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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 2007, 10:13 PM EDT for Elkhart County, Kosciusko County, Marshall County, Indiana. It was in force for 47 min. 5 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
- Oct 18, 2007, 10:13 PM EDT (02:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2007, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Elkhart County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Marshall County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 10:13 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 7 N Etna Green, IN | MAX INTENSITY EF3 WIDTH ONE HALF MILE. LENGTH 5 MILES. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED AS WELL AS TREES AND POWER LINES. |
| Oct 18, 10:18 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 S Nappanee, IN | VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF TORNADO 1 MILE SOUTH OF NAPPANEE |
| Oct 18, 10:19 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | Nappanee, IN | EF3 TORNADO CONTINUED INTO NAPPANEE. MAX WIDTH ONE HALF MILE. LENGTH 7 MILES. OVER 100 HOMES AND SEVERAL BUSINESSES DESTROYED. 5 MINOR INJURIES REPORTED. WINDS ESTIMATED TO 165 MPH. |
| Oct 18, 10:25 PM EDT | TORNADO | Nappanee, IN | SEVERAL REPORTS OF HOMES DAMAGED. SOME INJURIES REPORTED. ONE SQUAD CAR REPORTED DAMAGED. MORE DETAILS TO COME. |
| Oct 18, 11:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Nappanee, IN | 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED OFF 6 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. MINOR HOUSE DAMAGE AND 2 AMATEUR RADIO ANTENAS DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 504 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1038 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KIWX 190213 TORIWX INC039-085-099-190300- /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0042.071019T0213Z-071019T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1013 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN ELKHART COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA * UNTIL 1100 PM EDT * AT 1008 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOURBON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF BREMEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE... NAPPANEE... SYRACUSE... GOSHEN... MILFORD... NEW PARIS... MILLERSBURG... 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 4169 8566 4137 8566 4128 8613 4142 8614 TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 234DEG 45KT 4136 8605 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KIWX 190222 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1019 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 INC039-085-099-190300- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-071019T0300Z/ ELKHART IN-MARSHALL IN-KOSCIUSKO IN- 1019 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...TORNADO EMERGENCY IN NAPPANEE... ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO...EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL AND SOUTHERN ELKHART COUNTIES... AT 1018 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT ONE MILE SOUTH OF NAPPANEE ON STATE ROUTE 19. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAPPANEE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOCKE...GRAVELTON...MILFORD...DEWART LAKE...FORAKER...OAKWOOD PARK... SYRACUSE...LAKE WAWASEE...NEW PARIS...WATERFORD MILLS...BENTON... GOSHEN AND MILLERSBURG. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFT THREATENING SITUATION THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4169 8566 4137 8566 4128 8613 4142 8614 TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 228DEG 42KT 4142 8600 $$
000 WWUS53 KIWX 190225 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1023 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 INC039-085-099-190300- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-071019T0300Z/ ELKHART IN-MARSHALL IN-KOSCIUSKO IN- 1023 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN ELKHART COUNTY... ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO...EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL AND SOUTHERN ELKHART COUNTIES... AT 1018 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ONE MILE SOUTH OF NAPPANEE ON STATE ROUTE 19. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER NAPPANEE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... FORAKER... GOSHEN... NEW PARIS... MILLERSBURG... WATERFORD MILLS... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFT THREATENING 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 YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4169 8566 4137 8566 4128 8613 4142 8614 TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 228DEG 42KT 4146 8595 $$
000 WWUS53 KIWX 190229 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1027 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 INC039-085-099-190300- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-071019T0300Z/ ELKHART IN-MARSHALL IN-KOSCIUSKO IN- 1027 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN ELKHART COUNTY... ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO...EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL AND SOUTHERN ELKHART COUNTIES... AT 1025 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED HOMES DAMAGED WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES NEAR NAPPANEE. THIS LIFE THREATENING TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAVELTON...OR ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF NAPPANEE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW PARIS...WATERFORD MILLS...GOSHEN AND MILLERSBURG. THIS REMAINS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFT THREATENING SITUATION IF YOUR IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...REMAIN IN SHELTER THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4169 8566 4137 8566 4128 8613 4142 8614 TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 228DEG 42KT 4149 8590 $$
000 WWUS53 KIWX 190301 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1057 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 INC039-085-099-190307- /O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-071019T0300Z/ ELKHART IN-MARSHALL IN-KOSCIUSKO IN- 1057 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO...EAST CENTRAL MARSHALL AND SOUTHERN ELKHART COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1100 PM EDT... AT 1052 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ELKHART COUNTY THROUGH 1120 PM EDT. 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4169 8566 4137 8566 4128 8613 4142 8614 TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 228DEG 42KT 4172 8555 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaGrange, Noble, Steuben | 54 min |
| Oct 18, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte | 51 min |
| Oct 18, 8:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Noble, Whitley | 50 min |
| Oct 18, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 87 min | |
| Oct 18, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 39 min |
| Oct 18, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 40 min |
| Oct 18, 8:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 47 min |
| Oct 18, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, White | 66 min |
| Oct 18, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall, Starke | 48 min |
| Oct 18, 10:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Miami, Wabash | 45 min |
| Oct 18, 10:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaGrange | 34 min |
| Oct 18, 10:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, LaGrange | 60 min |
| Oct 18, 10:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Huntington, Whitley | 28 min |
| Oct 18, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble | 45 min |
| Oct 19, 12:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 12 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.