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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 13, 2005, 3:12 PM EST for Allen County, Huntington County, Wells County, Indiana. It was in force for 63 min. 2 reports 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
- Aug 13, 2005, 3:12 PM EST (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2005, 4:15 PM EST
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Allen County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 4:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Ossian, IN | LARGE TREE DOWN AND BLOCKING ROAD. |
| Aug 13, 4:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Huntington, IN | TREES DOWN IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 3:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1383 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIWX 132012 TORIWX INC003-069-179-132115- /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0009.050813T2012Z-050813T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 312 PM EST SAT AUG 13 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN INDIANA NORTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN INDIANA NORTHERN WELLS COUNTY IN INDIANA * UNTIL 415 PM EST * AT 310 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROANOKE...OR ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUNTINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. GOLBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ONE MILE NORTH OF HUNTINGTON AT 406 PM EST. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE... ROANOKE AND MARKLE... OSSIAN... FORT WAYNE... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4101 8556 4079 8548 4080 8507 4108 8508 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIWX 132033 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 332 PM EST SAT AUG 13 2005 INC003-069-179-132115- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050813T2115Z/ ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON IN-WELLS IN- 332 PM EST SAT AUG 13 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR... SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN INDIANA NORTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN INDIANA NORTHERN WELLS COUNTY IN INDIANA AT 330 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARKLE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF OSSIAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE... UNIONDALE... OSSIAN... KINGSLAND... MURRAY... TOCSIN... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4101 8556 4079 8548 4080 8507 4108 8508 $$
000 WWUS53 KIWX 132053 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 351 PM EST SAT AUG 13 2005 INC003-069-132101- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050813T2115Z/ ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON IN- 351 PM EST SAT AUG 13 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR... ALLEN COUNTY IN INDIANA HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN INDIANA AT 349 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO 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 900 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING FOR INDIANA AND OHIO. LAT...LON 4093 8534 4080 8531 4080 8507 4093 8508 $$ INC179-132115- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050813T2115Z/ WELLS IN- 351 PM EST SAT AUG 13 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR... NORTHEASTERN WELLS COUNTY IN INDIANA AT 349 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OSSIAN...OR ABOUT OVER OSSIAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE... OSSIAN...KINGSLAND...AND TOSCIN. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4093 8534 4080 8531 4080 8507 4093 8508 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Wabash | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 2:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington | 66 min |
| Aug 13, 2:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami | 56 min |
| Aug 13, 3:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Wabash | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 3:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington | 23 min |
| Aug 13, 3:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 4:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko | 36 min |
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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.