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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at May 15, 2007, 3:13 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan. It was in force for 41 min. 6 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
- May 15, 2007, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2007, 3:54 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties LaPorte County, IN, Berrien County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 3:25 PM CDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 50 | Michigan City, IN | |
| May 15, 3:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | La Porte, IN | TREES AND FENCES DOWN. |
| May 15, 3:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Nw La Porte, IN | *** 1 INJ *** TREE FELL ONTO MOVING MOTORCYCLE PINNING 44 YEAR OLD MALE RIDER...SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG |
| May 15, 3:41 PM CDT | TORNADO | La Porte, IN | TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND BY A SPOTTER. |
| May 15, 3:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1.4 S New Carlisle, IN | EF0 MAXIMUM WINDS AROUND 65 MPH. SOME DAMAGE TO TREE TOPS. TOUCHDOWN WITNESSED BY PROPERTY OWNER. |
| May 15, 3:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | La Porte, IN | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN AND AROUND LA PORTE... WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 65 TO 70 MPH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1998 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIWX 152014
TORIWX
INC091-MIC021-152115-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0012.070515T2013Z-070515T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
313 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT(515 PM EDT)
* AT 312 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION. THESE SEVERE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES WEST OF
MICHIGAN CITY TO 4 MILES WEST OF WESTVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PORTER TO 4 MILES WEST OF
WESTVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF SEVERE STORMS INCLUDE...
OTIS AND WESTVILLE...
PINHOOK...
WATERFORD...PINOLA AND TRAIL CREEK...
LONG BEACH...POTTAWATTOMIE PARK AND LA PORTE...
MICHIANA SHORES...MICHIANA AND GRAND BEACH...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
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 4191 8660 4178 8644 4166 8649 4159 8649
4153 8651 4152 8693 4172 8694 4176 8685
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIWX 152023
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
422 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007
INC091-MIC021-152115-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-070515T2115Z/
LA PORTE IN-BERRIEN MI-
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT(515 PM EDT)
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN AND NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTIES...
AT 320 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION. THESE
SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST
OF MICHIGAN CITY TO PINHOOK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES
WEST OF MICHIGAN CITY TO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF WESTVILLE...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
POTTAWATTOMIE PARK...LONG BEACH AND TRAIL CREEK...
MICHIANA SHORES...MICHIANA AND GRAND BEACH...
NEW BUFFALO AND SPRINGVILLE...
HESSTON...UNION PIER AND LAKESIDE...
THREE OAKS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER LAKE AND
PORTER COUNTIES.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A
TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF
STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4191 8660 4178 8644 4166 8649 4159 8649
4153 8651 4152 8693 4172 8694 4176 8685
$$000
WWUS53 KIWX 152033
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
432 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007
INC091-MIC021-152115-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-070515T2115Z/
LA PORTE IN-BERRIEN MI-
332 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT(515 PM EDT)
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN AND NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTIES...
AT 328 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION. THESE
SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MICHIANA
SHORES TO LA PORTE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MICHIGAN CITY TO LA PORTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
THREE OAKS...LAKESIDE AND TURNER SHORES...
SAWYER AND HUDSON LAKE...
GALIEN...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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 4191 8660 4178 8644 4166 8649 4159 8649
4153 8651 4152 8693 4172 8694 4176 8685
$$000
WWUS53 KIWX 152054
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
454 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007
INC091-MIC021-152104-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-070515T2115Z/
LA PORTE IN-BERRIEN MI-
354 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN AND NORTHERN LA PORTE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 348 PM CDT(448 PM EDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THAT THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE
WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4191 8660 4178 8644 4166 8649 4159 8649
4153 8651 4152 8693 4172 8694 4176 8685
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 52 min |
| May 15, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Noble | 49 min |
| May 15, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko | 32 min |
| May 15, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski | 42 min |
| May 15, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 97 min | |
| May 15, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall | 52 min |
| May 15, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko | 62 min |
| May 15, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 46 min |
| May 15, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Pulaski, Starke | 39 min |
| May 15, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | White | 25 min |
| May 15, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall, Starke | 39 min |
| May 15, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass | 49 min |
| May 15, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble | 48 min |
| May 15, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton | 34 min |
| May 15, 4:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 3 hr |
| May 15, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash | 34 min |
| May 15, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington, Noble, Whitley | 47 min |
| May 15, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 42 min |
| May 15, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Branch | 38 min |
| May 15, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Hillsdale | 27 min |
| May 15, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Berrien | 26 min |
| May 15, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass | 46 min |
| May 15, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Branch, Saint Joseph | 64 min |
| May 15, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 38 min |
| May 15, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Hillsdale | 47 min |
| May 15, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Hillsdale | 29 min |
Nearby
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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.