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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm watch at Jan 30, 2008, 4:58 AM EST for 21 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 31, 2008, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2008, 4:58 AM EST (09:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2008, 6:37 AM EST
- In force
- 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 09:59 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 00:00Z, 10.0 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
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Jan 30, 1:20 AM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 1:20 AM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1218 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 INZ007>009-013-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-301730- STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER... AUBURN...GARRETT...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...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...HILLSDALE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING... ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 1218 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. NORTHWEST OHIO AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST INDIANA HAVE THE BEST CHANCE...THOUGH SLIGHT...FOR A THUNDERSTORM CONTAINING WIND GUSTS AT OR NEAR SEVERE LIMITS. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER THIS EVENING WITH WET SURFACES FREEZING RAPIDLY AND WET ROADS BECOMING ICY. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER. GENERAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...BASEMENTS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW. RIVER FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS AND ICE BREAK UP IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEK. WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL MID TO LATE WEEK. A WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...OR HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MUCH UNCERTAINTY IS STILL PRESENT IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY ICE JAMS ON RIVERS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ003>006-012-014-MIZ077>080-301730- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER 1218 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 /1118 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. NORTHWEST OHIO AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST INDIANA HAVE THE BEST CHANCE...THOUGH SLIGHT...FOR A THUNDERSTORM CONTAINING WIND GUSTS AT OR NEAR SEVERE LIMITS. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER THIS EVENING WITH WET SURFACES FREEZING RAPIDLY AND WET ROADS BECOMING ICY. WIND CHILL VALUES LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO -12 IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES...IS IN EFFECT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE WARNED AREA. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER. GENERAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...BASEMENTS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY FOR NORTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY. RIVER FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS AND ICE BREAK UP IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEK. WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL MID TO LATE WEEK. A WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...OR HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MUCH UNCERTAINTY IS STILL PRESENT IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY ICE JAMS ON RIVERS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-301730- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1218 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING AND THEN TO 12 TO 16 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR HEAVY ICE ACCRETION ON VESSELS IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL EASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW 4 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP JC
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Local storm report, Jan 29, 11:16 PM EST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 7:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash and 2 more | 56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.