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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

May 27, 2010Jay County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2010, 6:21 PM EDT for Jay County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 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: May 27, 2010, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2010, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

County Jay County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.

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

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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: 578 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1316 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 27, 3:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 3:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
338 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010

.SHORT TERM...
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

CONVECTION HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A FEW HOURS NOW FROM PAULDING COUNTY
SOUTHWEST INTO BLACKFORD COUNTY. THE MAJORITY OF THE CELLS HAVE
BEHAVED AS EXPECTED WITH A OVERALL LACK OF WIND SHEAR...RESULTING IN
POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. ACROSS VAN WERT AND ALLEN
COUNTIES...SEVERAL STORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO REDEVELOP...WITH THE
INTERACTION OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES HELPING TO INTENSIFY A FEW STORMS.
ONE STORM BRIEFLY BECAME SEVERE...PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN
ALLEN COUNTY OHIO. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PULSE IN THESE AREAS OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT SHOULD WIND DOWN BY 00Z. HAVE OPTED
TO GO WITH A PRE 1ST PERIOD SCT MENTION IN THE FAR SE. HAVE ALSO
WENT WITH A SLGT CHC BACK TO THE NW TO ALONG A MONTICELLO TO
HILLSDALE LINE WITH THE MAIN PUSH OF DRIER AIR NW OF THIS
LINE...ENDING ANY THREAT FOR PRECIP.

SKIES SHOULD CLEAR OUT TONIGHT ONCE DIURNAL CU/CONVECTION WINDS
DOWN. THIS WILL LEAD TO A COOLER AND LESS HUMID NIGHT FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA..ESPECIALLY NW. BIT CONCERNED THAT LOWS MAY BE TOO COOL IN
THE NW BUT WILL LET THEM RIDE GIVEN DEWPTS IN THE 40S ATTEMPTING TO
SLIDE SOUTHEAST.

FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT LOOKS TO BE A VERY NICE DAY. A GOOD DEAL OF
SUNSHINE SHOULD PREVAIL. CAN'T RULE OUT SOME FAIR WEATHER CU IN NE
AREAS WHERE MODELS SHOW SOME MODEST INSTABILITY. HIGHS WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES COOLER WITH LOWER HUMIDITIES. LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BEGIN
TO REBOUND SOMEWHAT AS MINOR PUSH OF HIGHER TEMPS ALOFT AND SLIGHTLY
HIGHER DEWPTS BEGIN TO ARRIVE ONCE AGAIN.

&&

.LONG TERM...
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
PLEASANT START TO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WEAK SFC RIDGING COMBINED
WITH STRONG UPPER RIDGE IN THE PLAINS/MID MS VALLEY WILL PROVIDE
AMPLE SUNSHINE AND WARM TEMPS AS LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGING WORKS
INTO THE AREA AND SUPPORTIVE OF MID 80S FOR HIGHS. AMPLIFIED PATTERN
WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL WITH TIME DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER EASTERN
PACIFIC WORKS THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION THIS WEEKEND AND
COMBINES WITH WEAKER DISTURBANCE OVER GULF COAST TO FLATTEN UPPER
RIDGE. THIS WILL BRING NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH THE AREA ON
MEMORIAL DAY. BEST UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT...FORCING AND DYNAMICS WILL
BE NORTH OF OUR AREA ALONG US/CANADIAN BORDER BUT MOISTURE TRANSPORT
VECTORS SUGGESTING DISTURBANCE OVER SE US WILL BECOME LESS ORGANIZED
WITH TIME AND ALLOW FRONT TO TAP INTO GULF MOISTURE AS IT REACHES
THE AREA ON MONDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ALSO INDICATING FAVORABLE
DIURNAL TIMING WHICH SHOULD AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCT SH/TSRA
AHEAD/ALONG FRONT. SFC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE REGION TUE
AND WED BEFORE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS PRECIP CHANCES BACK INTO THE AREA
WED NITE/THU.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AT KSBN AND MORE THAN LIKELY AT KFWA
THROUGH THE PERIOD. WEAK CONVERGENCE APPEARS TO FINALLY BE STIRRING
UP STORMS...BUT THESE HAVE BEEN SE OF KFWA AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN
THERE. LITTLE MORE THAN SOME AREAS OF CU AND MID CLOUDS WILL BE
AROUND SO NO SIG CHANGES.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...FISHER
LONG TERM...LOGSDON
AVIATION...FISHER

Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 3:33 AM EDT, 14 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
333 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2010

INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-280900-
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-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
333 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2010 /233 AM CDT THU MAY 27 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 OF THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON
GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A COLDWATER TO MONTICELLO LINE. SLOW
MOVEMENT OF ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED HEAVY
RAIN AMOUNTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON MEMORIAL DAY AND WEDNESDAY. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.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-LMZ043-046-MIZ077-280900-
LA PORTE-NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
333 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2010 /233 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN
LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENT WILL EXIST FROM LATE MORNING
THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENT WILL EXIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON MEMORIAL DAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY.
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.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

Local storm report, May 27, 4:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
417 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010

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

0409 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OTTAWA                  41.02N  84.05W
05/27/2010  M2.00 INCH       PUTNAM             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.00 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 90 MINUTES...STILL RAINING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1000592

SAW

Local storm report, May 27, 4:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
448 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010

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

0445 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W GILBOA              41.01N  83.98W
05/27/2010                   PUTNAM             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CR 5-H AND US 224 BEING CLOSED TO TO WATER FLOWING OVER
            THE ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1000593

FISHER

Special weather statement, May 27, 5:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
519 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010

OHZ024-272145-
VAN WERT OH-
519 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010

AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VAN WERT...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 5 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN OF OVER AN INCH IN AN HOUR...PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  OHIO CITY...
  ABANAKA...
  DULL...
  OHIO CITY...

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 4078 8481 4079 8480 4087 8467 4073 8448
      4072 8449 4072 8478
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 324DEG 6KT 4077 8470

Local storm report, May 27, 5:41 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
541 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2010

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

0539 PM     HAIL             4 W ABANAKA             40.76N  84.77W
05/27/2010  M0.25 INCH       VAN WERT           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOTS OF PEA SIZE HAIL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1000594

SAW

Special weather statement, May 27, 5:58 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 6:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 3:25 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	IWX		41 hr
May 27, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Adams	32 min
May 27, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Van Wert	34 min
May 27, 1:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Van Wert	57 min
May 27, 1:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Van Wert	54 min
May 27, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen	33 min
May 27, 2:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen	34 min
May 27, 2:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Van Wert	83 min
May 27, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen	24 min
May 27, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Putnam	34 min
May 27, 4:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	Putnam	4 hr
May 27, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Van Wert	26 min
May 27, 5:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	Van Wert	11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.