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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Northern Indiana

June 8, 1990Huntington County, Wabash County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 1990, 3:52 PM EST for Huntington County, Wabash County, Indiana. It was in force for 38 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 1990, 3:52 PM EST (20:52 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 1990, 4:30 PM EST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Whole counties

Counties Huntington County, IN, Wabash County, IN

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

The nearest sounding before it

Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 754 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 799 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KFWA 082052
SVRFWA
INC169-069-082130-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
352 PM EST FRI JUN 8 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES

   IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF INDIANA
      SOUTHEAST WABASH...SOUTHERN HUNTINGTON

AT 349 PM EST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MARION INDIANA OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WABASH IN
NORTHEAST INDIANA. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

PEOPLE IN THE AREA AROUND THE TOWN OF WARREN INDIANA
SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND NEAR
WINDOWS.  DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE
STORM HAS PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...FIND SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING.  DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.  REMEMBER...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOEBS WITH
LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.  REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

MARSHALL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 10:00 AM EST, 5 hours 52 minutes before

INZ003-005-006-OHZ01-081600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
1000 AM EST FRI JUN 8 1990

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA...

AT 957 AM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING 45 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF FORT WAYNE NEAR PORTLAND INDIANA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH AND CONTAINED VERY
HEAVY RAINS...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THESE
THESE THUND.ERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS.

BY 1100 AM EST THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE MOVED OUT OF NORTHEAST
INDIANA AND INTO OHIO.

MARSHALL

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:19 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

INZ003-005-006-OHZ01-082000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
218 PM EST FRI JUN 8 1990

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST INDIANA...

AT 213 PM EST THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS EXTENDED FROM THE
SOUTHSIDE OF FORT WAYNE TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARION OR 10 MILES
WEST OF WABASH INDIANA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND CONTAINED GUSTY
WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

BY 315 PM EST THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF PAULDING OHIO TO 10 MILES EAST OF WABASH INDIANA.

MARSHALL

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:01 PM EST, 51 minutes before

INZ003-005-006-OHZ01-082045

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
300 PM EST FRI JUN 8 1990

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL
9 PM EST...

AT 257 PM EST THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WERE OCCURRING 20 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE NEAR COLUMBIA CITY...25 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FORT WAYNE OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF ALBION AND 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FORT WAYNE OR JUST NORTH OF DECATUR.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH AND CONTAINED GUSTY
WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

BY 400 PM EST THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST
OF FORT WAYNE AND 10 MILES EAST OF AUBURN INDIANA.

MARSHALL

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:24 PM EST, 28 minutes before

INZ003-005-006-OHZ01-082115

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
320 PM EST FRI JUN 8 1990

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL
9 PM EST...

AT 317 PM EST A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING OCCURRING 25 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MARION OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WABASH IN NORTHEAST INDIANA.
THIS THUNDERSTORM CONTAINED SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WERE OCCURRING 20 MILES NORTH
OF FORT WAYNE...10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE AND 15 MILES

ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

BY 415 PM EST THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
HUNTINGTON...20 MILES WEST OF DEFIANCE OHIO...AND 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DECATUR INDIANA.

PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT.

MARSHALL

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:33 PM EST, 19 minutes before

INZ003-005-006-OHZ01-082115

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
320 PM EST FRI JUN 8 1990

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL
9 PM EST...

AT 317 PM EST A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING OCCURRING 25 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MARION OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WABASH IN NORTHEAST INDIANA.
THIS THUNDERSTORM CONTAINED SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WERE OCCURRING 20 MILES NORTH
OF FORT WAYNE...10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE AND 15 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF FORT WAYNE.

ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

BY 415 PM EST THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
HUNTINGTON...20 MILES WEST OF DEFIANCE OHIO...AND 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DECATUR INDIANA.

PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT.

MARSHALL
CORRECTED FOR LOCATION 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE IN 2ND PARA.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 8:58 AM EST	Tornado Warning	IWX	Allen, Wells	32 min
Jun 8, 8:59 AM EST	Tornado Warning	IWX	Allen, Wells	31 min
Jun 8, 9:05 AM EST	Tornado Warning	IWX	Wells	25 min
Jun 8, 4:29 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Grant, Wells	31 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.