Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 29, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Sep 13, 2008, 6:55 PM EDT for LaGrange County, Indiana; Branch County, Michigan. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2008, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2008, 7:23 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties LaGrange County, IN, Branch County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 683 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIWX 132255
TORIWX
INC087-MIC023-132330-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0029.080913T2255Z-080913T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
655 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LAGRANGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
SOUTHWESTERN BRANCH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 653 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF HOWE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF LAGRANGE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 48 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
HOWE AND ONTARIO...
BRIGHTON...
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 4183 8519 4175 8519 4175 8520 4170 8520
4166 8557 4170 8558 4176 8540 4176 8530
4180 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 253DEG 42KT 4169 8553
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIWX 132307
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
707 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008
INC087-MIC023-132330-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080913T2330Z/
LAGRANGE IN-BRANCH MI-
707 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BRANCH AND NORTHEASTERN LAGRANGE COUNTIES...
AT 702 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOWE...OR ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LAGRANGE...AND MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
ONTARIO...
BRIGHTON...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4170 8520 4168 8542 4167 8543 4167 8545
4167 8546 4167 8547 4172 8548 4174 8539
4176 8530 4180 8529 4183 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 260DEG 36KT 4170 8539
$$000 WWUS53 KIWX 132317 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 717 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 INC087-MIC023-132330- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080913T2330Z/ LAGRANGE IN-BRANCH MI- 718 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BRANCH AND NORTHEASTERN LAGRANGE COUNTIES... AT 716 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN LAGRANGE COUNTY...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STURGIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 38 MPH. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. 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 4170 8520 4169 8527 4177 8527 4178 8519 TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 257DEG 33KT 4173 8523 $$
000 WWUS53 KIWX 132323 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 723 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 INC087-MIC023-132333- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080913T2330Z/ LAGRANGE IN-BRANCH MI- 723 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BRANCH AND NORTHEASTERN LAGRANGE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 720 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4170 8520 4169 8527 4177 8527 4178 8519 TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 260DEG 36KT 4173 8518 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 4:22 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Statement | IWX | 21 hr | |
| Sep 13, 5:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 6:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 8:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Elkhart, LaGrange | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 9:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 10:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 11:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | LaGrange, Steuben | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 1:30 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 17 days |
| Sep 13, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Elkhart, LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaGrange | 43 min |
| Sep 13, 6:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 10:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph | 4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.