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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana

June 5, 2010Berrien County, Cass County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2010, 11:33 PM EDT for Berrien County, Cass County, Michigan. It was in force for 27 min. 4 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: Jun 5, 2010, 11:33 PM EDT (03:33 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2010, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Berrien County, MI, Cass County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 5, 11:36 PM EDT	TORNADO	4 Nw Berrien Springs, MI	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO IN BERRIEN COUNTY MICHIGAN. THE TORNADO BEGAN ALONG LINCO ROAD JUST EAST OF SCOTTDALE ROAD AND SOUTHEAST OF THE END POINT OF THE FIRST TORNADO. THIS TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 1.5 MILES AND A WIDTH OF 50
Jun 5, 11:55 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 S Dowagiac, MI	THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMED AN EF2 TORNADO IN CASS COUNTY MICHIGAN. THE TORNADO BEGAN HALF A MILE SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE NEAR DOWAGIAC AND CONTINUED TO THE ESE ENDING NEAR ROUTE 62 JUST SOUTH OF CASS STREET. THE TORNADO HAD A PAT
Jun 5, 11:57 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Dowagiac, MI	TREE DOWN AT DAILY AND MATHEWS ROADS.
Jun 5, 11:57 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ne Dowagiac, MI	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AROUND MARCELLUS AND TWIN LAKES RD INTERSECTION.

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
Jun 5, 10:11 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 249 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: 1785 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

584 
WFUS53 KIWX 060333
TORIWX
MIC021-027-060400-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0013.100606T0333Z-100606T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1133 PM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
  WESTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT

* AT 1131 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  STEVENSVILLE...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF FAIR PLAIN...AND MOVING EAST AT
  50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DOWAGIAC...BERRIEN SPRINGS...SODUS...EAU CLAIRE...INDIAN LAKE...
  SUMNERVILLE...SANDY BEACH...DEWEY LAKE...POKAGON...MAGICIAN LAKE
  AND DAILEY.

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.

LAT...LON 4208 8600 4183 8610 4190 8662 4207 8654
      4208 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 273DEG 42KT 4199 8642

$$


JC

1 follow-up statement

232 
WWUS53 KIWX 060344
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1144 PM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010

MIC021-027-060400-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100606T0400Z/
BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-
1144 PM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR WESTERN
CASS AND CENTRAL BERRIEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...

AT 1140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BERRIEN SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF FAIR PLAIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...  
   EAU CLAIRE... 
   DOWAGIAC...

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE INDIAN
LAKE...SANDY BEACH...SUMNERVILLE...POKAGON AND DAILEY.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4200 8649 4208 8636 4208 8600 4183 8610
      4190 8662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 280DEG 38KT 4198 8633

$$


JC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 9:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Hillsdale	49 min
Jun 5, 10:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Branch	21 min
Jun 5, 11:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Berrien, Cass	59 min
Jun 5, 11:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Saint Joseph	65 min
Jun 6, 12:00 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Cass, Saint Joseph	30 min
Jun 6, 12:33 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Branch, Saint Joseph	27 min
Jun 6, 12:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Branch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	54 min
Jun 6, 12:48 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Branch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph	27 min
Jun 6, 1:00 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Branch, Hillsdale	30 min
Jun 6, 1:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Hillsdale	62 min
Jun 6, 1:15 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Hillsdale	30 min
Jun 6, 4:24 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	IWX		19 hr

Nearby

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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.