Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

Aug 15, 1995, 2:54 PM EDT (18:54 UTC)

Expired

Aug 15, 1995, 3:40 PM EDT

In force

46 min

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Whole counties

Counties Berrien County, MI, Cass County, MI

000 
TTAA00 KSBN 151856
SVRSBN
MIC021-027-151940-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN
154 PM EST TUE AUG 15 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SOUTH BEND HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 340 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN

   ...BERRIEN COUNTY
   ...CASS COUNTY
 
AT 250 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED MULTIPLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  IN
BERRIEN COUNTY...THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED AT SODUS OR 21 MILES
NORTH NORTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO NILES OR 10
MILES NORTH OF SOUTH BEND.

IN CASS COUNTY...THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM JUST WEST OF
TWIN LAKES OR 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND EXTENDING
SOUTHWARD TO EAGLE LAKE OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND.

THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF EARLIER WARNINGS FOR THESE COUNTIES.

MOVEMENT OF ALL STORMS IS TO THE EAST AT 25 MPH.  SOME COMMUNTIES IN
THE PATHS OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...EAU CLAIRE...BERRIEN
CENTER...DOWAGIAC...SUMNERVILLE...POKAGON...CASSOPOLIS...AND UNION.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS
WITH MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWNED.

TAKE COVER NOW!!!X
 
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.

SPRIGGS

&

In the hours before

INZ017-018-021>089-152100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1033 AM EST TUE AUG 15 1995

...A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON...AND IN SOUTHERN INDIANA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM LAFAYETTE TO FORT WAYNE.  A HEAT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF A VINCENNES TO MADISON
LINE.

HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF INDIANA.  HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL CLIMB INTO
THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL INDIANA...
WITH MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S EXPECTED OVER FAR SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE
STATE.  WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAINING HIGH...THE HEAT INDEX WILL
RISE INTO THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE.  THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE
OF WHAT THE COMBINED HEAT AND HUMIDITY FEEL LIKE.

ON WEDNESDAY IT WILL NOT BE QUITE AS HOT IN CENTRAL PARTS OF THE
STATE...BUT THE SOUTH WILL SEE HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 90S.  HEAT INDICES
WILL AGAIN REACH FROM 105 TO 110 IN THE FAR SOUTH.

PEOPLE WORKING OUTDOORS...THOSE LIVING IN PLACES WITH LITTLE
VENTILATION...AND THOSE IN POOR HEALTH SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AS
PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO HEAT EXHAUSTION OR
POSSIBLY HEAT STROKE.  CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY ARE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT.  FRIENDS...RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD
PERIODICALLY CHECK ON PEOPLE AT RISK.  DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS
IN PARKED CARS.

REDUCE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...WEAR LIGHT
COLORED/LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHES AND...IF POSSIBLE...SPEND MORE TIME IN
AIR CONDITIONED OR WE\LL VENTILATED PLACES.  BE SURE TO PROVIDE PETS
WITH SHADE AND PLENTY OF WATER.

ELSON

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

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.