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TORNADO SIGHTED SW OF INDIANAPOLIS

#1 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Sun May 30, 2004 1:13 pm

AT 106 PM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
FREEDOM. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WORTHINGTON...OR ABOUT 21 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH

IT'S HEADED RIGHT FOR INDIANAPOLIS AND COULD BE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPEEDWAY IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

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#2 Postby Brent » Sun May 30, 2004 1:17 pm

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Does that say what I think it says?

:eek: :eek:

:eek: :eek:
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#3 Postby wx247 » Sun May 30, 2004 1:18 pm

Oh my goodness!!! :eek:
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#4 Postby tomboudreau » Sun May 30, 2004 1:22 pm

That is not good! I hope they get those people out of harms way that are at the speedway. What side of the city is the speedway located?
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#5 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sun May 30, 2004 1:25 pm

Wonder how long it would take to evacuate the speedway and it's premises?! :eek:

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#6 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Sun May 30, 2004 1:27 pm

I think it's right near the west side of downtown indy. They're racing now. But let's see if it continues as at least another rain delay is very likely soon.

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#7 Postby chadtm80 » Sun May 30, 2004 1:30 pm

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#8 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sun May 30, 2004 1:31 pm

Nowcast as of 1:17 PM EST on May 30, 2004

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Tornado Watch in effect... a very strong and possibly severe thunderstorm will move into the Speedway and Speedway area around 2 PM. This storm may produce very heavy rain and very strong winds.
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#9 Postby Brent » Sun May 30, 2004 1:35 pm

Skywatch_NC wrote:Wonder how long it would take to evacuate the speedway and it's premises?! :eek:

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Too long. There's over 100,000 people there and they are still racing! If the 2pm arrival is right, they are running out of time quickly. Let's just hope the tornado isn't on the ground or doesn't hit the Speedway.
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#10 Postby wx247 » Sun May 30, 2004 1:36 pm

Even strong winds greater than 55 mph would cause some big problems... and hail, too! :eek:
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#11 Postby chadtm80 » Sun May 30, 2004 1:45 pm

Red Flag just came out
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#12 Postby simplykristi » Sun May 30, 2004 1:48 pm

Speedway is on the NW side of Indianapolis Glad they stopped the race!

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#13 Postby yoda » Sun May 30, 2004 1:49 pm

People are now leaving the stadium... :eek:
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#14 Postby wx247 » Sun May 30, 2004 1:51 pm

yoda wrote:People are now leaving the stadium... :eek:


Ummm... Duh. ;) They should have left an hour ago. :lol: But then again, they probably aren't aware of what we know.
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#15 Postby simplykristi » Sun May 30, 2004 1:51 pm

They need to get the people out of there if that tornado is headed towards the Speedway!

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#16 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sun May 30, 2004 1:58 pm

Nowcast as of 1:41 PM EST on May 30, 2004

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Tornado Watch in effect... a thunderstorm producing very heavy rain and gusty winds will continue in the Speedway...Indianapolis and Greenwood areas through 3pm. The most likely areas for the strongest storms will be the central and eastern portions of Marion County and northwest Johnson County.
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#17 Postby chadtm80 » Sun May 30, 2004 2:00 pm

http://storm2k.nhcwx.com/cgi-bin/hw3.cg ... one=inz047

http://storm2k.nhcwx.com/cgi-bin/hw3.cg ... one=INZ047

http://storm2k.nhcwx.com/cgi-bin/hw3.cg ... ption|pass
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#18 Postby tomboudreau » Sun May 30, 2004 2:10 pm

Is ABC still broadcasting or have they gone to other programming? Just curious, since I'm at work today.

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#19 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sun May 30, 2004 2:12 pm

tomboudreau wrote:Is ABC still broadcasting or have they gone to other programming? Just curious, since I'm at work today.

TB


It's been delayed for now...they just featured a flashback deluge during the 1975 race with the great Jackie Stewart announcing!
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#20 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Sun May 30, 2004 2:14 pm

They might be doing alot of those past races today. Not surprising because if they get anymore rain this evening, forget about racing until tomorrow at Indy.

Jim
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