Wall Clouds in Johnson County Indiana this evening

[michaelwmoss]

While I don't have pictures (sorry need to get firewire:( I did observe a rotating Wall Cloud in Northern Johnson County this evening. No touchdowns but you could tell the storm wanted to drop one.

Very small, low topped Supercell environment. Here was the warning:

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WFUS53 KIND 110047
TORIND
INC081-110115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
747 PM EST THU JUN 10 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL 815 PM EST

* AT 747 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BARGERSVILLE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
BARGERSVILLE AROUND 810 PM EST
NEW WHITELAND AROUND 815 PM EST

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM'S PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL INDIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM EST THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3964 8628 3942 8626 3942 8600 3960 8601

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