Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Northern Indiana

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WWUS53 KIWX 050545
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
145 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

INC091-149-050615-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-080805T0615Z/
STARKE IN-LA PORTE IN-
1245 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN LA PORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES...

AT 1238 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR SOUTH WANATAH...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
VALPARAISO...AND MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  KNOX...
  NORTH JUDSON...
  HAMLET...
  BREMS...SOUTH CENTER AND SALEM HEIGHTS...
  TOTO...
  BASS LAKE AND GROVERTOWN...

IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4155 8694 4156 8679 4153 8663 4152 8653
      4144 8653 4144 8650 4120 8649 4118 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 292DEG 41KT 4135 8680

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
835 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

.UPDATE...
PDS SEVERE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN HALF OF CWA AS COMPLEX
TO THE WEST CONTINUES TO EVOLVE INTO WHAT MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT
WIND EVENT. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE ALREADY STARTING TO CREEP
IN WEST OF CHICAGO. LINE WILL CONTINUE TO RACE EAST AND EVENTUALLY
MORE SOUTH EAST AT 50 TO 60 MPH. WATCH WAS CONFINED TO WESTERN
AREAS AT THE MOMENT TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS WHERE THE STRONGEST
WINDS FOCUS. GRIDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO GO CATEGORICAL WITH
CONTINUED MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN AS SOME REDEVELOPMENT BEHIND THIS
COMPLEX IS POSSIBLE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 650 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008/

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION/AVIATION...
COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST HOUR
OR 2 OVER EASTERN IOWA IN AXIS OF EXTREME INSTABILITY. SFC BASED
CAPES ACROSS MUCH OF ILLINOIS RANGING FROM 5000 TO 6500 J/KG AS
TEMPS HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE 90S IN MANY AREAS WITH SFC DEWPTS IN
THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80. THESE STORMS FORMED ON THE EDGE OF A
STRONG 700 MB CAP AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE EASTWARD ACROSS
ILLINOIS...EVENTUALLY TAPPING ALL THE MSTR NOTED ABOVE. AT ITS
PRESENT TRACK THIS COMPLEX WILL APPROACH OUR WESTERN COUNTIES
AFTER 10 PM EDT. AT A MINIMUM VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL BE SEEN WITH THE STORMS. WITH LLJ EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AND FEED INTO THE AREA TONIGHT,,,RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS
STILL IN PLACE IF COLD POOL CAN BE WELL ESTABLISHED. SEVERE
REPORTS AT THIS POINT HAVE BEEN VERY LIMITED AT THIS
POINT...POSSIBLY INDICATING THAT THE STORMS ARE NOT FULLY SFC
BASED AS OF YET.

CURRENTLY MONITORING AN AREA OF RAPIDLY INCREASE THETA E AIR FROM
NE ILLINOIS INTO W CNTRL INDIANA PER SPC MESOANALYSIS PAGE.
CONVERGENCE ALSO INCREASING HERE. THIS AREA IS ON THE WESTERN EDGE
OF CLOUD COVER SO WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS. MAY REMAIN QUIET ALONG IT BUT COULD HELP
FEED THE COMPLEX AS IT DRAWS CLOSER.

AT THIS TIME WILL LEAVE GRIDS ALONE. TIMING BEING AFTER 3Z MAY
REQUIRE A BIT OF AN UPDATE IN NEXT HOUR OR SO BUT WILL WATCH
THINGS.

FOR AVIATION...CHALLENGES ARE OBVIOUS WITH THE STORMS MOVING IN.
WILL MAKE SOME CHANGES TO KEEP THINGS DRY UNTIL AROUND 2 TO 3Z AND
THEN START WITH A TEMPO GROUP UNTIL TIMING IS BETTER ESTABLISHED.
LOCAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 KTS OR GREATER STILL A FAIRLY SAFE BET SO
WILL KEEP THAT GOING. BEYOND 12Z NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE AS
AFTER EFFECTS OF CONVECTION TONIGHT WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN
POTENTIAL FOR STORMS TOMORROW.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 323 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008/

SHORT TERM...
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

POTENT SW TROUGH OVER NW IA EMBEDDED IN A BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER
MB...WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR TS CHANCES OVERNIGHT WHEN COUPLED WITH
THE COMPOSITE OUTFLOW/FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER EASTERN IA. FARTHER
NE...REMNANT MCV FORM LAST NIGHT/S CONVECTION IS CONTINUING TO
TRAVERSE SOUTHERN WI...AND WILL BEGIN TO TURN SE TOWARD THE
FA...FOLLOWING H85-H3 SHEAR VECTORS AROUND THE STAUNCH UPPER RIDGE
OVER THE SOUTHERN US. AFOREMENTIONED FEATURES WILL PROVIDED THE
FOCUS FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

MCV OVER WI COUPLED WITH AN APPROACHING MID LEVEL IMPULSE WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT INCREASED LL FLOW...ADVECTING EXTREMELY WARM
AND MOIST AIR IN THE H92-H85 LAYER. DVN/ILX 12A SOUNDINGS CONFIRM
VERY UNSTABLE RICH THETA-E AIR IN PLACE. THE INCREASED ADVECTION OF
THIS AIR MASS INTO THE FA ALOFT HAS ALREADY SUPPORTED CONVECTION
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO OVERNIGHT. AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...EXPECTING MCV OVER WI TO CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTH
INTO THE FA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE SUPPORTED BY SELF INDUCED INCREASED LL FLOW UNDER STEEP
LAPSE RATES...SUPPORTING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ON ITS SE FLANK. THE
BIG SHOW LOOKS TO BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER IA WILL EVENTUALLY CONVECT THIS AFTERNOON SUPPORTING RAPID TS
DEVELOPMENT...AS MID LEVEL COOLING PER THE ADVANCING MID LEVEL WAVE
FURTHER BREAKS DOWN ANY CIN IN PLACE. ELEVATED CONVECTION IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OVER WESTERN IA...INDICATING VERY STRONG
FORCING/INSTABILITY IN PLACE. INCREDIBLE SFC INSTABILITY IS
EVIDENT OVER SE IA WITH SB CAPE/S AOA 6000 J/KG. TS SHOULD QUICKLY
TRANSITION INTO A FORWARD PROPAGATING MCS...FOLLOWING THE
QUASISTATIONARY COMPOSITE BOUNDARY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. GIVEN
PROGGED INCREASING FLOW AT H95-H85 OVERNIGHT...EXPECTING THETA-E
RICH AIR TO CONTINUE TO BE ADVECTED INTO THIS SYSTEM...SUPPORTING
PROPAGATION THROUGH MUCH OF THE CWA. STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES
H85-H5/MID LEVEL DRY AIR IN PLACE/0-3 KM SHEAR OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS/AND
AMPLE INSTABILITY IN PLACE WILL SUPPORT A DAMAGING WIND THREAT WITH
THIS SYSTEM AS PROPAGATES EAST. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE EXPECTED
WITH THE MOST INTENSE CORES...AS A QUICK INCH OR TWO WOULD NOT BE
OUT OF THE THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY. TIMING OF TS COMPLEX IS STILL A
QUESTION MARK AT THIS TIME. HAVE OPTED FOR HIGHEST POPS THIS EVENING
WHEN BETTER PARAMETERS WILL BE IN PLACE...TRANSITIONING TO 60S AFTER
06Z. ONCE AGAIN...FORECAST MODELS ARE ALL OVER THE BOARD WITH
DETAILS...AND SO HAVE NOT FAVORED ANY PARTICULAR MODEL RELYING
MOSTLY IN PROFILER/SAT/SFC OBS/WATER VAPOR TRENDS.

TUESDAY...COMPOSITE OUTFLOW INSTABILITY AXIS WILL MOST LIKELY BE
FORCED SOUTH WITH OVERNIGHT CONVECTION...SHIFTING BETTER PRECIP
CHANCES SOUTH OF THE FA. SYNOPTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROGRESS
SOUTH ACROSS THE FA IN RESPONSE TO ADVANCING SFC HIGH PRESSURE.
LINGERING MOISTURE COUPLED WITH DAYTIME HEATING UNDER HEIGHT FALLS
ALOFT MAY SUPPORT SH/TS CHANCES UNDER DAYTIME HEATING...OPTED FOR 40
POPS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH DRYING NW TO SE IN THE EVENING. TEMPS ARE
STILL QUESTIONABLE GIVEN LINGERING CLOUDS AND UNCERTAIN MIXING
HEIGHTS. OPTED FOR MIDDLE OF ROAD APPROACH FOR NOW.

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
ONLY A FEW MINOR CHANGES MADE AS MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO
HAVE SURPRISINGLY GOOD HANDLE ON PATTERN EVOLUTION LATE THIS WEEK INTO
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL
DIG SOUTHEASTWARD LATE THIS WEEK WHICH WILL RESULT IN HIGH AMPLITUDE
FLOW DOWNSTREAM...WITH A FULL LATITUDE RIDGE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
CHAIN AND A HIGHLY ANOMALOUS CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA
AND THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
SO...UNSEASONABLY LOW HUMIDITY AND BLO NORMAL TEMPS STILL LOOK LIKE
A GOOD BET FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH THIS PATTERN LIKELY
CONTINUING INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK WITH BLOCKING OVER
CANADA/GREENLAND AND CONTINUED NEG NAO. MAIN FORECAST ISSUES THIS
PACKAGE REVOLVE AROUND PRECIP CHANCES WITH SHORTWAVE/SFC TROUGH
PASSAGE ON THURSDAY AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN INSTABILITY SHOWERS NEAR
COLD POOL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. IN BOTH INSTANCES...IT STILL APPEARS
AS IF BETTER FORCING...INSTABILITY...AND DEEPER MOISTURE WITH
CYCLONIC FLOW WILL MAINLY STAY FURTHER NORTH AND EAST. DECIDED TO
ADD LOW CHC POPS FOR THURSDAY AS PROGGED UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE
ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER JET ON BACKSIDE OF DEEPENING UPPER LOW
COMBINED WITH INSTABILITY PER SOME COOLING ALOFT AND WEAK MOISTURE
CONV ALONG SFC TROUGH MAY BE JUST ENOUGH FOR A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS
NORTHERN/EASTERN AREAS ON THURSDAY. ALSO ADDED LOW CHC POPS FOR
FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST OH NORTHWARD INTO THE HILLSDALE
AREA AS LATEST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO PAINT THIS AREA ON FAR WESTERN
EXTENT OF COLD POOL AND DEEPER MOISTURE. OTHERWISE...DRY/COOL
WEATHER WILL LIKELY PREVAIL SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS SFC RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY FROM THE UPPER
MIDWEST.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...CHAMBERLAIN
LONG TERM...STEINWEDEL
AVIATION...FISHER
UPDATE...FISHER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
914 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-060115-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...
WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
914 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008 /814 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

...THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IN AREAS...

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RACE EAST OUT OF NORTHERN
ILLINOIS INTO WESTERN INDIANA AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE EAST OVERNIGHT. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH ARE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ALONG THE LINE. HOWEVER...AN ENHANCED
THREAT FOR WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL EXIST IN A NARROW
CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
LINE. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALONG THE LEADING
EDGE OF THIS LINE OF STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY. PRIMARY
THREATS INCLUDE DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED LARGE HAIL ESPECIALLY
IN THE AFTERNOON.

THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOW BE UNDERWAY FOR WESTERN PARTS OF THE
FORECAST AREA WITH ACTIVATION LIKELY IN EASTERN AREAS OVERNIGHT.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-060115-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
914 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN
LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...BRINGING WITH IT WIND IN EXCESS OF 60
KTS...HIGH WAVES AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE
FAVORABLE FOR SEICHES LATE TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THIS LINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE ON TUESDAY.

ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. WINDS AND
WAVES WILL BE HIGHER NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1204 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

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

1204 AM     HEAVY RAIN       8 WSW FORT WAYNE        41.03N  85.28W
08/05/2008  M0.50 INCH       ALLEN              IN   COCORAHS

            0.50 INCHES IN 10 MINUTES

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX0801793

LMK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1207 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

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

1206 AM     TSTM WND GST     MARION                  40.55N  85.67W
08/05/2008  E55 MPH          GRANT              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX0801794

LMK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1232 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

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

1140 PM     LIGHTNING        COLUMBIA CITY           41.16N  85.48W
08/04/2008                   WHITLEY            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SUBSTATION HIT BY LIGHTNING. POWER OUTAGES IN COLUMBIA
            CITY. SEVERAL FIRES DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKES IN COLUMBIA
            CITY AND SOUTH OF THE CITY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX0801795

LMK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1237 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

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

1236 AM     TSTM WND GST     CONVOY                  40.92N  84.71W
08/05/2008  M41 MPH          VAN WERT           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX0801796

LMK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1239 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

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

1152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MARION                  40.55N  85.67W
08/04/2008                   GRANT              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN MARION...WINDS ESTIMATED
            AT OVER 60 MPH

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX0801797

BJS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
112 AM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

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

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. JOSEPH              42.10N  86.49W
08/04/2008                   BERRIEN            MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN TOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX0801798

BJS