Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 1990, 5:15 PM EST for Allen County, Whitley County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 1990, 5:15 PM EST (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 1990, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Allen County, IN, Whitley County, IN
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 5:45 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Allen, IN | |
| Aug 28, 5:45 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Whitley, IN | |
| Aug 28, 5:50 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Whitley, IN |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -266 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KFWA 282215
SVRFWA
INC183-003-282300-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
515 PM EST TUE AUG 28 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF INDIANA
NORTHERN WHITLEY...NORTHERN ALLEN
AT 511 PM EST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 35 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA OR 15 MILES WEST OF COLUMBIA
CITY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
PEOPLE IN THE AREA AROUND THE CITIES OF CHURUBUSCO AND COLUMBIA CITY
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID LOW WATER
CROSSINGS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS.
MARSHALLWhat 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, Aug 28, 1:55 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-281930 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 1 45 PM EST TUE AUG 28 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TIL 8PM EDT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 8 PM EST... AT 1 40 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN NEAR BUCHANAN...15 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND. THE STRONG TH UNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE OVER THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND AND MISHAWAKA INDIANA BY 2 PM. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND...AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. MOWERY
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 2:07 PM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-282000 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 205 PM EST TUE AUG 28 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TIL 8PM EDT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 10 PM EST... AT 200 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH BEND/MISHAWAKA AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MP'H WILL WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND ELKHART AND GOSHEN INDIANA BY 3 PM EST. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. MS
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 2:15 PM EST, 3 hours before
INZ003-005-OHZ001-282000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 215 PM EST TUE AUG 28 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO... AT 210 PM EST /300 PM EDT/...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 50 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE JUST NORTH OF THE INDIANA MICHIGAN STATE LINE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM CONTAINDED DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTHWESTERN OHIO DURING THE NEXT HOUR. BY 300 PM EST /400 PM EDT/...THIS STORM WILL BE LOCATED 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE OR NEAR 8THE TOWN OF WEST UNITY IN EXTEME NORTHWEST OHIO. BARJENBRUCH
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 2:22 PM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
INZ003-005-OHZ001-282000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 223 PM EST TUE AUG 28 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO... AT 210 PM EST /310 PM EDT/...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 50 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE JUST NORTH OF THE INDIANA MICHIGAN STATE LINE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM CONTAINDED DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO DURING THE NEXT HOUR. BY 300 PM EST /400 PM EDT/...THIS STORM WILL BE LOCATED 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT >WAYNE OR NEAR THE TOWN OF WEST UNITY IN EXTEME NORTHWEST OHIO. BARJENBRUCH CORRECTED TIME IN LEAD SENTENCE
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 2:29 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
INZ003-005-OHZ001-282000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 228 PM EST TUE AUG 28 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO... AT 210 PM EST /310 PM EDT/...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 50 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE JUST NORTH OF THE INDIANA MICHIGAN STATE LINE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM CONTAINDED DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO DURING THE NEXT HOUR. BY 300 PM EST /400 PM EDT/...THIS STORM WILL BE LOCATED 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT UWAYNE OR NEAR THE TOWN OF WEST UNITY IN EXTEME NORTHWEST OHIO. BARJENBRUCH CORRECTED TIME IN LEAD SENTENCE
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 2:40 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
INZ003-005-OHZ001-282030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 237 PM EST TUE AUG 28 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO... AT 230 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELKHART IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND CONTAINDED DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BY 330 PM...THESE STORMS WILL EXTEND FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE OR NEAR ANGOLA TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE OR NEAR ALBION. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE. THIS STORM WAS ALSO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. BY 330 PM EST /430 PM EDT/...THIS STORM WILL BE LOCATED 55 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE OR JUST NORTH OF WEST UNeITY IN EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO. BARJENBRUCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaGrange, Noble | 43 min |
| Aug 28, 4:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Noble | 43 min |
| Aug 28, 4:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Noble | 26 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.