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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 204, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2011, 7:21 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 54 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
- Aug 13, 2011, 7:21 PM EDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2011, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cass County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, White County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 7:39 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lake Cicott, IN | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR |
| Aug 13, 7:49 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Logansport, IN | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. TREE DOWN ON POWERLINES ON WEST SIDE OF LOGANSPORT. |
| Aug 13, 7:49 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 57 | 1 W Logansport, IN | |
| Aug 13, 7:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Fulton, IN | SMALL BRANCHES DOWN AND PEA SIZE HAIL CURRENTLY FALLING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 18 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 199 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 7333 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
017 WUUS53 KIWX 132321 SVRIWX INC017-049-131-181-140015- /O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0204.110813T2321Z-110814T0015Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 721 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA... NORTHERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA... * UNTIL 815 PM EDT/715 PM CDT/ * AT 716 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF MONON... OR 9 MILES NORTH OF MONTICELLO...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... ROYAL CENTER... LOGANSPORT... OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PULASKI...BURNETTSVILLE...STAR CITY...LAKE CICOTT...THORNHOPE... LUCERNE...GRASS CREEK...LEASES CORNER...FLETCHER...MARSHTOWN...METEA AND ADAMSBORO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ALONG WITH DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA. && LAT...LON 4101 8617 4074 8616 4074 8689 4099 8690 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 264DEG 34KT 4088 8672 WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN $$ JC
2 follow-up statements
424 WWUS53 KIWX 132347 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 747 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 INC181-132357- /O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0204.000000T0000Z-110814T0015Z/ WHITE IN- 747 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WHITE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 744 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA. && LAT...LON 4100 8658 4101 8617 4074 8617 4074 8658 TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 271DEG 39KT 4085 8641 $$ INC017-049-131-140015- /O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0204.000000T0000Z-110814T0015Z/ FULTON IN-PULASKI IN-CASS IN- 747 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT/715 PM CDT/ FOR NORTHERN CASS AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA... AT 744 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROYAL CENTER... OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOGANSPORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN CASS...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS FLETCHER...METEA...ADAMSBORO... TWELVE MILE AND HOOVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA. && LAT...LON 4100 8658 4101 8617 4074 8617 4074 8658 TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 271DEG 39KT 4085 8641 WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.50IN $$ JC
190 WWUS53 KIWX 140007 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 807 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 INC017-049-131-140017- /O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0204.000000T0000Z-110814T0015Z/ FULTON IN-PULASKI IN-CASS IN- 807 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN CASS AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT/715 PM CDT/... AT 803 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA. && LAT...LON 4100 8658 4101 8617 4074 8617 4074 8658 TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 271DEG 39KT 4084 8612 $$ JC
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 Aug 13, 7:17 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 7:17 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
717 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011
.AVIATION /00Z TAFS/...
LINE OF TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LVL DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT
IS CURRENTLY MOVING THRU SBN TERMINAL AND WILL AFFECT FWA AFTER
0Z. HAVE CONTINUED WITH TEMPO TSRA GROUP FOR MVFR CONDITIONS AND
GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY UNDER
CYCLONIC FLOW. VISBYS AND CIGS WILL DIP INTO MVFR CATEGORY
OVERNIGHT WITH STRATOCU DECK BEHIND STORMS. EXPECT THIS TO PERSIST
INTO SUN AFTN BEFORE CLEARING OUT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
NNW AS SURFACE LOW DEEPENS AND MOVES EAST OUT OF THE AREA.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 250 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011/
SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/
STRONG VORT MAX/SHRTWV MOVG ESE THROUGH THE MID MS VALLEY THIS AFTN
WILL CONT TO AMPLIFY AS IT MOVES ACROSS OUR AREA OVERNIGHT.
ASSOCIATED SFC LOW RATHER WK BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY DEEPEN AS THE LOW
MOVES EAST AND UPR TROF CONTS TO AMPLIFY OVER THE NEXT 24-36HRS.
LINE OF TSTMS HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE SFC FRONT AND WAS MOVG E-SE
ACROSS LM/NE IL THIS AFTN. UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH SBCAPE 2-2.5KJ/KJ
AND DCAPE >1KJ/KG WILL OVERSPREAD THE CWA LATE THIS AFTN/EVE AS THIS
LINE MOVES THROUGH. 0-6KM SHEAR LIMITED BUT NEAR 30KT WHICH SHOULD
BE SUFFICIENT FOR SOME STORM ORGANIZATION. FREEZING LEVELS ALSO
SEASONABLY LOW AROUND 11KFT SUPPORTING POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL WITH
STRONGER CELLS. THUS...SVR TSTM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM.
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS WATCH SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE CLEARED
BEHIND THE LINE/CDFNT EARLY ACROSS NW PORTION OF CWA LATE THIS AFTN.
SCT SHOWERS OR PATCHY LIGHT RAIN LIKELY TO DVLP BEHIND THE FRONT
OVERNIGHT AS LOW LEVEL CYCLONIC FLOW STRENGTHENS AND UPR LEVEL TROF
MOVES THROU THE AREA. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD GRADUALLY END FROM W-E
ACROSS THE CWA SUNDAY AFTN/EVE AS THE LOW CONTS TO THE EAST.
LITTLE CHANGE TO PREV FCST TEMPS. MIXING AND CLOUDINESS LIKELY WILL
HOLD MINS ABOVE MOS FCST NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS. LIKEWISE CLOUD COVER
SHOULD LIMIT TEMP RISES BLO MOS FCST EAST ON SUNDAY.
LONG TERM...
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
MAIN CHALLENGE OF PERIOD IS TIMING AND STRENGTH OF SYSTEM PROGGED TO
MOVE THROUGH DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN
TO DRIFT SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA ON MONDAY AS UPPER TROUGH DEPARTS
TOWARDS THE EAST COAST. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY
AS SURFACE RIDGE SLOWLY DRIFTS EAST ACROSS REGION. FOCUS THEN SHIFTS
TO SYSTEM DEVELOPING NEAR THE NW PACIFIC COAST. UPPER LOW WILL SLIDE
EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN BC BY MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN ACCELERATE
EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN CONUS IN RESPONSE TO HEIGHT FALLS AND
JET ROUNDING THE BASE OF A BROAD TROUGH AS RIDGE BEGINS TO FLATTEN
BY MIDWEEK. SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE WILL RIDE OVER THE TOP OF THE
RIDGE AND MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY. GFS CONTINUES
TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN ECMWF WITH MOISTURE RETURN AND FORCING
AHEAD OF THE SHORTWAVE AND DEPICTS A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN. SUSPECT
MUCH OF WEDNESDAY WILL BE DRY AS RIDGING ATTEMPTS TO HOLD ON
THEREFORE LEFT DRY GRIDS AS IS FOR NOW. LOOKS LIKE BEST SHOT FOR
PRECIP REMAINS OVERNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH THE
APPROACH OF WEAK COLD FRONT AND BETTER FORCING. DID NOT DEVIATE MUCH
FROM GOING POP GRIDS GIVEN DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN MODEL SOLUTIONS
THIS FAR OUT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN AROUND NORMAL FOR THE START OF THE PERIOD
AND SLOWLY BEGIN TO WARM INTO THE MID 80S BY WEDNESDAY AS FLOW
SHIFTS FROM THE NW TO MORE SOUTHERLY WITH WAA BENEATH THE RIDGE.
HIGHS WILL THEN DROP A FEW DEGREES FOR THURS AND FRI AFTER FROPA.
LOWS WILL BE AROUND OR JUST ABOVE NORMAL THRU THE PERIOD.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
LMZ043-046.
&&
SHORT TERM...JT
LONG TERM...OBERGFELL
AVIATION...OBERGFELLHazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 1:12 PM EDT, 6 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 112 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 INZ003-LMZ043-046-MIZ077-141715- 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 112 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 /1212 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-141715- 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 112 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 /1212 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. && 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, Aug 13, 6:43 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
643 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM HAIL 4 W GROVERTOWN 41.38N 86.58W
08/13/2011 E0.50 INCH STARKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER IWX1101319
FISHERLocal storm report, Aug 13, 6:45 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
645 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0642 PM HAIL 4 NE NORTH JUDSON 41.26N 86.72W
08/13/2011 E0.25 INCH STARKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER IWX1101320
FISHERSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 6:51 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
651 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011
INZ014-132315-
MARSHALL IN-
651 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY...
AT 648 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
PLYMOUTH...
ARGOS...
BOURBON...
LINKVILLE...
LAKE OF THE WOODS...
INWOOD...
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES.
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND
NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4135 8646 4143 8646 4144 8607 4122 8607
4124 8647 4133 8647 4135 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 271DEG 25KT 4133 8638
FISHERSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 6:53 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 653 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 INZ004-005-014-016-132330- ELKHART IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-MARSHALL IN-ST. JOSEPH IN- 653 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO... NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL...EASTERN ST. JOSEPH AND ELKHART COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA... AT 648 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MISHAWAKA TO BREMEN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... NAPPANEE... SIMONTON LAKE AND ELKHART... DUNLAP... GOSHEN... SYRACUSE... WAKARUSA... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LAT...LON 4176 8573 4140 8571 4142 8617 4174 8617 TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 270DEG 23KT 4170 8611 4142 8610
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 6:57 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 657 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 INZ012>015-132330- FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-PULASKI IN-STARKE IN- 557 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND NORTHERN PULASKI IN NORTHWEST INDIANA... AT 553 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH JUDSON...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINAMAC...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...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... WINAMAC... CULVER... RIPLEY... BEARDSTOWN AND BASS LAKE... ORA AND VANMETER PARK... MONTEREY...DELONG AND LAKE BRUCE... 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING/800 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LAT...LON 4122 8636 4101 8638 4105 8684 4122 8683 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 272DEG 18KT 4114 8671
Local storm report, Aug 13, 7:02 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
702 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0656 PM HAIL 2 NE BASS LAKE 41.22N 86.58W
08/13/2011 E0.25 INCH STARKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER IWX1101321
FISHERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 4:20 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 53 hr | |
| Aug 13, 4:27 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | IWX | 54 hr | |
| Aug 13, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 97 min | |
| Aug 13, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 65 min |
| Aug 13, 4:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 118 min |
| Aug 13, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Whitley | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 48 min |
| Aug 13, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 61 min |
| Aug 13, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Marshall | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 67 min |
| Aug 13, 7:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass, White | 15 min |
| Aug 13, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 31 min |
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.