Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Northern Indiana

Issued

Aug 5, 2000, 11:14 PM EST (04:14 UTC)

Expired

Aug 5, 2000, 11:50 PM EST

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Northern Indiana

Area

Whole counties

County Kosciusko County, IN

345 
WUUS53 KIWX 060414
SVRFWA
INC085-060450-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1114 PM EST SAT AUG 5 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN INDIANA

* UNTIL 1150 PM EST

* AT 1114 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF MILFORD TO BURKET...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ARE...
  SYRACUSE
  WARSAW
  WINONA LAKE  
  NORTH WEBSTER
  PIERCETON

SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SEVERE
STORMS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND DESTRUCTIVE HAIL.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SEVERE STORM SEEK 
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 5, 1:44 PM EST, 9 hours 30 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
144 PM EST SAT AUG 5 2000

AREA OF SHWRS AND TSTMS WORKING INTO WRN CWA AS WARM ADVECTION HAS
BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME DRY LLVLS. THIS SHOULD MOSTLY WORK OUT OF WRN
CWA BY MDNT AND LIKELY STRENGTHEN/REDEVELOP OVER EAST SO CAT POPS. ON
SUNDAY MUCH DEPENDS ON WHERE BOUNDARY LAYS OUT TNGT BEHIND MCS AND
WHERE AND WHEN FRONT FIRES. WILL BE PLENTY OF INSTABILITY
SUNDAY COMBINED WITH SHRTWV MOVING ACROSS NORTH BUT CAPPING
WILL BE PRESENT. WILL KEEP HIGH CHC POPS NW AND GO LIKELY E
WHERE BETTER CHANCE OF CAP BREAKING. SVR POTENTIAL ON SUNDAY AND
WILL ISSUE SPS. MDLS DIFFER ON HOW FAR SOUTH FRONT WILL SAG SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY AS UPPER FLOW GOES ZONAL. AVN WANTS TO
FIRE ANOTHER MCS SUNDAY NITE. THIS MAY BE SOUTH OF AREA BUT NOT
CLEAR CUT ENOUGH TO TAKE OUT POPS. MONDAY ANOTHER SHRTWV
SLIDES IN AND AGAIN WILL LEAVE CHC POPS. BLENDED FWC/FAN WITH
RANGES FOR TMPS. MISFWA AVAILABLE.

.IWX...NONE.

RES

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2000Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2000

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