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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 26, 2022Bartholomew County, Jennings County, Indiana

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

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2022-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 38 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2022-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 224 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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

$$

Ryan
1 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 

$$

Ryan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 10:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHamilton, Hancock29 min
May 26, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDVermillion35 min
May 26, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVermillion35 min
May 26, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDVigo29 min
May 26, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke32 min
May 26, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDKnox25 min
May 26, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain37 min
May 26, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDParke23 min
May 26, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDParke, Vermillion27 min
May 26, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Greene34 min
May 26, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDFountain30 min
May 26, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDBartholomew34 min
May 26, 6:28 PM EDTTornado WarningINDParke32 min
May 26, 6:33 PM EDTTornado WarningINDFountain, Tippecanoe14 min
May 26, 6:42 PM EDTTornado WarningINDFountain, Parke33 min
May 26, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDClay, Greene42 min
May 26, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen36 min
May 26, 7:13 PM EDTTornado WarningINDFountain, Montgomery32 min
May 26, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMartin31 min
May 26, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen, Putnam23 min
May 26, 7:36 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatINDFountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe30 min
May 26, 7:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence, Monroe34 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.