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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 5, 2023Fountain County, Warren County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Aug 5, 2023, 5:04 PM EDT for Fountain County, Warren County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 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 5, 2023, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2023, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Fountain County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 112 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: 67 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 824 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 265 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 351 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

638 
WFUS53 KIND 052104
TORIND
INC045-171-052130-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0028.230805T2104Z-230805T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
504 PM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Fountain County in west central Indiana...
  Central Warren County in west central Indiana...

* Until 530 PM EDT.
    
* At 504 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Williamsport, or 12 miles northeast of Danville,
  moving northeast at 35 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Williamsport around 515 PM EDT.
  Attica around 520 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Rainsville.

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 4047 8735 4034 8709 4032 8709 4019 8744
      4024 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 233DEG 31KT 4025 8741 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

CM

1 follow-up statement

998 
WWUS53 KIND 052115
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
515 PM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023

INC045-171-052130-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-230805T2130Z/
Fountain IN-Warren IN-
515 PM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN AND CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES...
    
At 515 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Williamsport, or 16 miles southwest of Otterbein,
moving northeast at 35 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 Fountain and central Warren Counties.

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 4043 8727 4034 8709 4032 8709 4021 8739
      4025 8740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 233DEG 31KT 4031 8731 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

CM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 5, 5:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Warren	3 hr
Aug 5, 5:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren	31 min
Aug 5, 5:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe	26 min
Aug 5, 5:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Tippecanoe	34 min
Aug 5, 6:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Tippecanoe, Warren	3 hr
Aug 5, 6:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Clay, Vigo	17 min
Aug 5, 6:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Carroll, Tippecanoe	3 hr
Aug 5, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clinton, Tippecanoe	29 min
Aug 5, 7:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Clay	29 min
Aug 5, 7:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	Clinton	3 hr

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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.