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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2019, 8:12 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report 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, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 8:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 3 Ssw Columbus, IN | STORM SURVEY FOUND 10-15 HOMES SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO SIDING, ROOFS AND GUTTERS IN THE SHADOW CREEK FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD JUST SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 200 SOUTH AND WEST OF STATE ROUTE 11. MULTIPLE HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND DROPPED TO THE NORTHEAST. TREE AND LIMB |
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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1021 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 374 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
477
WFUS53 KIND 160012
TORIND
INC005-013-071-079-160100-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0040.190616T0012Z-190616T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
812 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Brown County in south central Indiana...
Southern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...
Northern Jackson County in south central Indiana...
West central Jennings County in southeastern Indiana...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 812 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles south of Nashville, or 18 miles west of
Seymour, moving east at 30 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...
Spurgeons Corner and Stone Head around 820 PM EDT.
Waymansville around 830 PM EDT.
Jonesville around 850 PM EDT.
Azalia around 855 PM EDT.
Elizabethtown around 900 PM EDT.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 54 and 66.
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 3899 8629 3899 8632 3902 8632 3915 8628
3919 8574 3901 8576 3898 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 265DEG 26KT 3903 8622
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
AW/501 follow-up statement
815
WWUS53 KIND 160029
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
829 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019
INC013-160039-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-190616T0100Z/
Brown IN-
829 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central,
south central and southeastern Indiana.
LAT...LON 3905 8610 3905 8608 3910 8608 3916 8606
3919 8574 3901 8576 3899 8612
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 265DEG 26KT 3904 8606
$$
INC005-071-079-160100-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-190616T0100Z/
Bartholomew IN-Jackson IN-Jennings IN-
829 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
BARTHOLOMEW...NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND WEST CENTRAL JENNINGS
COUNTIES...
At 829 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles northwest of Seymour, moving east at 30 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...
Jonesville around 850 PM EDT.
Elizabethtown and Azalia around 855 PM EDT.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 54 and 66.
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 3905 8610 3905 8608 3910 8608 3916 8606
3919 8574 3901 8576 3899 8612
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 265DEG 26KT 3904 8606
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
AW/50The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 8:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Hancock, Henry, Rush | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 8:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 8:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 8:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Rush | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 8:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 8:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Decatur | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 8:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Jennings | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 9:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 10:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Warren | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 1:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion | 22 min |
| Jun 16, 1:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe, Owen | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 1:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 2:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Tipton | 23 min |
| Jun 16, 2:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox, Lawrence, Martin | 23 min |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Randolph | 21 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Putnam | 21 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 21 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hancock | 21 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Morgan | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 6 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 6 days |
| Jun 16, 3:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 7 days |
| Jun 16, 3:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan and 2 more | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 4:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 4:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings | 116 min |
| Jun 16, 7:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Jennings and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Greene, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Henry, Rush, Shelby | 49 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion | 37 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Marion | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby | 4 days |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 4 days |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 28 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings, Washington | 13 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Hamilton, Madison | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Decatur | 35 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Owen | 46 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Johnson | 68 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 39 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew | 32 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 4:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Knox | 4 days |
| Jun 16, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Jackson, Jennings | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 4:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Jackson | 9 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Owen | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Knox | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 5:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Greene, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Owen | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 5:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jackson | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 7:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Knox, Martin | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Delaware, Madison | 6 hr |
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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.