Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Mar 8, 2009, 4:58 PM EDT for Whitley County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2009, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2009, 5:22 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Whitley County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 5:15 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Nne Columbia City, IN | CONFIRMED TOUCHDOWN IN COUNTRYSIDE MOBILE HOME PARK. NO INJURIES REPORTED...BUT 6 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED. |
| Mar 8, 5:18 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | Columbia City, IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KIWX 082058
TORIWX
INC183-082145-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0003.090308T2058Z-090308T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
458 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WHITLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 454 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 5 MILES
SOUTH OF SILVER LAKE. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
COLLAMER...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH MANCHESTER...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
COLUMBIA CITY...
TRI-LAKES...
LORANE...PEABODY AND RABER...
COLLINS AND COESSE...
BLUE LAKE...
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 4118 8569 4123 8555 4127 8540 4127 8532
4119 8533 4119 8534 4109 8535 4102 8569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 226DEG 62KT 4108 8567
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIWX 082110
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
510 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
INC183-082145-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090308T2145Z/
WHITLEY IN-
506 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR WHITLEY
COUNTY...
AT 502 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO INDICATE STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LARWILL...OR ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF COLUMBIA CITY...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
BLUE LAKE...
SOUTH WHITLEY...
COLUMBIA CITY...
COESSE...
TRI LAKES...
TRAINED SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO REPORT A FUNNEL CLOUD IN EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN WHITLEY COUNTY WITH THIS STORM.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.
LAT...LON 4120 8563 4123 8555 4127 8540 4127 8532
4119 8533 4119 8534 4117 8534 4109 8535
4103 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 226DEG 62KT 4118 8551
$$
BJS000
WWUS53 KIWX 082118
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
518 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
INC183-082145-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090308T2145Z/
WHITLEY IN-
517 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTY...
AT 515 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO OVER COLUMBIA
CITY WITH DAMAGE. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 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 4114 8542 4126 8544 4127 8540 4127 8532
4119 8533 4119 8534 4116 8534 4109 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 227DEG 55KT 4128 8535
$$
BJS000
WWUS53 KIWX 082122
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
522 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
INC183-082132-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090308T2145Z/
WHITLEY IN-
522 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 519 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
NON THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEHIND THE LINE OF STORMS.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.
LAT...LON 4114 8542 4126 8544 4127 8540 4127 8532
4119 8533 4119 8534 4116 8534 4109 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 227DEG 55KT 4133 8527
$$
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, 3:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 42 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.