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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Chicago, IL

July 27, 1997Elkhart County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana

NWS Chicago, IL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 1997, 12:35 PM EST for Elkhart County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana. It was in force for 55 min. 2 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: Jul 27, 1997, 12:35 PM EST (17:35 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 1997, 1:30 PM EST
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL
Area: Whole counties

Counties Elkhart County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 27, 12:46 PM EST	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Mishawaka, IN
Jul 27, 12:55 PM EST	Thunderstorm Wind 50	Countywide, IN	Thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 60 mph, downed many trees and power lines. Elkhart County Sheriff reported the damage occurred in the northwest portion of the county.

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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 27, 11:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 26, 9:49 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LOT	Fulton, Marshall	56 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 1997 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997

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.