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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN

June 25, 2021Carroll County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT for Carroll County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 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 25, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Carroll County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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 25, 9:09 PM EDT	TORNADO	4 Nnw Burlington, IN	EF-0 TORNADO HAD MAXIMUM WINDS OF 74 MPH AND A PATH LENGTH OF 2.35 MILES. MAX WIDTH WAS 200 YARDS.

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 25, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 182 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: 1254 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 910 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 6.6

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The text

As transmitted.

923 
WFUS53 KIND 260030
TORIND
INC015-260100-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0005.210626T0030Z-210626T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
830 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Carroll County in north central Indiana...

* Until 900 PM EDT.
    
* At 830 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles southeast of Delphi, or 14 miles east of
  Lafayette, moving northeast at 25 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...
  Flora around 845 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Burlington.

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 4064 8642 4057 8637 4046 8638 4043 8646
      4043 8665 4048 8670 4051 8669
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 238DEG 22KT 4049 8661 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

CP

3 follow-up statements

229 
WWUS53 KIND 260035
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
835 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021

INC015-260100-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210626T0100Z/
Carroll IN-
835 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
CARROLL COUNTY...
    
At 834 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles southeast of
Delphi, or 15 miles north of Frankfort, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Emergency management 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...
  Flora around 845 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Burlington.

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 4064 8642 4057 8637 4046 8638 4043 8646
      4043 8665 4048 8670 4051 8669
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 238DEG 22KT 4050 8658 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

AU/CP

842 
WWUS53 KIND 260050
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
850 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021

INC015-260100-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210626T0100Z/
Carroll IN-
850 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY...
    
At 850 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located 9 miles east of
Delphi, or 16 miles southwest of Logansport, moving northeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Emergency management 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Burlington.

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 4064 8642 4057 8637 4046 8638 4043 8646
      4046 8657 4048 8659 4053 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 241DEG 19KT 4053 8649 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

CP

121 
WWUS53 KIND 260101
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
901 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021

INC015-260109-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210626T0100Z/
Carroll IN-
901 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
900 PM EDT...
    
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued 
for Carroll and Howard Counties and is in effect until 9:30 PM EDT. 
Please refer to that bulletin for the latest severe weather 
information.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
central and north central Indiana.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Southeast 
Carroll County and West Howard County until 9:30 PM EDT

LAT...LON 4064 8642 4057 8637 4046 8638 4043 8646
      4046 8657 4048 8659 4053 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 238DEG 22KT 4055 8644 

$$

AU/CP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 8:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Carroll, Howard	37 min
Jun 25, 9:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IND	Carroll, Howard	21 min
Jun 26, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Warren	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.