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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2009, 7:35 PM EDT for Allen County, Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2009, 7:35 PM EDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2009, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Allen County, OH, Putnam County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 1714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 1, 7:28 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 7:28 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 446 AM EDT MON JUN 1 2009 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-020900- 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 446 AM EDT MON JUN 1 2009 /346 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE WILL BE SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-020900- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 446 AM EDT MON JUN 1 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER THE LAKE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. WAVES WILL BE HIGHER NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. WAVES WILL BE HIGHER NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE WILL BE SEVERE. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 7:11 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
711 PM EDT MON JUN 01 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM HAIL 3 NE DECATUR 40.86N 84.89W
06/01/2009 E0.25 INCH ADAMS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER IWX0902630
LMKLocal storm report, Jun 1, 7:13 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
713 PM EDT MON JUN 01 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0622 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH GROVE 40.62N 85.97W
06/01/2009 MIAMI IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN AT 500 EAST SOUTH OF 1200 SOUTH BLOCKING ROAD
500 EAST
&&
EVENT NUMBER IWX0902631
LMKLocal storm report, Jun 1, 7:14 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
714 PM EDT MON JUN 01 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0713 PM HEAVY RAIN DECATUR 40.83N 84.93W
06/01/2009 M0.00 INCH ADAMS IN AMATEUR RADIO
RAINFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR REPORTED IN
DECATUR...BERNE...AND NORTH OF PREBLE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER IWX0902632
LMKLocal storm report, Jun 1, 7:16 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
716 PM EDT MON JUN 01 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM HAIL HOAGLAND 40.95N 84.99W
06/01/2009 M0.25 INCH ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
PEA SIZE HAIL IN HOAGLAND ALONG WITH RAINFALL RATES OF
1 INCH PER HOUR.
&&
EVENT NUMBER IWX0902633
LMKLocal storm report, Jun 1, 7:25 PM EDT, 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 5:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 95 min | |
| Jun 1, 5:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 6:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 6:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble and 3 more | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Jay, Wells | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 8:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Jay, Wells | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wells | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 6:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Wells | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Wells | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Putnam, Van Wert | 62 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.