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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Northern Indiana

August 4, 20084 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 4, 2008, 10:59 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 47 min. 2 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, 10:59 PM EDT (02:59 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2008, 11:46 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Fulton County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Miami County, IN, Wabash County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 4, 11:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 45	North Manchester, IN	ON SR 13
Aug 4, 11:44 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Wabash, IN	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. POWER OUTAGES.

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, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 234 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIWX 050259
TORIWX
INC049-085-103-169-050400-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0028.080805T0259Z-080805T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1059 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHERN MIAMI COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  WABASH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT

* AT 1057 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
  LOCATED NEAR ATHENS...OR 4 MILES EAST OF ROCHESTER...AND MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
  NORTH MANCHESTER...
  WABASH...
  AKRON...GILEAD AND BEAVER DAM LAKE...
  DISKO...SILVER LAKE AND CHILI...
  IJAMSVILLE...LAKETON AND ROANN...
  URBANA...

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH..

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.

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 4086 8616 4088 8617 4092 8617 4092 8620
      4105 8630 4117 8622 4118 8607 4106 8569
      4101 8569 4067 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 300DEG 43KT 4107 8610

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIWX 050322
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

INC049-085-050332-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080805T0400Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO AND EASTERN FULTON
COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA IS CANCELLED...

AT 1118 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.

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

LAT...LON 4086 8616 4091 8617 4101 8609 4101 8595
      4103 8594 4097 8568 4067 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 294DEG 41KT 4093 8598

$$

INC103-169-050400-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080805T0400Z/
WABASH IN-MIAMI IN-
1122 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
NORTHERN MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES...

AT 1118 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 GILEAD...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROCHESTER...
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 48 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  WABASH...
  IJAMSVILLE...LAKETON AND RICHVALLEY...
  SPEICHERVILLE AND URBANA...
  LAGRO...SERVIA AND TREATY...
  LINCOLNVILLE...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.

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.

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 4086 8616 4091 8617 4101 8609 4101 8595
      4103 8594 4097 8568 4067 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 294DEG 41KT 4093 8598

$$

000 
WWUS53 KIWX 050346
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1146 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

INC103-169-050356-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080805T0400Z/
WABASH IN-MIAMI IN-
1146 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

AT 1144 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED
AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 4086 8616 4091 8617 4101 8609 4101 8595
      4103 8594 4097 8568 4067 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 294DEG 41KT 4082 8565

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 9:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	IWX		119 min
Aug 4, 9:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke, White	68 min
Aug 4, 9:48 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	LaPorte, Starke	42 min
Aug 4, 10:06 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	LaPorte, Saint Joseph	54 min
Aug 4, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall and 7 more	61 min
Aug 4, 10:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke	58 min
Aug 4, 10:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	White	39 min
Aug 4, 10:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph	45 min
Aug 5, 1:06 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	IWX		54 min
Aug 5, 1:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	LaPorte, Starke	63 min
Aug 5, 1:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke	118 min
Aug 5, 3:51 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Cass, Fulton, LaPorte, Miami, Pulaski, Starke and 1 more	114 min
Aug 5, 4:34 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	LaPorte, Starke	6 hr
Aug 5, 5:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	Fulton, Pulaski	3 hr
Aug 5, 5:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Miami, White	5 hr
Aug 5, 11:22 AM EDT	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.