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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 4, 2008, 9:06 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana; Berrien County, Cass County, Michigan. It was in force for 54 min. 3 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
- Aug 4, 2008, 9:06 PM CDT (02:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties LaPorte County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Berrien County, MI, Cass County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 9:06 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Michiana Shores, IN | *** 1 FATAL *** TREE LIMB FELL ON VEHICLE...TIME IS ESTIMATED |
| Aug 4, 9:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 48 | 4 Nw South Bend, IN | RECORDED AT THE SOUTH BEND REGIONAL AIRPORT |
| Aug 4, 9:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 N Lakeville, IN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 7429 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 819 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.9
- Supercell composite
- 20.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIWX 050206
TORIWX
INC091-141-MIC021-027-050300-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0025.080805T0206Z-080805T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1006 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
SOUTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT/1000 PM CDT/
* AT 902 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR MICHIANA SHORES...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRAIL
CREEK...AND MOVING EAST AT 48 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
NEW BUFFALO
BUCHANAN...
SOUTH BEND AND NILES...
MISHAWAKA...GULIVOIRE PARK AND GEORGETOWN...
GRANGER...
THREE OAKS...
NEW CARLISLE...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THIS SEVERE HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GO TO A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES...AND SEEK
SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE.
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 4176 8687 4183 8674 4188 8601 4176 8603
4176 8607 4157 8607 4149 8608 4164 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 277DEG 42KT 4172 8674
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIWX 050227
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1027 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
INC091-050236-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080805T0300Z/
LA PORTE IN-
926 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 1023 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED
OUT AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN LAPORTE COUNTY.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4188 8601 4176 8603 4176 8607 4157 8607
4149 8608 4157 8649 4166 8649 4166 8651
4181 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 277DEG 42KT 4169 8641
$$
INC141-MIC021-027-050300-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080805T0300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-
1026 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR ST.
JOSEPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND
SOUTHEASTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
AT 1023 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF LYDICK...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF SOUTH
BEND...AND MOVING EAST AT 48 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
SOUTH BEND...GEORGETOWN AND GULIVOIRE PARK...
MISHAWAKA...
GRANGER...
ROSELAND...
EDWARDSBURG...
OSCEOLA...
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 4188 8601 4176 8603 4176 8607 4157 8607
4149 8608 4157 8649 4166 8649 4166 8651
4181 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 277DEG 42KT 4169 8641
$$000
WWUS53 KIWX 050301
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1101 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
INC141-MIC021-027-050311-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080805T0300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-
1101 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA...AND SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND SOUTHEASTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN HAS EXPIRED...
AT 1057 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4188 8601 4176 8603 4176 8607 4157 8607
4149 8608 4157 8649 4166 8649 4166 8651
4181 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 277DEG 42KT 4169 8639
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 119 min | |
| Aug 4, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke, White | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall and 7 more | 61 min |
| Aug 4, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | White | 39 min |
| Aug 4, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 45 min |
| Aug 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 54 min | |
| Aug 5, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 63 min |
| Aug 5, 12:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 118 min |
| Aug 5, 2:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Cass, Fulton, LaPorte, Miami, Pulaski, Starke and 1 more | 114 min |
| Aug 5, 3:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Pulaski | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, White | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | IWX | Carroll, White | 27 hr |
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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.