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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2022, 6:28 PM EDT for Parke County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 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, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Parke County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 555 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
608
WFUS53 KIND 262228
TORIND
INC121-262300-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0009.220526T2228Z-220526T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
628 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Parke County in west central Indiana...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rockville, or 23 miles north of Terre Haute,
moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Marshall around 640 PM EDT.
Turkey Run State Park around 645 PM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Lodi.
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 3995 8724 3991 8710 3975 8729 3975 8737
3983 8739 3984 8736 3986 8735 3987 8738
3988 8737 3990 8737 3991 8740 3995 8741
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 193DEG 20KT 3981 8732
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CM1 follow-up statement
609
WWUS53 KIND 262257
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
657 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
INC121-262307-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220526T2300Z/
Parke IN-
657 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PARKE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
700 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3995 8724 3991 8710 3975 8729 3975 8737
3983 8739 3984 8736 3986 8735 3987 8738
3988 8737 3990 8737 3991 8740 3995 8741
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 193DEG 20KT 3997 8727
$$
CMThe 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, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jennings | 15 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.