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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Apr 1, 2023, 12:08 AM EDT for Rush County, Indiana. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 1, 2023, 12:08 AM EDT (04:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2023, 12:17 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Rush County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:08 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 799 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 456 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
866
WFUS53 KIND 010408
TORIND
INC139-010445-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0013.230401T0408Z-230401T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1208 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Rush County in central Indiana...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1208 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Rushville, or 18 miles northeast of
Shelbyville, moving east at 60 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
northeastern Rush County.
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 3964 8555 3973 8556 3979 8537 3979 8530
3965 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 254DEG 51KT 3968 8550
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
BRB2 follow-up statements
151
WWUS53 KIND 010412
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1212 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
INC139-010445-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230401T0445Z/
Rush IN-
1212 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY...
At 1212 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rushville, or 15 miles southwest of Cambridge City,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Mays.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3967 8548 3973 8550 3979 8535 3979 8530
3969 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 250DEG 50KT 3971 8544
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
BRB803
WWUS53 KIND 010417
SVSIND
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1217 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
INC139-010425-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230401T0445Z/
Rush IN-
1217 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for central and
east central Indiana.
LAT...LON 3967 8548 3973 8550 3979 8535 3979 8530
3969 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 254DEG 51KT 3972 8538
$$
BRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Warren | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Carroll, Tippecanoe | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IND | Sullivan | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 10:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Sullivan | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 10:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Knox, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 10:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 10:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe and 1 more | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 10:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tipton | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 10:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen and 3 more | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 10:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Howard | 19 min |
| Mar 31, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Sullivan and 1 more | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 11:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Brown, Monroe, Morgan, Owen | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 11:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Howard, Madison and 1 more | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 11:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Clinton, Howard, Tipton | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 11:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IND | Johnson, Morgan, Shelby | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 11:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan, Owen and 1 more | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 11:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison and 4 more | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 11:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Delaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 11:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Brown, Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Marion and 2 more | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 11:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Decatur, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion and 2 more | 50 min |
| Apr 1, 2:44 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 33 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 1, 10:36 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Daviess and 28 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 1, 11:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 72 hr |
| Apr 1, 11:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 4 days |
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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.