Alert archive / Indiana / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at May 11, 2008, 4:21 AM EDT for 7 counties in Indiana; Cass County, Michigan. It took effect at May 11, 2008, 12:23 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2008, 4:21 AM EDT (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2008, 12:23 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2008, 9:38 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Cass County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, White County, IN, Cass County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 1248 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 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 110821 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 421 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS WILL SWING EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. AS THIS OCCURS STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. INZ003-012-013-020-MIZ077-111630- /O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.080511T2000Z-080512T0400Z/ LA PORTE-STARKE-PULASKI-WHITE-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 421 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 /321 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH STRONGER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KIWX 111623 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1223 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS WILL SWING EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. AS THIS OCCURS STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP AND VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. INZ004-014-015-022-023-MIZ078-120030- /O.EXA.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.080511T2000Z-080512T0400Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...ROCHESTER...LOGANSPORT...PERU...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 1223 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH STRONGER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ INZ003-012-013-020-MIZ077-120030- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.080511T2000Z-080512T0400Z/ LA PORTE-STARKE-PULASKI-WHITE-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 1223 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 /1123 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH STRONGER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KIWX 112320 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 720 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA OVERNIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING....THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING UNTIL THIS THREAT HAS DIMINISHED. INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-023-MIZ077-078-120400- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080512T0400Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-WHITE- CASS IN-MIAMI-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... LOGANSPORT...PERU...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 720 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 /620 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH STRONGER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. MAKE SURE LOOSE OBJECTS ARE SECURE. $$
000 WWUS73 KIWX 120138 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 938 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-023-MIZ077-078-120245- /O.CAN.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080512T0400Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-WHITE- CASS IN-MIAMI-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... LOGANSPORT...PERU...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 938 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 /838 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 7:06 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 28 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Indiana, 2008Wind Advisories in Michigan, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008
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.