Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2024

Tornado Warning 29, NWS Indianapolis, IN

July 29, 2024Delaware County, Henry County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Jul 29, 2024, 10:45 PM EDT for Delaware County, Henry County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 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 29, 2024, 10:45 PM EDT (02:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2024, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Delaware County, IN, Henry County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:45 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 29, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 150 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2024-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 980 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2024-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
980 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
901 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

509 
WFUS53 KIND 300245
TORIND
INC035-065-300330-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0029.240730T0245Z-240730T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1045 PM EDT Mon Jul 29 2024

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Delaware County in east central Indiana...
  Northern Henry County in east central Indiana...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1044 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 9 miles east of Anderson, 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  New Castle, Sulphur Springs, Mount Summit, Springport, and Summit
  Lake State Park.

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 3991 8527 4002 8558 4010 8557 4010 8525
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 281DEG 21KT 4006 8552 

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

$$

ME
1 follow-up statement
151 
WWUS53 KIND 300301
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1101 PM EDT Mon Jul 29 2024

INC035-300311-
/O.CAN.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-240730T0330Z/
Delaware IN-
1101 PM EDT Mon Jul 29 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for
east central Indiana.

LAT...LON 3991 8527 3999 8550 4008 8549 4008 8525
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 282DEG 24KT 4002 8543 

$$

INC065-300330-
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-240730T0330Z/
Henry IN-
1101 PM EDT Mon Jul 29 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY...

At 1101 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of New Castle, or 12 miles south of
Muncie, moving east 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...
New Castle, Sulphur Springs, Mount Summit, Springport, and Summit
Lake State Park.

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 3991 8527 3999 8550 4008 8549 4008 8525
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 282DEG 24KT 4002 8543 

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 29, 8:12 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHenry33 min
Jul 29, 8:41 PM EDTTornado WarningINDHenry34 min
Jul 29, 9:46 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMadison29 min
Jul 29, 10:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Madison, Tipton38 min
Jul 29, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDGreene30 min
Jul 29, 10:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison45 min
Jul 29, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence29 min
Jul 29, 10:21 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDelaware, Henry, Madison24 min
Jul 29, 10:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDelaware, Madison2 hr
Jul 29, 10:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Owen40 min
Jul 29, 10:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJackson, Lawrence38 min
Jul 29, 11:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Greene, Monroe, Owen51 min
Jul 29, 11:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson31 min
Jul 29, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDHenry30 min
Jul 29, 11:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDelaware, Henry, Madison, Randolph5 hr
Jul 30, 12:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDLawrence25 min
Jul 30, 12:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDLawrence21 min
Jul 30, 12:42 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDJackson, Lawrence, Monroe3 hr
Jul 30, 11:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Knox, Sullivan39 min
Jul 30, 11:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox31 min
Jul 30, 11:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDGreene, Martin23 min
Jul 30, 12:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMartin26 min
Jul 30, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox38 min
Jul 30, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDKnox21 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Indiana, 2024Every tornado warning in 2024Tornadoes in 2024

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.