
Jun 15, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Morgan, Putnam	44 min
Jun 15, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe, Owen	49 min
Jun 15, 6:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Monroe, Morgan, Owen	36 min
Jun 15, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	31 min
Jun 15, 6:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Greene, Monroe	50 min
Jun 15, 7:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Brown, Monroe, Morgan	28 min
Jun 15, 7:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan	3 hr
Jun 15, 7:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Monroe	46 min
Jun 15, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Marion	34 min
Jun 15, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Sullivan, Vigo	26 min
Jun 15, 7:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Hancock, Marion	26 min
Jun 15, 7:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson	51 min
Jun 15, 7:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	36 min
Jun 15, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph	58 min
Jun 15, 7:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Hancock, Henry, Rush	23 min
Jun 15, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan	35 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.