Alert archive / Indiana / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2008, 1:33 PM EST for 21 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan; 8 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2008, 1:33 PM EST (18:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2008, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
All 33 counties
Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 414 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KIWX 171833 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 133 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASING WINDS. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING WITH MUCH COLDER AIR BEHIND IT. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THIS FRONT. INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-180245- /O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.080217T1833Z-080218T0600Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...LIMA 133 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 /1233 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR SECURED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KIWX 180148 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 848 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THIS EVENING. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASING WINDS. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING WITH MUCH COLDER AIR BEHIND IT. GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEHIND THIS FRONT. INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-180600- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...LIMA 848 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 /748 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ MONDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS EVENING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR SECURED. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$ MURPHY
000 WWUS73 KIWX 180557 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1257 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS. THE LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA OVERNIGHT. INZ003>007-012>016-020-022-023-MIZ077>081-180700- /O.CAN.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0600Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-STARKE-PULASKI- MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-BERRIEN-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE 1257 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 /1157 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ INZ008-009-017-018-024>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024- 025-180900- /O.EXT.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0900Z/ NOBLE-DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN... GARRETT...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...BRYAN... WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP... OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 1257 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR SECURED. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$
000 WWUS73 KIWX 180901 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 401 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 INZ008-009-017-018-024>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024- 025-181015- /O.EXP.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T0900Z/ NOBLE-DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN... GARRETT...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...BRYAN... WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP... OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 401 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WERE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING EARLY THIS MORNING AND NO LONGER POSE A HAZARD. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 71 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 4 days |
| Feb 17, 1:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Huntington, Wells | 47 min |
| Feb 17, 2:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte | 47 min |
| Feb 17, 2:27 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 48 min | |
| Feb 17, 5:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 29 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Williams | 4 days |
| Feb 17, 11:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Williams | 6 days |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.