Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 1998, 9:33 PM EST for Adams County, Wells County, Indiana. It was in force for 37 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
- Jun 11, 1998, 9:33 PM EST (02:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 1998, 10:10 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Adams County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 9:34 PM EST | Tornado F1 | Poneto, IN | THIS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL TORNADOES PRODUCED FROM THE SAME SUPERCELL THAT DEVELOPED ACROSS HOWARD COUNTY. THIS BRIEF SPINUP CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ALL OUTBUILDINGS ON ONE FARM, 2 FARM HOMES SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, 5 OTHER HOMES SUFFERED MINOR TO MODERATE |
| Jun 11, 9:55 PM EST | Hail 0.75 | Monroe, IN | |
| Jun 11, 9:55 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe, IN | HIGH WINDS DESTROYED A BARN AND DESTROYED SEVERAL TREES |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 593 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 388 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFWA 120232 RRA SVRFWA INC001-179-120305- BULLETIN- EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 933 PM EST THU JUN 11 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN INDIANA WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN INDIANA * UNTIL 1010 PM EST * AT 932 PM EST... DOPPLER RADAR AT NORTH WEBSTER INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLUFFTON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ARE... BLUFFTON VERA CRUZ MONROE SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DESTRUCTXIVE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. JAH/JL
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, Jun 11, 4:49 PM EST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>025-032-120300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 449 PM EST THU JUN 11 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT/EST... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT/EST. SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... PULASKI..LAPORTE..STARKE..WHITE..CASS..ELKHART..FULTON..KOSCIUSKO.. MARSHALL..MIAMI..ST. JOSEPH..WABASH..ALLEN..DEKALB..HUNTINGTON.. LAGRANGE..NOBLE..STEUBEN..WHITLEY AND GRANT. TORNADOES..LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JAL
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:49 PM EST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>025-032-120300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 449 PM EST THU JUN 11 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT/EST... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT/EST. SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... PULASKI..LAPORTE..STARKE..WHITE..CASS..ELKHART..FULTON..KOSCIUSKO.. MARSHALL..MIAMI..ST. JOSEPH..WABASH..ALLEN..DEKALB..HUNTINGTON.. LAGRANGE..NOBLE..STEUBEN..WHITLEY AND GRANT. TORNADOES..LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JAL
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:00 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-120506- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 700 PM EST THU JUN 11 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT (1200 AM EST)... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF EASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM EDT (1200 AM EST). SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... IN NORTHWEST OHIO... ALLEN..DEFIANCE..FULTON..HENRY..PAULDING..PUTNAM..VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. IN EASTERN INDIANA... ADAMS..ALLEN..WELLS..BLACKFORD AND JAY. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES EARLIER THIS EVENING AND MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING IN THESE AREAS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR T@HREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JAL
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:00 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-120506- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 700 PM EST THU JUN 11 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT (1200 AM EST)... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF EASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM EDT (1200 AM EST). SOME OF THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... IN NORTHWEST OHIO... ALLEN..DEFIANCE..FULTON..HENRY..PAULDING..PUTNAM..VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. IN EASTERN INDIANA... ADAMS..ALLEN..WELLS..BLACKFORD AND JAY. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES EARLIER THIS EVENING AND MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING IN THESE AREAS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR T@HREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JAL
Local storm report, Jun 11, 9:00 PM EST, 33 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
900 PM EST THU JUN 11 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0615 PM DENHAM IN .75 INCH HAIL
06/11/98 PULASKI DIME SIZE HAIL 4 MILES
SOUTH OF TOWN
0628 PM RIPLEY IN TORNADO
06/11/98 PULASKI TOUCHDOWN 3 MILES NORTH OF
TOWN
0632 PM WINAMAC IN TORNADO
06/11/98 PULASKI *** 1 INJ ***
TOUCHDOWN AT TIPPECANOE
STATE PARK. 4 MOBILE
HOMES DESTROYED
0633 PM MONTEREY IN TORNADO
06/11/98 PULASKI TOUCHDOWN JUST WEST OF
TOWN
0726 PM SWAYZEE IN TORNADO
06/11/98 GRANT TOUCHDOWN 4 MILES NORTH OF
US 35 ON STATE ROAD 13
0733 PM ETNA GREEN IN TORNADO
06/11/98 KOSCIUSKO TOUCHDOWN 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ETNA GREEN.
TRAILER COURT DAMAGED.
HOME DESTROYED. POSSIBLE
INJURIES.
0733 PM SWEETSERS IN TORNADO
06/11/98 GRANT TOUCHDOWN 5 MILES SOUTH OF
TOWN
0742 PM SWAYZEE IN TORNADO
06/11/98 GRANT DAMAGE TO HOMES FROM
UPROOTED TREES
0758 PM FAIRMOUNT IN TORNADO
06/11/98 GRANT TORNADO ON GROUND 5 MILES
SOUTH OF TOWN ALONG COUNTY
LINE.
JMLocal storm report, Jun 11, 9:00 PM EST, 33 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
900 PM EST THU JUN 11 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0615 PM DENHAM IN .75 INCH HAIL
06/11/98 PULASKI DIME SIZE HAIL 4 MILES
SOUTH OF TOWN
0628 PM RIPLEY IN TORNADO
06/11/98 PULASKI TOUCHDOWN 3 MILES NORTH OF
TOWN
0632 PM WINAMAC IN TORNADO
06/11/98 PULASKI *** 1 INJ ***
TOUCHDOWN AT TIPPECANOE
STATE PARK. 4 MOBILE
HOMES DESTROYED
0633 PM MONTEREY IN TORNADO
06/11/98 PULASKI TOUCHDOWN JUST WEST OF
TOWN
0726 PM SWAYZEE IN TORNADO
06/11/98 GRANT TOUCHDOWN 4 MILES NORTH OF
US 35 ON STATE ROAD 13
0733 PM ETNA GREEN IN TORNADO
06/11/98 KOSCIUSKO TOUCHDOWN 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ETNA GREEN.
TRAILER COURT DAMAGED.
HOME DESTROYED. POSSIBLE
INJURIES.
0733 PM SWEETSERS IN TORNADO
06/11/98 GRANT TOUCHDOWN 5 MILES SOUTH OF
TOWN
0742 PM SWAYZEE IN TORNADO
06/11/98 GRANT DAMAGE TO HOMES FROM
UPROOTED TREES
0758 PM FAIRMOUNT IN TORNADO
06/11/98 GRANT TORNADO ON GROUND 5 MILES
SOUTH OF TOWN ALONG COUNTY
LINE.
JMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 7:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Kosciusko | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 7:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 7:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 7:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington | 51 min |
| Jun 11, 8:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Blackford | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 2:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Marshall | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 3:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 3:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 3:30 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Marshall | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 3:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Whitley | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 4:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaGrange | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 4:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Noble | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 4:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen, Whitley | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 4:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 4:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Marshall, Starke | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 4:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 4:37 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Whitley | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 4:42 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 4:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 5:01 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | White | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 5:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 5:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaGrange | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 5:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen | 32 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.