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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Indianapolis, IN

March 14, 2024Henry County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this tornado warning at Mar 14, 2024, 8:29 PM EDT for Henry County, Indiana. It was in force for 31 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
Mar 14, 2024, 8:29 PM EDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2024, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Henry County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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
Mar 14, 5:13 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2024-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 966 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2024-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
966 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1092 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

As transmitted.

248 
WFUS53 KIND 150029
TORIND
INC065-150100-
/O.NEW.KIND.TO.W.0005.240315T0029Z-240315T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
829 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Henry County in east central Indiana...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 829 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near New Castle, or 15 miles southeast of Anderson,
  moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

  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, Mooreland, and Mount Summit.

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 3993 8547 3999 8548 4004 8521 4000 8521
      3991 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 271DEG 35KT 3996 8545 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
241 
WWUS53 KIND 150056
SVSIND

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
856 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

INC065-150105-
/O.EXP.KIND.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-240315T0100Z/
Henry IN-
856 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
900 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning is moving out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for east central
Indiana.

LAT...LON 3993 8547 3999 8548 4004 8521 4000 8521
      3991 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 271DEG 35KT 3996 8515 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 8:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHamilton, Madison43 min
Mar 14, 8:03 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatINDRandolph22 min
Mar 14, 8:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHenry, Madison37 min
Mar 14, 8:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Montgomery, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vigo28 min
Mar 14, 8:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDBoone, Hamilton3 hr
Mar 14, 8:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBoone, Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, Marion24 min
Mar 14, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDMarion34 min
Mar 14, 8:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDClay, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vigo3 hr
Mar 14, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDJohnson, Marion, Morgan38 min
Mar 14, 8:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDVigo34 min
Mar 14, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDHendricks, Marion, Morgan27 min
Mar 14, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDOwen44 min
Mar 14, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDSullivan38 min
Mar 14, 8:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Putnam41 min
Mar 14, 8:57 PM EDTTornado WarningINDMonroe, Owen19 min
Mar 14, 9:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDClay, Hendricks, Morgan, Owen, Putnam3 hr
Mar 14, 9:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDHenry, Madison, Randolph3 hr
Mar 14, 9:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDBrown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan31 min
Mar 14, 9:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDClay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Owen, Sullivan56 min
Mar 14, 9:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatINDJohnson, Shelby28 min
Mar 14, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Knox60 min
Mar 14, 9:40 PM EDTTornado WarningINDKnox35 min
Mar 14, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDecatur, Rush, Shelby12 min
Mar 14, 10:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryINDDaviess, Greene, Knox, Sullivan3 hr
Mar 14, 10:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDGreene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe38 min
Mar 14, 10:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningINDDaviess, Martin34 min
Mar 14, 10:33 PM EDTTornado WarningINDDaviess, Martin27 min
Mar 14, 10:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementINDJackson, Jennings51 min
Mar 14, 11:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDDelaware, Randolph16 hr
Mar 15, 11:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDFountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren5 days
Mar 15, 11:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningINDParke, Vermillion, Vigo5 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.