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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Northern Indiana

June 6, 20079 counties in Indiana; Cass County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Jun 6, 2007, 3:45 PM EDT for 9 counties in Indiana; Cass County, Michigan. It took effect at Jun 7, 2007, 5:01 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2007, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 7, 2007, 5:01 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 7, 2007, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Cass County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Wabash County, IN, White County, IN, Cass County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 224 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2007-06-06Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2007-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1111 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 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 
WWUS73 KIWX 061945
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
345 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2007

...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE IN SPEED OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. BY
EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. MOTORISTS ON EAST
TO WEST ROADS...SUCH AS THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD...ROUTES 6 AND 24
WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-MIZ077-078-070345-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.070607T1800Z-070608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-WHITE-
CASS IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
LOGANSPORT...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
345 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2007 /245 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT
/7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING
FROM 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KIWX 070148
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
948 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2007

...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE IN SPEED OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. BY
EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. MOTORISTS ON EAST
TO WEST ROADS...SUCH AS THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD...ROUTES 6 AND
24 WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-MIZ077-078-071000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.070607T1800Z-070608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-WHITE-
CASS IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
LOGANSPORT...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
948 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2007 /848 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING
FROM 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KIWX 070758
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
358 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TODAY. BY
EARLY AFTERNOON SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS...SUCH AS
THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD...ROUTES 6 AND 24 WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG
CROSS WINDS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-MIZ077-078-071600-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.070607T1800Z-070608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-WHITE-
CASS IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
LOGANSPORT...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
358 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007 /258 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
RANGING FROM 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KIWX 070901
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
501 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TODAY. BY
EARLY AFTERNOON SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS...SUCH
AS THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD...ROUTES 6 AND 24 WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG
CROSS WINDS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

INZ005-016-023-024-071715-
/O.EXA.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.070607T1800Z-070608T0000Z/
ELKHART-KOSCIUSKO-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER
501 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING
FROM 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$

INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-MIZ077-078-071715-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.070607T1800Z-070608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-WHITE-
CASS IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
LOGANSPORT...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
501 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007 /401 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING
FROM 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KIWX 071423
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1023 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. BY EARLY
AFTERNOON SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50
MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS...SUCH AS THE
INDIANA TOLL ROAD OR ROUTE 6 WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS
WINDS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

INZ003>005-012>016-020-022>024-MIZ077-078-072230-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.070607T1800Z-070608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-
KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
1023 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2007 /923 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. 

AT 1000 AM EDT/900 AM CDT...SOUTH WINDS WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO
AROUND 30 MPH AT THE SOUTH BEND...GOSHEN AND WARSAW AIRPORTS. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GET STRONGER...WITH PERIODIC GUSTS OVER
45 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE
EVENING HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KIWX 072029
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
429 PM EDT THU JUN 7 2007

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. MOTORISTS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS...SUCH AS THE
INDIANA TOLL ROAD OR ROUTE 24 WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS
WINDS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

INZ003>005-012>016-020-022>024-MIZ077-078-080000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-
KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
429 PM EDT THU JUN 7 2007 /329 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH CONTINUED AT
THE GOSHEN AND SOUTH BEND AIRPORTS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN SPORADIC REPORTS OF TREE LIMBS BEING BLOWN
DOWN ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KIWX 080026
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
826 PM EDT THU JUN 7 2007

INZ003>005-012>016-020-022>024-MIZ077-078-080130-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070608T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-
KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
826 PM EDT THU JUN 7 2007 /726 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THOUGH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM.

WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WERE COMMON THIS AFTERNOON. SOME TREE
BRANCHES AND A FEW POWER LINES DOWNED.

$$

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.