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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Louisville, KY

March 18, 2022Crawford County, Orange County, Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2022, 7:24 PM EDT for Crawford County, Orange County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 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: Mar 18, 2022, 7:24 PM EDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired: Mar 18, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Louisville, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Crawford County, IN, Orange County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 252 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

540 
WFUS53 KLMK 182324
TORLMK
INC025-117-190000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.TO.W.0009.220318T2324Z-220319T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
724 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Crawford County in south central Indiana...
  Southeastern Orange County in south central Indiana...

* Until 800 PM EDT.
    
* At 723 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near English, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northwestern Crawford and southeastern Orange Counties, including
  the following locations... Ethel, Trotter Crossing, Valeene, Fargo,
  Taswell, Bacon, Rego and Mifflin.

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 3843 8631 3842 8630 3829 8657 3837 8663
      3855 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 234DEG 34KT 3834 8654 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

SCHOETTMER

3 follow-up statements

682 
WWUS53 KLMK 182333
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
733 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

INC025-117-190000-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220319T0000Z/
Crawford IN-Orange IN-
733 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CRAWFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES...
    
At 733 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near English, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
English, Ethel, Trotter Crossing, Valeene, Fargo, Bacon and Rego. 

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 3843 8631 3842 8630 3834 8649 3842 8655
      3855 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 234DEG 34KT 3840 8644 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

BJS

574 
WWUS53 KLMK 182350
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
750 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

INC025-182359-
/O.CAN.KLMK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220319T0000Z/
Crawford IN-
750 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3855 8631 3842 8631 3842 8633 3847 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 234DEG 34KT 3849 8628 

$$

INC117-190000-
/O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220319T0000Z/
Orange IN-
750 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY...
    
At 749 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles southeast of Paoli, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation, and a rotating wall cloud 
         confirmed by multiple spotters.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Rego.

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 3855 8631 3842 8631 3842 8633 3847 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 234DEG 34KT 3849 8628 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

BJS

591 
WWUS53 KLMK 182355
SVSLMK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
755 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

INC117-190005-
/O.EXP.KLMK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220319T0000Z/
Orange IN-
755 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
800 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
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
Louisville.

LAT...LON 3855 8631 3842 8631 3842 8633 3847 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 234DEG 34KT 3851 8624 

$$

BJS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	28 min
Mar 18, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Dubois	28 min
Mar 18, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	31 min
Mar 18, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LMK	Orange	25 min
Mar 18, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Orange	26 min
Mar 18, 7:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Orange, Washington	31 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.