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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 216, NWS Northern Indiana

August 24, 2011Adams County, Allen County, Indiana; Paulding County, Van Wert County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2011, 10:15 PM EDT for Adams County, Allen County, Indiana; Paulding County, Van Wert County, Ohio. It was in force for 30 min. 3 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 24, 2011, 10:15 PM EDT (02:15 UTC)
Expired: Aug 24, 2011, 10:45 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Paulding County, OH, Van Wert County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 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 24, 10:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 55	Paulding, OH	MEASURED AT PAULDING COUNTY EMA.
Aug 24, 10:22 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	3 Sse Antwerp, OH	MEASURED AT OHIO 49 AND CR 111
Aug 24, 10:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Oakwood, OH	NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN

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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 10 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 24, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 190 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: 3854 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1316 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.8
Supercell composite: 15.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

402 
WUUS53 KIWX 250215
SVRIWX
INC001-003-OHC125-161-250245-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0216.110825T0215Z-110825T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1015 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 1014 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR PAYNE...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF VAN WERT...AND MOVING EAST AT
  50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PAULDING...TIPTON...BRICETON...LATTY...HAVILAND...SCOTT...CAVETT...
  BROUGHTON...GROVER HILL...CHARLOE...MELROSE...WETZEL...ROSELMS...
  OAKWOOD AND MANDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND 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 4099 8436 4098 8439 4090 8438 4086 8439
      4089 8496 4117 8492 4118 8491 4121 8472
      4117 8433 4112 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 277DEG 43KT 4105 8468
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

2 follow-up statements

767 
WWUS53 KIWX 250233
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1033 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

INC001-003-250243-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-110825T0245Z/
ALLEN IN-ADAMS IN-
1033 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAMS AND
SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST INDIANA IS CANCELLED...

AT 1031 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED 
OUT OF THE AREA 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 4099 8436 4098 8439 4090 8438 4086 8439
      4088 8480 4094 8480 4112 8472 4120 8465
      4117 8434 4112 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 273DEG 43KT 4106 8441

$$

OHC125-161-250245-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-110825T0245Z/
VAN WERT OH-PAULDING OH-
1033 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR PAULDING AND NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...

AT 1031 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAULDING...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH
OF DEFIANCE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  OAKWOOD AND MANDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 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 4099 8436 4098 8439 4090 8438 4086 8439
      4088 8480 4094 8480 4112 8472 4120 8465
      4117 8434 4112 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 273DEG 43KT 4106 8441
WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN

$$

NG

497 
WWUS53 KIWX 250246
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1046 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

OHC125-161-250256-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-110825T0245Z/
VAN WERT OH-PAULDING OH-
1046 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PAULDING AND NORTHERN VAN WERT
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

AT 1044 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT
OF THE AREA. 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 4099 8436 4098 8439 4090 8438 4086 8439
      4088 8480 4094 8480 4112 8472 4120 8465
      4117 8434 4112 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 273DEG 43KT 4106 8441

$$

NG

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 24, 6:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 6:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
645 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

.AVAITION...
CU DVLPG ALONG/AHEAD OF CDFNT MOVG THROUGH IL WITH ISOLATED TS
OVER CENTRAL IL. MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION OVER LWR MI AHEAD OF
POSITIVELY TILTED MID LEVEL SHRTWV MOVG SE ACROSS WI. RECENT
AMDAR SOUNDING TAKEN EAST OF CHICAGO SUGGESTS CAP OVER NRN INDIANA
WAS WKNG SO EXPECT COMBINATION OF COOLING/LIFT ALOFT ASSOCIATED
WITH APCHG SHRTWV AND BL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ALONG CDFNT WILL
RESULT IN CAP BREAKING ACROSS NRN INDIANA THIS EVE AND STORMS
DVLPG IN VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH CONSIDERABLE DEEP LAYER SHEAR.
APPEARS FRONT WILL BE THROUGH SBN BY OR SHORTLY AFTER 00Z SO PLAN
ON CONTG TO LEAVE TS OUT OF THEIR TAF THOUGH DID ADD CB'S THIS EVE
GIVEN SHOWERS IN SWRN LWR MI. STORMS DVLPG ALONG CDFNT LIKELY WILL
EVOLVE INTO A LINE DURING THE EVE SO CONTD WITH TEMPO +TSRA AT FWA
AND GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR SVR STORMS ADDED WIND GUSTS TO 40KT TO
TAF. AIRMASS WILL DRY OUT QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH VFR
CONDITIONS AND NW FLOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 329 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011/

SHORT TERM...

SUBSIDENCE AND CAPPING HAVE PUT A LID ON ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH LITTLE CLOUD COVER. 12Z SOUNDINGS FROM DVN AND ILX SHOWED
ELEVATED MIXED LAYER WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES. 18Z SOUNDINGS HAVE
SHOWN THE EML TO HAVE EXPANDED EAST WITH DTX AND ILN SOUNDINGS
SHOWING STRONG CAP WITH ELEVATED STEEP LAPSE RATES ABOVE. TAMDAR
SOUNDING FROM OUT OF CHICAGO SIMILAR WITH STRONG CAPPING STILL IN
PLACE. THIS CREATES PROBLEM WITH FORECAST FOR THIS EVENING AND
CONVECTIVE INITIATION.

FULL SUNSHINE AND MIXING HAS RESULTED IN MUCAPES GREATER THAN 4000
J/KG WITH DEW POINTS HAVING CLIMBED INTO THE LOWER AND MID 70S THIS
AFTERNOON. SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBS SHOW COLD FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL
LAKE MICHIGAN INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND EASTERN IA WITH STEADY
PROGRESS SOUTHEAST. AS OF 19Z ONLY SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS HAD FORMED
ALONG THE FRONT WITH A HINT OF SOME AGGRAVATED CU DEVELOPING. WATER
VAPOR STILL SHOWS SPEED MAX AND SHORT WAVE APPROACHING FROM MN AND
NORTHERN WI. CONVECTIVE AND HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT
ON RAPID DEVELOPMENT SHORTLY AFTER 21Z OVER OUR AREA AS MID LEVEL
SUPPORT AND COLD FRONT COME TOGETHER IN AREA OF GREATEST
INSTABILITY. HOWEVER...EASTWARD EXTENT OF CAPPING AND DRY AIR SEEN
IN 18Z SOUNDINGS ARE A CONCERN. WILL KEEP POPS IN THE CHANCE
CATEGORY NORTHWEST AND KEEP LIKELY CATEGORIES CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
WHERE CAP WILL BE WEAKEST AND TIMING BEST.

0-6KM BULK SHEAR AND EFFECTIVE SHEAR AT OR ABOVE 40 KNOTS THIS
EVENING WHICH WILL SUPPORT INITIAL DISCREET SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT.
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH LOW CHANCE FOR
ISOLATED TORNADO IN FAR EASTERN AREAS WHERE GREATEST SHEAR WILL
RESIDE AND LCL HEIGHTS RUNNING AROUND 1000 M. ANY DISCREET
SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY CONGEAL INTO A LINE ECHO WAVE PATTERN
AND QUICKLY MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. AGAIN WIDESPREAD WIND
DAMAGE AND HAIL MAIN CONCERNS. EXPECT ALL THIS ACTIVITY TO EXIT OUR
SOUTHEAST BY MID TO LATE EVENING WITH CLEARING SKIES IN ITS WAKE
OVERNIGHT.

THURSDAY WILL SEE A RETURN TO MORE COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 70S AND DEW POINTS DROPPING BACK INTO 60S
AND EVENTUALLY 50S. OVERNIGHT LOWS FRIDAY MORNING EXPECTED BACK INTO
50S WITH GUIDANCE INDICATING LOWER AND MID 50S POSSIBLE NORTH
SIMILAR TO A FEW DAYS AGO.

LONG TERM...
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SFC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TO BEGIN THE FCST PERIOD WILL
PROVIDE DRY WX AND SEASONABLE TEMPS FRIDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE
WEEKEND. WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY PASSING THROUGH ON SATURDAY WILL DO
LITTLE MORE THAN AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AS MOISTURE BLOCKED BY
TROPICAL SYSTEM IMPACTING SE/MID ATL COAST. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS
STILL ATTEMPTING TO BRING SHORT WAVE DOWN INTO THE REGION BEGINNING
OF NEXT WEEK IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL SYSTEM AS IRENE TRACKS UP ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD. STILL ALOT OF SPREAD IN SOLNS WRT
TIMING/STRENGTH/PLACEMENT...GFS FASTER/WEAKER/FARTHER NORTH WHILE
ECMWF IS SLOWER/STRONGER/FURTHER SOUTH. GIVEN THESE DIFFERENCES AND
BOTH ARE LACKING IN MOISTURE AND AVG ENSEMBLE GUID STILL BELOW CLIMO
WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP WITH DRY FCST MON AND TUE. RIDGING BUILDS BACK
INTO THE AREA ON WED IN WHAT LOOKS TO BE THE START OF TEMPS HEADING
MORE ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR LMZ043-046.

&&

SHORT TERM...LASHLEY
LONG TERM...LOGSDON
AVIATION...JT

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 24, 6:06 AM EDT, 16 hours 9 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
606 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-251000-
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
606 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 /506 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID
EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH A RISK FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
MONTICELLO TO STURGIS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

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

INZ003-LMZ043-046-MIZ077-251000-
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
606 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 /506 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2011/

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

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED SEVERE
STORM IS POSSIBLE WITH A RISK FOR LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN
SHORELINE BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN
SHORELINE THURSDAY ALONG WITH CONTINUED HAZARDOUS SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OR 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 24, 9:31 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
931 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

0925 PM     HAIL             4 S BRISTOL             41.67N  85.82W
08/24/2011  M0.50 INCH       ELKHART            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF US 20 AND SR 15

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1101349

CEO

Special weather statement, Aug 24, 9:32 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
932 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

INZ005>008-250200-
ELKHART IN-LAGRANGE IN-NOBLE IN-STEUBEN IN-
932 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD EXTREME NORTHWESTERN DE KALB...
NORTHERN NOBLE...STEUBEN...LAGRANGE AND CENTRAL ELKHART COUNTIES...

AT 927 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHEAST
OF LAGRANGE TO 7 MILES WEST OF LAGRANGE TO GOSHEN...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  LAGRANGE...
  ANGOLA...
  MILLERSBURG...
  FREMONT AND TOPEKA...
  NEVADA MILLS...LAKE GAUGE AND PLATO...
  LAKE JAMES...FLINT AND HONEYVILLE...

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 300 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND
NORTHWESTERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4170 8480 4167 8480 4155 8490 4152 8511
      4153 8519 4151 8519 4145 8548 4162 8605
      4169 8562 4176 8535 4176 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 290DEG 29KT 4174 8518 4166 8549
          4161 8580

NG

Local storm report, Aug 24, 9:53 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
953 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

0945 PM     HAIL             8 W NAPOLEON            41.39N  84.28W
08/24/2011  M0.75 INCH       DEFIANCE           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1101350

CEO

Local storm report, Aug 24, 9:58 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
958 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

0956 PM     TSTM WND GST     FORT WAYNE              41.08N  85.13W
08/24/2011  E50 MPH          ALLEN              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1101351

CEO

Local storm report, Aug 24, 10:00 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1000 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

0959 PM     HAIL             FORT WAYNE              41.08N  85.13W
08/24/2011  E0.75 INCH       ALLEN              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1101352

CEO

Local storm report, Aug 24, 10:09 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1009 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

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

1000 PM     HAIL             FORT WAYNE              41.08N  85.13W
08/24/2011  E1.00 INCH       ALLEN              IN   PUBLIC

            AT SNIDER HIGH SCHOOL

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1101353

CEO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 24, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Cass, White	37 min
Aug 24, 8:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart	26 min
Aug 24, 8:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Elkhart, LaGrange, Saint Joseph	33 min
Aug 24, 9:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Huntington, Miami, Wabash	36 min
Aug 24, 9:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart, LaGrange, Steuben	28 min
Aug 24, 9:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen	25 min
Aug 24, 10:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	DeKalb	32 min
Aug 24, 9:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams	51 min
Aug 24, 9:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Paulding	36 min
Aug 24, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Fulton, Henry	31 min
Aug 24, 10:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam	47 min

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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.