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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Northern Indiana

April 28, 20118 counties in Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this high wind warning at Apr 28, 2011, 3:48 AM EDT for 8 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 2 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2011, 3:48 AM EDT (07:48 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2011, 6:05 AM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:50 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 28, 3:48 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Ottoville, OHSPOTTER ALSO REPORTED HEARING OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY FROM DISPATCH
Apr 28, 4:08 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Ne Yoder, OH
Apr 28, 4:45 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNapoleon, OHCOUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS TREES AND UTILITY LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Apr 28, 5:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWauseon, OHCOUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS TREES AND UTILITY LINES DOWN ACROSS 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 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2011-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2011-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1023 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 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.

087 
WWUS73 KIWX 280748
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
348 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA WILL
DEPART OFF TO THE EAST. A PERIOD OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND THIS LOW...
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE...AND AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN
NORTHWEST OHIO.

OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-281200-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.HW.W.0001.110428T0748Z-110428T1200Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...
NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...
MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON
348 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

INZ008-009-013-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-281500-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1500Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-
CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK
348 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS 
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
287 
WWUS73 KIWX 280809
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
409 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA WILL
DEPART OFF TO THE EAST. A PERIOD OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND THIS LOW...
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE...AND AS HIGH AS 60 TO 65 MPH
IN NORTHWEST OHIO.

OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-281200-
/O.CON.KIWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T1200Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...
NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...
MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON
409 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 60 MPH TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OFF THE ROAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

INZ008-009-013-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-281500-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1500Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-
CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK
409 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS 
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
297 
WWUS73 KIWX 280850
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
450 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA WILL
DEPART OFF TO THE EAST. A PERIOD OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND THIS LOW...
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE...AND AS HIGH AS 60 TO 65 MPH
IN NORTHWEST OHIO.

INZ008-013-015>017-020-022>025-032-281000-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1500Z/
NOBLE-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
WABASH-HUNTINGTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON...
WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...
TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...
LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND
450 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-281200-
/O.CON.KIWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T1200Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...
NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...
MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON
450 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 60 MPH TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OFF THE ROAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

INZ009-018-026-027-033-034-281500-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1500Z/
DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK
450 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS 
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
014 
WWUS73 KIWX 281005
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
605 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE HURON
WILL CONTINUE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING WITH SOME WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE
EARLY THIS MORNING.

OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-281500-
/O.CAN.KIWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110428T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1500Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...
NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...
MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON
605 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ009-018-026-027-033-034-281500-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110428T1500Z/
DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK
605 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS 
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 11:55 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXAllen, Van Wert36 min
Apr 28, 1:28 AM EDTWind AdvisoryIWXAllen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more10 hr
Apr 28, 3:21 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXAllen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more9 hr
Apr 28, 12:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXHenry34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.