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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 9, 2024Daviess County, Martin County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 9, 2024, 6:38 PM EDT for Daviess County, Martin County, Indiana. It was in force for 37 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
Jul 9, 2024, 6:38 PM EDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2024, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Daviess County, IN, Martin County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 9, 3:07 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 2024-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 334 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 2024-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
334 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
612 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

085 
WFUS53 KIND 092238
TORIND
INC027-101-092315-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0021.240709T2238Z-240709T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
638 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Martin County in southwestern Indiana...
  Southeastern Daviess County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 638 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Jasper, or 15 miles east of Petersburg, moving
  north at 30 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...
  Montgomery, Cannelburg, Alfordsville, and Glendale Fishery.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3850 8696 3850 8698 3851 8700 3851 8704
      3850 8706 3850 8707 3869 8706 3864 8683
      3850 8691 3851 8693 3849 8695
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 193DEG 26KT 3844 8701 

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

$$

ME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJennings36 min
Jul 9, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson25 min
Jul 9, 6:16 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatINDKnox44 min
Jul 9, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJennings37 min
Jul 9, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess36 min
Jul 9, 6:47 PM EDTTornado WarningINDKnox28 min
Jul 9, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox39 min
Jul 9, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDMartin35 min
Jul 9, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence47 min
Jul 9, 7:17 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedINDKnox28 min
Jul 9, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence42 min
Jul 9, 7:20 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMartin40 min
Jul 9, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDDaviess, Martin27 min
Jul 9, 7:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen25 min
Jul 9, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMonroe35 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.