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Small Craft Advisory 38, NWS Northern Indiana

August 8, 2009

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at Aug 8, 2009, 3:24 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 8, 2009, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2009, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Aug 8, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 5:01 AM EDT, 10 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
501 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009

LMZ043-046-090915-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
501 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT THE
STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A
ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP

INZ005>009-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-090915-
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...
MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON
501 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN...NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT THE
STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...BUT THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A
ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

INZ003-004-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-090915-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-
WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-
GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...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...PAULDING...ANTWERP...
OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
501 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009 /401 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND
NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...BUT THE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A
ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 11:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1151 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009

MIZ077-078-081615-
BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-
1151 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009

AT 1149 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF LAKE
MICHIGAN BEACH TO 13 MILES WEST OF BRIDGMAN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES
ARE EXPECTED AS THE LINE OF STORMS MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  ST. JOSEPH AND BENTON HARBOR...
  FAIR PLAIN AND BENTON HEIGHTS...
  LAKE MICHIGAN BEACH...
  STEVENSVILLE...PAW PAW LAKE AND COLOMA...
  WATERVLIET...
  RIVERSIDE AND SHOREHAM...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 196 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 7.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND
42.

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

LAT...LON 4225 8622 4208 8622 4208 8609 4207 8609
      4191 8628 4192 8661 4202 8657 4208 8652
      4213 8650 4218 8644 4225 8638 4225 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 1550Z 270DEG 42KT 4224 8648 4199 8678
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 12:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1239 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009

MIZ077>081-081745-
BERRIEN MI-BRANCH MI-CASS MI-HILLSDALE MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
1239 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009

AT 1239 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
UNION CITY TO BERRIEN SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  THREE RIVERS...
  COLDWATER...
  STURGIS...
  CASSOPOLIS...
  UNION CITY...
  COLON AND CENTREVILLE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND
21.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND
16.

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

LAT...LON 4207 8436 4200 8436 4176 8545 4191 8662
      4193 8660 4208 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 1639Z 280DEG 42KT 4215 8527 4191 8643
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
143 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009

INZ007-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-081845-
BRANCH MI-FULTON OH-HILLSDALE MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-STEUBEN IN-WILLIAMS
OH-
143 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2009

AT 142 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES WEST OF FREMONT
TO 16 MILES EAST OF HILLSDALE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  READING...
  FREMONT...
  PIONEER...
  FAYETTE...
  GILEAD AND LONG LAKE...
  NEVADA MILLS...KINDERHOOK AND EAST GILEAD...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 155 AND
157.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 8.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 90 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134
AND 147.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 90 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND
46.

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

LAT...LON 4158 8402 4175 8520 4176 8519 4178 8545
      4202 8436 4171 8436 4172 8387 4162 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 278DEG 40KT 4180 8528 4201 8433

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXFulton62 min
Aug 8, 11:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXVan Buren24 min
Aug 8, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch, Cass, Saint Joseph66 min
Aug 8, 3:53 PM EDTLakeshore Flood StatementIWX4 hr

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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.