Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 14, 2019, 1:18 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 27 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
- Mar 14, 2019, 1:18 PM EDT (17:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2019, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 10:47 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 232 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -267 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KIND 141718
TORIND
INC093-101-141745-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0004.190314T1718Z-190314T1745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
118 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Martin County in southwestern Indiana...
Southern Lawrence County in south central Indiana...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles northeast of Jasper, or 26 miles east of
Petersburg, moving northeast at 60 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...
Huron around 135 PM EDT.
Mitchell and Tunnelton around 145 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 3880 8677 3881 8636 3869 8650 3869 8668
3853 8668 3852 8687
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 226DEG 53KT 3850 8679
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PUMA2 follow-up statements
234
WWUS53 KIND 141727
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
127 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019
INC093-101-141745-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190314T1745Z/
Martin IN-Lawrence IN-
127 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN AND SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
At 126 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southeast of Shoals, or 20 miles southwest of
Bedford, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Huron around 135 PM EDT.
Mitchell around 140 PM EDT.
Tunnelton around 145 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3880 8672 3881 8636 3869 8650 3869 8668
3853 8668 3853 8679
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 226DEG 53KT 3859 8667
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CP146
WWUS53 KIND 141734
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
134 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019
INC101-141744-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190314T1745Z/
Martin IN-
134 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY 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 500 PM EDT for south central
Indiana.
LAT...LON 3880 8663 3881 8636 3869 8650 3869 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 226DEG 53KT 3867 8656
$$
INC093-141745-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190314T1745Z/
Lawrence IN-
134 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
LAWRENCE COUNTY...
At 134 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Paoli, or 13 miles south of Bedford,
moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Mitchell around 140 PM EDT.
Tunnelton around 145 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3880 8663 3881 8636 3869 8650 3869 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 226DEG 53KT 3867 8656
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 9:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 11:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 47 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 21 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 9 days |
| Mar 14, 11:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 12:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 46 min |
| Mar 14, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Martin | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 1:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe | 30 min |
| Mar 14, 1:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson | 26 min |
| Mar 14, 1:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 1:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Shelby | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 2:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 2:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 2:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 20 min |
| Mar 14, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 34 min |
| Mar 14, 2:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur, Jennings | 20 min |
| Mar 14, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 19 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.