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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Northern Indiana

June 4, 2008Pulaski County, Starke County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2008, 8:54 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Starke County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 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 4, 2008, 8:54 PM EDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2008, 9:29 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 4, 9:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	3 Sw Winamac, IN	300W AND 100S
Jun 4, 9:05 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Winamac, IN
Jun 4, 9:10 PM EDT	HAIL 2	1 N Monterey, IN
Jun 4, 9:15 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	2 E Ora, IN
Jun 4, 9:24 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	3 Sw Monterey, 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
Jun 4, 8:02 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 199 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: 2437 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1115 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 212 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 9.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KIWX 050055
TORIWX
INC131-149-050145-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0009.080605T0054Z-080605T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
754 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
  SOUTHERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT/945 PM EDT/

* AT 852 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND VERY LARGE HAIL UP 
  TO BASEBALL SIZE. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES 
  SOUTHWEST OF RIPLEY...OR 11 MILES WEST OF WINAMAC...AND MOVING 
  NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
  WINAMAC...
  KNOX...
  NORTH JUDSON...
  RIPLEY AND DENHAM...
  BEARDSTOWN AND VANMETER PARK...
  TOTO...

HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE WAS REPORTED IN FRANCESVILLE AT 845 PM EDT 
WITH THIS SEVERE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...SEEK SAFE 
SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

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 4128 8681 4129 8679 4130 8677 4131 8648
      4106 8648 4096 8660 4118 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 225DEG 29KT 4102 8679

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIWX 050112
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
911 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

INC131-149-050145-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080605T0145Z/
STARKE IN-PULASKI IN-
811 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT/945 PM EDT/
FOR EASTERN PULASKI AND SOUTHERN STARKE COUNTIES...

AT 909 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. 
THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VANMETER PARK...OR ABOUT OVER 
WINAMAC...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  MONTEREY...WINONA AND OBER...
  OAK GROVE...

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY
MORNING/200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING/ FOR NORTHWESTERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4128 8681 4129 8679 4130 8677 4131 8648
      4106 8648 4096 8660 4118 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 236DEG 43KT 4110 8658

$$

000 
WWUS53 KIWX 050129
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
929 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

INC131-149-050139-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080605T0145Z/
STARKE IN-PULASKI IN-
829 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN PULASKI AND SOUTHERN STARKE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 929 PM EDT/829 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY
MORNING/200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING/ FOR NORTHWESTERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4128 8681 4129 8679 4130 8677 4131 8648
      4106 8648 4096 8660 4118 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 236DEG 43KT 109 13171

$$

JC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 8:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Pulaski, White	53 min
Jun 4, 8:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Pulaski	38 min
Jun 4, 9:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Fulton, Marshall	43 min
Jun 4, 9:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Kosciusko	26 min
Jun 5, 12:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	LaPorte, Pulaski, Starke	68 min
Jun 5, 1:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Marshall, Pulaski, Starke	63 min

Nearby

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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.