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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 5, 2023Clay County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Aug 5, 2023, 7:01 PM EDT for Clay County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 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, 7:01 PM EDT (23:01 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2023, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Clay County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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
Aug 5, 5:46 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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.

632 
WFUS53 KIND 052301
TORIND
INC021-052330-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0033.230805T2301Z-230805T2330Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Clay County in west central Indiana...

* Until 730 PM EDT.
    
* At 701 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Brazil, or 10 miles east of Terre Haute, moving
  east at 25 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...
  Brazil around 710 PM EDT.
  Knightsville, Harmony and Center Point around 715 PM EDT.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 18 and 29.
 
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 3952 8724 3952 8720 3953 8720 3955 8701
      3940 8701 3945 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 262DEG 20KT 3947 8717 

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

$$

Nield

3 follow-up statements

914 
WWUS53 KIND 052307
SVSIND

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

INC021-052330-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-230805T2330Z/
Clay IN-
707 PM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
CLAY COUNTY...
    
At 707 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Brazil, or 12 miles east of Terre Haute, moving east
at 20 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...
  Knightsville, Harmony and Center Point around 720 PM EDT.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 20 and 29.
 
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 3951 8718 3955 8701 3940 8701 3945 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 261DEG 16KT 3948 8715 

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

$$

Nield

682 
WWUS53 KIND 052320
SVSIND

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

INC021-052330-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-230805T2330Z/
Clay IN-
720 PM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY...
    
At 719 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Brazil, or 17 miles east of Terre Haute, moving east
at 25 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 Clay County.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 24 and 29.
 
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 3951 8713 3953 8701 3944 8701 3945 8712
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 262DEG 20KT 3949 8706 

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

$$

Nield

913 
WWUS53 KIND 052325
SVSIND

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

INC021-052335-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-230805T2330Z/
Clay IN-
725 PM EDT Sat Aug 5 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for west central
Indiana.

LAT...LON 3951 8713 3953 8701 3944 8701 3945 8712
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 262DEG 20KT 3949 8702 

$$

Nield

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 5, 5:04 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Fountain, Warren	26 min
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, 7:42 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.