Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Mar 8, 2009, 3:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2009, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2009, 4:37 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fulton County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2:52 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 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
- 441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIWX 081955
TORIWX
INC049-099-131-149-082045-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0002.090308T1955Z-090308T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
355 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
SOUTHEASTERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT/345 PM CDT/
* AT 350 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR WINAMAC...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
ROCHESTER...
CULVER...
ARGOS...
BOURBON...
MONTEREY...DELONG AND LEITERS FORD...
MAXINKUCKEE...TALMA AND RUTLAND...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4145 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4110 8608
4109 8606 4101 8607 4099 8659 4116 8669
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 242DEG 55KT 4112 8652
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIWX 082001
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
401 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
INC049-099-131-149-082045-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090308T2045Z/
STARKE IN-FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-PULASKI IN-
401 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT/345 PM CDT/
FOR SOUTHERN MARSHALL AND FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
AND NORTHEASTERN PULASKI AND SOUTHEASTERN STARKE COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST INDIANA...
AT 359 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS
SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DELONG...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST
OF WINAMAC...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
ARGOS...
BOURBON...
WALNUT...TIOSA AND TWIN LAKES...
OLD TIP TOWN...TIPPECANOE AND INWOOD...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING/700
PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.
LAT...LON 4123 8655 4145 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608
4110 8608 4109 8606 4101 8607 4099 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 242DEG 55KT 4116 8641
$$000
WWUS53 KIWX 082022
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
422 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
INC131-149-082032-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090308T2045Z/
STARKE IN-PULASKI IN-
422 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PULASKI AND SOUTHEASTERN
STARKE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT AND
NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING/700
PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.
LAT...LON 4145 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4110 8608
4109 8606 4101 8607 4100 8631 4133 8632
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 244DEG 44KT 4123 8614
$$
INC049-099-082045-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090308T2045Z/
FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-
422 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND CENTRAL FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA...
AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS
SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLD TIP TOWN...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH
OF ROCHESTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.
LAT...LON 4145 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4110 8608
4109 8606 4101 8607 4100 8631 4133 8632
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 244DEG 44KT 4123 8614
$$
BJS000
WWUS53 KIWX 082037
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
437 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
INC049-099-082045-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090308T2045Z/
FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-
435 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND CENTRAL FULTON
COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA IS CANCELLED...
AT 433 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO
LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
NON THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEHIND THE LINE OF STORMS.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.
LAT...LON 4145 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4110 8608
4109 8606 4101 8607 4100 8631 4133 8632
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 244DEG 44KT 4129 8595
$$
BJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 7:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Miami, Wabash | 35 min |
| Mar 7, 10:22 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 10 days |
| Mar 7, 10:22 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 7 days |
| Mar 8, 5:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:33 AM EDT | Gale Warning | IWX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 8, 7:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Cass, Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Miami and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Wabash, Wells | 35 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 12 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wells | 4 days |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 3 days |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 8 days |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen | 5 days |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 5 days |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart | 13 days |
| Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 14 days |
| Mar 8, 12:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 8 days |
| Mar 8, 3:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass, Pulaski, White | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami | 54 min |
| Mar 8, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash and 1 more | 54 min |
| Mar 8, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Whitley | 24 min |
| Mar 8, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Wells | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 5:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 39 min |
| Mar 8, 5:25 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Carroll, White | 41 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:13 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wabash | 5 days |
| Mar 8, 6:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 15 days |
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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.