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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Oct 8, 1992, 8:36 PM EDT for Defiance County, Ohio; Allen County, Indiana. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 1992, 8:36 PM EDT (00:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 1992, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Allen County, IN, Defiance County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 862 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 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 090043
TORFWA
INC003-OHC039-090115-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
836 PM EDT THU OCT 8 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF INDIANA
NORTHEAST ALLEN...
IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF OHIO
WESTERN DEFIANCE...
AT 730 PM EST /830 PM EDT/...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC
OVER ST JOSEPH TOWNSHIP IN ALLEN COUNTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF BUILDING DAMAGE ACROSS ALLEN COUNTY.
PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF GRABILL INDIANA AND HICKSVILLE OHIO
SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDVING.
KEEP AWAY FROM ALL WINDOWS. TAKE COVER NOW...DO NOT WASTE TIME
OPENING WINDOWS. THE TORNADO WILL DO THAT FOR YOU.
SALSBURYWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Oct 8, 4:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-082240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 340 PM EST THU OCT 8 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST(9PM EDT) FOR NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 335 PM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN VALPARAISO AND RENSSELAER OF NORTHWEST INDIANA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH AND WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN CHESTERTON AND MICHIGAN CITY AND TO NORTH JUDSON BETWEEN 415 AND 445 PM EST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...1/4 TO 1/2 INCH HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT |AGENCY TO RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ARNOLD
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 5:28 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-082230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 430 PM EST THU OCT 8 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 800 PM EST /900 PM EDT/... AT 425 PM EST /525 PM EDT/...THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES EAST OF ELKHART INDIANA TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF MARION. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 25 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE /NEAR WATERLOO/ AND 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION /NEAR GAS CITY/. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. BY 525 PM EST /625 PM EDT/...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF THEM STRONG...WILL BE LOCATED EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 45 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LOOK FOR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ST@AY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. SALSBURY
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 5:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-082240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 440 PM EST THU OCT 8 1992 ...THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST(9PM EDT) FOR NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 430 PM EST/530 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE AREA WAS LOCATED FROM 10 MILES EAST OF MICHIGAN CITY INDIANA SOUTH TO WINNAMAC INDIANA...40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND INDIANA. ...THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 5 MPH... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.x CLICK
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 6:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-082330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 530 PM EST THU OCT 8 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 800 PM EST /900 PM EDT/... AT 525 PM EST /625 PM EDT/...THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES EAST OF ELKHART INDIANA TO 5 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE /NEAR DECATUR/. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. BY 625 PM EST /725 PM EDT/...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF THEM STRONG...WILL BE SCATTERED OVER ALL OF NORTHEAST INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WILL BE LOCATED 25 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE /NEAR SOUTH WHITLEY/. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND 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. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. SALSBURY
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 7:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
INZ001-002-004-005-MIZ001-007-008-090025- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 625 PM EST THU OCT 8 1992 ...THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST(9PM EDT) FOR NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 615 PM EST/715 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM MARCELLUS MICHIGAN...16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN SOUTH TO WAWASEE INDIANA...32 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND INDIANA. ...THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE NORTEAST AT 30 MPH... AS THE STORMS PASS EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY L2IGHTINING IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. . CLICK
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 7:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-090030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 630 PM EST THU OCT 8 1992 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS HUNTINGTON COUNTY INDIANA... AT 625 PM EST /725 PM EDT/...THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES EAST OF ELKHART INDIANA TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARION /NEAR LANCASTER/. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. BY 725 PM EST /825 PM EDT/...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF THEM VERY STRONG ...WILL BE LOCATED IN A 30 MILE WIDE BAND EXTENDING FROM 40 MILES EAST OF ELKHART TO JUST EAST OF FORT WAYNE TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WILL BE LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE HAPPENING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DO N0T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THAT THEY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SEVERE TLHUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST INDIANA UNTIL 800 PM EST /900 PM EDT/. SALSBURY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance, Paulding | 39 min |
Nearby
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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.