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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Northern Indiana

June 12, 2010White County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2010, 1:30 PM EDT for White County, Indiana. It was in force for 60 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 12, 2010, 1:30 PM EDT (17:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2010, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon

County White County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 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 nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 161 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2010-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2783 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2010-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
549 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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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 12, 8:05 AM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 8:05 AM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 8:48 AM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
848 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-131300-
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
848 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 /748 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY
RAINFALL IS THE PRIMARY THREAT...HOWEVER SOME STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SEVERE
STORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-131300-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
848 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

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

JC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 9:24 AM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
924 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0533 PM     TORNADO          1 WNW LIMA              40.75N  84.13W
06/11/2010                   ALLEN              OH   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A WEAK AND SHORTLIVED EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE
            NW SIDE OF LIMA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF KENILWORTH AVE
            AND RICE AVE. THE ONLY DAMAGE REPORTED WAS TO A
            TRAMPOLINE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1000688

JC
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:10 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
110 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010

INZ014-121745-
MARSHALL IN-
110 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010

AT 110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES WEST OF BREMEN...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BREMEN...
  LA PAZ...
  LINKVILLE...
  LAKE OF THE WOODS...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4148 8608 4130 8608 4138 8646 4148 8646
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 272DEG 16KT 4142 8639

JC
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:22 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
122 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010

INZ020-121815-
WHITE IN-
122 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010

AT 1219 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF MONON
TO WOLCOTT TO 16 MILES WEST OF WOLCOTT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY
RAIN IN A SHORT DURATION IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS CLUSTER OF
THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO PONDING ON ROADWAYS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  MONTICELLO...
  MONON AND WOLCOTT...
  BUFFALO...
  SITKA AND REYNOLDS...
  BELL CENTER...NORWAY AND INDIANA BEACH...
  NORWAY...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS 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 4085 8710 4085 8700 4089 8699 4088 8659
      4074 8658 4074 8674 4072 8677 4068 8676
      4067 8677 4061 8677 4062 8710 4084 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 273DEG 19KT 4087 8698 4078 8712
          4072 8731

JC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMarshall35 min
Jun 12, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhite53 min
Jun 12, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXKosciusko, Noble, Whitley24 min
Jun 12, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhitley27 min
Jun 12, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhitley25 min
Jun 12, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Pulaski, Starke61 min
Jun 12, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke59 min
Jun 12, 6:43 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXMarshall32 min
Jun 12, 6:55 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXCass, Miami27 min
Jun 12, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Miami, Wabash29 min
Jun 12, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Noble, Wabash, Whitley36 min
Jun 12, 7:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBlackford, Grant, Huntington, Wabash, Wells41 min
Jun 12, 7:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and 1 more49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

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.