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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Northern Indiana

March 31, 2006Huntington County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2006, 6:33 PM EST for Huntington County, Indiana. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 31, 2006, 6:33 PM EST (23:33 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2006, 7:00 PM EST
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Huntington County, 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
Mar 31, 2:32 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 31, 3:40 PM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:40 PM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before

XUS63 KIWX 312010
AFDIWX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
340 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

.SHORT TERM...
HAVE UPGRADED WIND ADVISORY TO A WIND WARNING. ISOLATED DAMAGING
WINDS REPORTED IN CHICAGO THIS AFTERNOON...AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60
MPH REPORTED AT GARY AND MICHIGAN CITY. THESE STRONG WINDS SHOULD
TRANSLATE EAST AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. SEVERE STORMS
POSSIBLE AHEAD OF SHARP BACK EDGE OF MOISTURE GRADIENT. LAPS CAPE
AND NAM MODEL CAPE MAXES 1000 TO 1200 J/KG...SO MARGINAL
INSTABILITY...BUT DYNAMICS STRONG WITH SUPERCELLS EXPECTED. FRONT
SHOULD PUSH ACROSS THE AREA RAPIDLY...BRINGING AN END TO THE SEVERE
THREAT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...MUCH COOLER
WITH SHOWERS ENDING.

&&

.LONG TERM...
SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MAIN FOCUS/TIME DEDICATED TO SHORT TERM.
FEW CHANGES TO EXTENDED. NAM/GFS CONSISTENT WITH STRONG FROPA LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH DECENT 1000-850MB MOISTURE POOLED AHEAD AND OVER
100M/12HR MID LEVEL HEIGHT FALLS. ALL POINTING TO GOOD SHRA/TSRA
SIGNALS AND HAVE UPPED POPS TO LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT. THOUGH TIMING
STILL AN ISSUE STILL TOO EARLY TO TIME ANY HIR POPS WEST LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON OR KEEP LIKELY POPS INTO MONDAY FAR EAST. NEXT SYSTEM
CURRENTLY NEAR 140W DROPS INTO SW STATES EARLY TUESDAY AND BECOMES
CUTOFF. STRONG RIDGING EAST OF MS VALLEY SUPPORTED BY GFS/GEM/ECMWF
WILL LIKELY SLOW AND SHUNT IT TO OUR NORTHWEST NEAR END OF FORECAST
PERIOD. WILL HAVE SOME LOW CHANCE TSRA POPS DY7 THOUGH TREND LOWER
THAN HPC/MEX WITH UNCERTAINTY OF THE SYSTEMS EWD PROGRESS.

&&

.AVIATION...
STILL SOME LINGERING MVFR CIGS VCNTY FWA...BUT WITH DRY SLOT
APPROACHING RAPIDLY...EXPECT SBN/FWA TO BECOME OR STAY VFR UNTIL
AFTER FROPA. STILL A CHANCE FOR THUNDER AT FWA AHEAD OF FRONT/DRY
SLOT...SO INCLUDED VCTS AT FWA. OTHERWISE...DEW POINTS REALLY
DROPPING OFF OVER NE IL WHERE IKK DOWN TO 45. SOME MVFR CIGS
EXPECTED BY MORNING BEHIND FRONT.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR
     INZ003-INZ004-INZ005-INZ012-INZ013-INZ014-INZ015-INZ016-
     INZ020-INZ022.
     TORNADO WATCH ALL COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST THIS
     EVENING

MI...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MIZ077-MIZ078-
     MIZ079.
     TORNADO WATCH ALL COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST THIS
     EVENING

OH...TORNADO WATCH ALL COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING

LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR LMZ043-LMZ046.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LMZ043-LMZ046.

&&

SHORT TERM...SKIPPER
LONG TERM....PBM
AVIATION...SKIPPER

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 5:17 AM EST, 13 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYRACUSE IN
517 AM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025-011030-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-
STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-
WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-
JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-
FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
417 AM CST FRI MAR 31 2006 /517 AM EST FRI MAR 31 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
INDIANA...SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA...SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
AND NORTHWEST OHIO. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM
COULD BE SEVERE. HOWEVER...IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE
EXACT DETAILS. STAY TUNED TO LATER OUTLOOKS AND FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-061-011030-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI OUT TO MID LAKE-
517 AM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET AND GALES TO 35 KNOTS
ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY. IT IS LIKELY THAT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED
FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN AGAIN BY THURSDAY.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 31, 5:51 PM EST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
551 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0546 PM     HAIL             4 SE WALTON             40.62N 86.19W
03/31/2006  M0.88 INCH       CASS               IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 5:53 PM EST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
553 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0546 PM     HAIL             8 SW PERU               40.67N 86.18W
03/31/2006  E1.00 INCH       CASS               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 6:23 PM EST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
623 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0622 PM     HAIL             1 N LA FONTAINE         40.69N 85.72W
03/31/2006  E0.75 INCH       WABASH             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 6:31 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
631 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0620 PM     HAIL             5 N LA FONTAINE         40.75N 85.72W
03/31/2006  E1.50 INCH       WABASH             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 4:18 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IWX	Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke and 1 more	10 hr
Mar 31, 2:36 PM EST	High Wind Warning	IWX	Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke and 1 more	5 hr
Mar 31, 5:42 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Miami	33 min
Mar 31, 6:04 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Wabash	26 min
Mar 31, 6:31 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Grant	44 min
Mar 31, 6:35 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Blackford, Grant	55 min
Mar 31, 6:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	33 min
Mar 31, 4:56 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Branch	34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.