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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Northern Indiana

June 9, 2008Van Wert County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2008, 6:01 PM EDT for Van Wert County, Ohio. It was in force for 29 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: Jun 9, 2008, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2008, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Van Wert County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 9, 6:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sw Wetsel, OH	NO TORNADO FOUND...60 TO 65 MPH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS RESPONSIBLE FOR TREE DAMAGE
Jun 9, 6:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Middle Point, OH	MULTIPLE REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS AND DAMAGE. DAMAGE NEAR WILSHIRE...MIDDLE POINT. CAR PUSHED OFF ROADWAY NEAR CHENOWITH RD NEAR MIDDLE POINT. POLE DOWN NEAR REIDENBACH ROAD.
Jun 9, 6:17 PM EDT	TORNADO	Middle Point, OH	TORNADO ON GROUND SOUTH OF MIDDLEPOINT NEAR DELPHUS
Jun 9, 6:28 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 72	Middle Point, OH
Jun 9, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Van Wert, OH	MUCH OF VAN WERT COUNTY IS WITHOUT POWER

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
Jun 9, 1:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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: 691 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1186 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KIWX 092201
TORIWX
OHC161-092230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0019.080609T2201Z-080609T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
601 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 556 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
  LOCATED NEAR JONESTOWN...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF VAN WERT...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 42 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
  VAN WERT...
  MIDDLE POINT...
  WETSEL...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF 
QUICKLY PRODUCING A TORNADO. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE 
STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

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 4073 8445 4073 8463 4099 8456 4099 8439
      4093 8439 4093 8438 4091 8438 4090 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 207DEG 37KT 4080 8452

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIWX 092210
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
608 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

OHC161-092230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080609T2230Z/
VAN WERT OH-
608 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
VAN WERT COUNTY...

AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR VAN WERT...OR ABOUT OVER VAN WERT...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 43 MPH. TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED 80 MPH WINDS AT 608 
PM EDT.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  VAN WERT...
  WETSEL...
  MIDDLE POINT...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER 
IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN 
A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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.

LAT...LON 4073 8445 4073 8463 4099 8456 4099 8439
      4093 8439 4093 8438 4091 8438 4090 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 207DEG 37KT 4088 8451

&
$$

000 
WWUS53 KIWX 092230
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
631 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

OHC161-092241-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080609T2230Z/
VAN WERT OH-
631 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN VAN WERT COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED OR
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  WETSEL...

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

LAT...LON 4073 8445 4073 8463 4099 8456 4099 8439
      4093 8439 4093 8438 4091 8438 4090 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 207DEG 37KT 4090 8450

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Paulding	24 min
Jun 9, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Putnam, Van Wert	57 min
Jun 9, 6:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert	26 min
Jun 9, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Putnam	48 min
Jun 9, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry	29 min
Jun 9, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Williams	56 min
Jun 9, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Fulton	58 min
Jun 9, 7:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Williams	35 min
Jun 9, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Fulton, Henry	20 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.