Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2005, 2:18 PM EDT for Hillsdale County, Michigan; Williams County, Ohio. It was in force for 57 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2005, 2:18 PM EDT (18:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2005, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Hillsdale County, MI, Williams County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ne Edon, OH | TREE DOWN 1 NE COLUMBIA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 26, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 401 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1077 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KIWX 261818 SVRIWX MIC059-OHC171-261915- /O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0113.050726T1818Z-050726T1915Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 218 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN HILLSDALE COUNTY IN MICHIGAN NORTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTY IN OHIO * UNTIL 315 PM EDT * AT 114 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES WEST OF MONTPELIER...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF ANGOLA...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... MONTPELIER... PIONEER... WEST UNITY... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4175 8479 4156 8479 4159 8438 4190 8437 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIWX 261836 RRA SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 134 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 MIC059-OHC171-261915- /O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-050726T1915Z/ HILLSDALE MI-WILLIAMS OH- 234 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HILLSDALE COUNTY IN MICHIGAN NORTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTY IN OHIO AT 224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF PIONEER...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTPELIER...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. AT 230 PM EDT...A LARGE TREE WAS REPORTED KNOCKED DOWN 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA AND MICHIGAN AND OHIO. LAT...LON 4178 8470 4157 8469 4159 8438 4190 8437 $$ WAMSLEY
000 WWUS53 KIWX 261856 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 154 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 MIC059-261904- /O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-050726T1915Z/ HILLSDALE MI- 254 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR... HILLSDALE COUNTY IN MICHIGAN AT 249 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST OHIO. LAT...LON 4170 8456 4158 8461 4159 8438 4174 8438 $$ OHC171-261915- /O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-050726T1915Z/ WILLIAMS OH- 254 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR... NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMS COUNTY IN OHIO AT 249 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF MONTPELIER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... STRYKER... WEST UNITY... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4170 8456 4158 8461 4159 8438 4174 8438 $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS53 KIWX 261913 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 213 PM EST TUE JUL 26 2005 OHC171-261923- /O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-050726T1915Z/ WILLIAMS OH- 313 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMS COUNTY IN OHIO AT 312 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA AND MICHIGAN AND OHIO. LAT...LON 4170 8456 4158 8461 4159 8438 4174 8438 $$ WAMSLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Branch | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Hillsdale | 67 min |
| Jul 26, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Van Wert | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance | 49 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2005Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.