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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Northern Indiana

March 8, 2009Defiance County, Fulton County, Henry County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Mar 8, 2009, 6:23 PM EDT for Defiance County, Fulton County, Henry County, Ohio. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report 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, 6:23 PM EDT (22:23 UTC)
Expired: Mar 8, 2009, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 8, 6:41 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	5 N Napoleon, OH	FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR GERALD IN HENRY COUNTY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KIWX 082223
TORIWX
OHC039-051-069-082315-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0006.090308T2223Z-090308T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
623 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 612 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR 
SHERWOOD IN DEFIANCE COUNTY. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS NOW NORTH OF 
DEFIANCE AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. A SECOND CIRCULATION WAS 
ALSO DEVELOPING NEAR CECIL IN PAULDING COUNTY AND ALSO MOVING 
NORTHEAST. TORNADOES MAY OCCUR AT ANYTIME. MOVE INDOORS NOW

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
  ARCHBOLD AND NAPOLEON...
  WAUSEON...
  SWANTON...
  LIBERTY CENTER AND MCCLURE...
  DELTA...
  RIDGEVILLE CORNERS AND ELERY...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

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.


LAT...LON 4119 8423 4142 8434 4142 8441 4143 8433
      4151 8433 4162 8419 4171 8387 4136 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 233DEG 50KT 4142 8432

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KIWX 082238
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
638 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

OHC039-051-069-082315-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090308T2315Z/
HENRY OH-DEFIANCE OH-FULTON OH-
635 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FULTON...EASTERN DEFIANCE AND HENRY COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST OHIO...

AT 631 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR THE 
MEIJER STORE AT U.S. ROUTE 24 AND STATE ROAD 66 IN DEFIANCE. THIS 
TORNADO IS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO HENRY AND FULTON COUNTIES. THIS IS 
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TAKE COVER NOW IN A BASEMENT OR 
SAFE ROOM 

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  SWANTON...
  DELTA...WINAMEG AND COLTON...
  BRAILEY...
  ASSUMPTION...
  NAPOLEON...
  FLORIDA...
  RIDGEVILLE CORNERS...
  WAUESEON...
 
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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
NORTHEASTERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

LAT...LON 4119 8423 4142 8434 4142 8441 4143 8433
      4151 8433 4162 8419 4171 8387 4136 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 233DEG 50KT 4154 8409

$$

BJS

000 
WWUS53 KIWX 082252
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
652 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

OHC039-082300-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090308T2315Z/
DEFIANCE OH-
650 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

AT 644 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 FOR
NORTHEASTERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

LAT...LON 4136 8388 4133 8414 4136 8422 4142 8423
      4142 8432 4151 8433 4162 8419 4171 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 249DEG 39KT 4151 8391

$$

OHC051-069-082315-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090308T2315Z/
HENRY OH-FULTON OH-
650 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FULTON AND NORTHERN HENRY COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO...

AT 644 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUE TO INDICATE A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS 
SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
SWANTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...  

  SWANTON AND ASSUMPTION...

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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
NORTHEASTERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

LAT...LON 4136 8388 4133 8414 4136 8422 4142 8423
      4142 8432 4151 8433 4162 8419 4171 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 249DEG 39KT 4151 8391

$$

BJS

000 
WWUS53 KIWX 082308
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
708 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

OHC051-069-082318-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090308T2315Z/
HENRY OH-FULTON OH-
708 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FULTON AND NORTHERN HENRY
COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT/615 PM CDT/...

AT 706 PM EDT/606 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD
MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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.

LAT...LON 4136 8388 4133 8414 4136 8422 4142 8423
      4142 8432 4151 8433 4162 8419 4171 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 249DEG 39KT 4157 8366

$$

BJS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 7, 10:22 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Williams	7 days
Mar 7, 10:22 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance	10 days
Mar 7, 10:22 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Williams	11 days
Mar 8, 5:13 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more	12 hr
Mar 8, 7:43 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more	6 hr
Mar 8, 11:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more	6 hr
Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam	59 hr
Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Putnam	4 days
Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Paulding	8 days
Mar 8, 11:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Van Wert	5 days
Mar 8, 1:23 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry	8 days
Mar 8, 5:25 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	IWX	Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more	7 hr
Mar 8, 5:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Defiance, Paulding	54 min
Mar 8, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Paulding	27 min
Mar 8, 6:30 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Henry	6 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.