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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2022, 6:30 PM EDT for Bartholomew County, Jennings County, Indiana. It was in force for 15 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
- May 26, 2022, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2022, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Jennings County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
407
WFUS53 KIND 262230
TORIND
INC005-079-262245-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0010.220526T2230Z-220526T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
630 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...
Northwestern Jennings County in southeastern Indiana...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 630 PM EDT, a confirmed funnel cloud perhaps briefly touching
down as a tornado was located 7 miles northeast of Seymour, moving
north at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* The tornado will be near...
Azalia around 635 PM EDT.
Elizabethtown around 640 PM EDT.
Columbus and Grammer 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 3898 8580 3907 8580 3907 8582 3906 8583
3906 8584 3904 8587 3904 8590 3921 8590
3919 8569 3913 8569 3913 8567 3898 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 187DEG 33KT 3904 8582
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Ryan1 follow-up statement
412
WWUS53 KIND 262242
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
642 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
INC005-079-262251-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220526T2245Z/
Bartholomew IN-Jennings IN-
642 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARTHOLOMEW AND NORTHWESTERN
JENNINGS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Indianapolis.
LAT...LON 3898 8580 3907 8580 3907 8582 3906 8583
3906 8584 3904 8587 3904 8590 3921 8590
3919 8569 3913 8569 3913 8567 3898 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 187DEG 33KT 3914 8580
$$
RyanThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 10:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Hamilton, Hancock | 29 min |
| May 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Vermillion | 35 min |
| May 26, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vermillion | 35 min |
| May 26, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Vigo | 29 min |
| May 26, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke | 32 min |
| May 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Knox | 25 min |
| May 26, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 37 min |
| May 26, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Parke | 23 min |
| May 26, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Parke, Vermillion | 27 min |
| May 26, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Daviess, Greene | 34 min |
| May 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Fountain | 30 min |
| May 26, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Bartholomew | 34 min |
| May 26, 6:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Parke | 32 min |
| May 26, 6:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Tippecanoe | 14 min |
| May 26, 6:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke | 33 min |
| May 26, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Clay, Greene | 42 min |
| May 26, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen | 36 min |
| May 26, 7:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery | 32 min |
| May 26, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Martin | 31 min |
| May 26, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Owen, Putnam | 23 min |
| May 26, 7:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe | 30 min |
| May 26, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Lawrence, Monroe | 34 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.