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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana

May 17, 1992Adams County, Wells County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 1992, 12:47 PM EST for Adams County, Wells County, Indiana. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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: May 17, 1992, 12:47 PM EST (17:47 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 1992, 1:30 PM EST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Whole counties

Counties Adams County, IN, Wells County, IN

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 17, 1:05 PM EST	Hail 1	Adams, 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 119 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: 418 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KFWA 171747
SVRFWA
INC001-179-171830-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
1247 PM EST SUN MAY 17 1992

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES

   IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF INDIANA
      ADAMS...EASTERN WELLS

AT 1243 PM EST A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED 25 MILES SOUTH OF
FORT WAYNE INDIANA OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF BLUFFTON IN NORTHEAST INDIANA.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.  PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING.  ONCE
INSIDE...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

 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, May 17, 7:27 AM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes before

INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-171425-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND MICHIANA AREA WEATHER UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN
725 AM EST SUN MAY 17 1992

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

AT 715 AM EST/ 815 AM EDT...A 20 MILE WIDE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS
DETECTED OVER NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SOUTH BEND...NEAR GROVERTOWN AND EXTENDED TO 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE INDIANA. SOME TO THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM EST...THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LOCATED BETWEEN
SOUTH BEND AND ELKHART. ELESWHERE SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 70S AND WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND BE PREPARED FOR
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING.

TA

Special weather statement, May 17, 8:37 AM EST, 4 hours 10 minutes before

INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-171535-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND MICHIANA AREA WEATHER UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN
835 AM EST SUN MAY 17 1992

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

AT 830 AM EST/ 930 AM EDT...A 20 MILE WIDE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS
MOVING OVER NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA NEAR NAPPPANEE...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR
BASS LAKE. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND
GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

BY 930 AM EST/1030 AM EDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TO NEAR LIGONIER.
ELESWHERE SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S AND WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND BE PREPARED FOR
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING.

GRIFFIN

Special weather statement, May 17, 11:55 AM EST, 52 minutes before

INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-171745-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
1153 AM EST SUN MAY 17 1992

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST INDIANA
AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 6 PM EST/7 PM EDT.

AT 1150 AM EST A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES
SOUTH OF MARION INDIANA TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARION INDIANA OR 10
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WABASH IN NORTHEAST INDIANA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND CONTAINED STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

BY 1245 PM EST/145 PM EDT THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM 30 MILES
WEST OF FORT WAYNE TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE OR 10 MILES SOUTH
OF BLUFFTON TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION INDIANA.

PERSONS IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO SHOULD BE
TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPE.

MARSHALL

Special weather statement, May 17, 12:31 PM EST, 16 minutes before

INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-171830-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
1231 PM EST SUN MAY 17 1992

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST INDIANA
AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 6 PM EST/7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

AT 1225 PM EST/ 125 PM EDT... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS... HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL WAS LOCATED FROM 30 MILES
WEST OF FORT WAYNE NEAR NORTH MANCHESTER TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION
INDIANA NEAR HARTFORD CITY.

THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MILES AN HOUR.

BY 130 PM EST/230 PM EDT... IT WILL BE LOCATED FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST
TO 10 MILES EAST TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE.

PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN THE
ABOVE MENTIONED AREA... SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. REMAIN THERE AND DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THESE
STORMS HAVE PASSED YOUR LOCATION.

DUMEYER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 1:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	DeKalb	50 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.