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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana

March 13, 2006LaGrange County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2006, 3:45 AM EST for LaGrange County, Indiana. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2006, 3:45 AM EST (08:45 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2006, 4:30 AM EST
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County LaGrange County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 13, 12:23 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2006-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2006-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
96 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KIWX 130847
SVRIWX
INC087-130930-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0013.060313T0845Z-060313T0930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
345 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 430 AM EST

* AT 344 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE   
  EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAGRANGE TO 6 MILES WEST OF   
  STURGIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
  LAGRANGE...
  SHIPSHEWANA...
  HOWE...

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST MONDAY 
MORNING FOR INDIANA AND MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4177 8566 4158 8566 4154 8530 4177 8523

$$

HITCHCOCK
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KIWX 130919
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
417 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006

INC087-130930-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060313T0930Z/
LAGRANGE IN-
417 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EST
FOR...

  LAGRANGE COUNTY IN INDIANA

AT 414 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A 
LINE FROM NEAR BRIGHTON TO NEAR TOPEKA...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE STORMS INCLUDE...
  STROH...
  MONGO...
  WOODRUFF...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE 
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...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.

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST MONDAY 
MORNING FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4177 8539 4157 8557 4154 8530 4177 8523

$$

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 12:55 AM ESTTornado WarningIWXPulaski, White50 min
Mar 13, 2:15 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningIWX60 min
Mar 13, 3:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXSaint Joseph32 min
Mar 13, 3:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart38 min
Mar 13, 4:21 AM ESTWind AdvisoryIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more21 hr
Mar 13, 5:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko30 min
Mar 13, 8:11 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXPulaski23 min
Mar 13, 8:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXStarke28 min
Mar 13, 8:37 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXMarshall18 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.