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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 26, 2022Parke County, Indiana

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.

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

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2022-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 555 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2022-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

CM
1 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 

$$

CM

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, 6:30 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDBartholomew, Jennings15 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.