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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 14, 2019Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Shelby County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 14, 2019, 1:54 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Shelby County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 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, 1:54 PM EDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2019, 2:18 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Shelby County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:57 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.

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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 254 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

164 
WFUS53 KIND 141754
TORIND
INC005-031-145-141830-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0007.190314T1754Z-190314T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
154 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Shelby County in central Indiana...
  West central Decatur County in central Indiana...
  Northern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...

* Until 230 PM EDT.
    
* At 154 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Columbus, moving northeast at 45 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...
  Taylorsville around 200 PM EDT.
  Clifford around 205 PM EDT.
  Hope and Flat Rock around 210 PM EDT.
  Hartsville around 215 PM EDT.
  Milford, Geneva and Burney around 220 PM EDT.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 66 and 78.
 
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 3932 8558 3911 8606 3913 8608 3922 8608
      3950 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 231DEG 40KT 3922 8598 

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

$$

PUMA

3 follow-up statements

189 
WWUS53 KIND 141804
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
204 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

INC005-031-145-141830-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190314T1830Z/
Shelby IN-Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-
204 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY...WEST CENTRAL DECATUR AND NORTHERN BARTHOLOMEW
COUNTIES...
    
At 204 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Columbus, moving northeast at 50 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...
  Hartsville around 210 PM EDT.
  Geneva and Burney around 215 PM EDT.
  Milford around 220 PM EDT.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 66 and 74, and
between mile markers 76 and 78.
 
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 3932 8558 3911 8606 3913 8608 3921 8606
      3926 8596 3933 8596 3950 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 228DEG 46KT 3930 8586 

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

$$

PUMA

008 
WWUS53 KIND 141811
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
211 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

INC005-031-145-141830-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190314T1830Z/
Shelby IN-Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-
211 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY...WEST CENTRAL DECATUR AND NORTHEASTERN
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTIES...
    
At 211 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles south of Shelbyville, moving northeast 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...
  Geneva around 220 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 3932 8558 3917 8594 3939 8589 3950 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 225DEG 34KT 3937 8582 

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

$$

PUMA

085 
WWUS53 KIND 141818
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
218 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

INC005-031-145-141828-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-190314T1830Z/
Shelby IN-Decatur IN-Bartholomew IN-
218 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY...WEST CENTRAL DECATUR
AND NORTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for central
Indiana.

LAT...LON 3932 8558 3917 8594 3939 8589 3950 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 231DEG 40KT 3942 8573 

$$

CP

The 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, 1:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Lawrence, Martin	27 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, 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.