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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Aug 20, 2022, 3:33 PM EDT for Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 12 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
- Aug 20, 2022, 3:33 PM EDT (19:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2022, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Randolph County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 950 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
003 WFUS53 KIND 201933 TORIND INC135-201945- /O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0020.220820T1933Z-220820T1945Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 333 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022 The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northern Randolph County in east central Indiana... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 333 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles north of Winchester, or 10 miles south of Portland, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Randolph County. 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 4018 8504 4024 8516 4031 8510 4031 8480 TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 221DEG 19KT 4029 8500 TORNADO...OBSERVED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN $$ Nield
1 follow-up statement
880
WWUS53 KIND 201945
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
345 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022
INC135-201955-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-220820T1945Z/
Randolph IN-
345 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been allowed to expire.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Indianapolis.
LAT...LON 4018 8504 4024 8516 4031 8510 4031 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 221DEG 19KT 4032 8496
$$
NieldThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Delaware, Madison | 63 min |
| Aug 20, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Jennings | 37 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.