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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

June 30, 2011Cass County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2011, 6:56 PM EDT for Cass County, Michigan. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 30, 2011, 6:56 PM EDT (22:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2011, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

County Cass County, MI

The radar

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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 Jun 30, 3:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 3:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
416 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-012030-
LA PORTE-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-BERRIEN-
CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...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...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
416 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011 /316 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...
THOUGH SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SATURDAY AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY
REACH INTO THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE PRIOR TO ANY STORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-012030-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
416 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND
WAVES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50
KNOTS IN ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
451 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

INZ003-004-MIZ077-302130-
BERRIEN MI-LA PORTE IN-ST. JOSEPH IN-
451 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD NORTHWESTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND NORTHEASTERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST INDIANA...AND EXTREME WESTERN CASS AND BERRIEN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...

AT 447 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF ST. JOSEPH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  ST. JOSEPH AND BENTON HARBOR...
  FAIR PLAIN AND BENTON HEIGHTS...
  BUCHANAN...
  STEVENSVILLE...
  BRIDGMAN AND SHOREWOOD-TOWER HILL...
  BERRIEN SPRINGS...

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 4196 8622 4191 8623 4165 8652 4182 8672
      4192 8661 4211 8650 4221 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 334DEG 35KT 4211 8666

CEO

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:18 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
618 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

INZ003-004-MIZ077-078-302315-
BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-LA PORTE IN-ST. JOSEPH IN-
618 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD NORTHERN ST. JOSEPH AND EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN ELKHART COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND
NORTHEASTERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...AND SOUTHWESTERN
CASS AND SOUTHERN BERRIEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...

AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BRIDGMAN MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BUCHANAN...
  NILES...
  GEORGETOWN...
  SOUTH BEND AND GRANGER...
  THREE OAKS...
  NEW CARLISLE...

STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4208 8651 4171 8606 4154 8659 4181 8674
      4184 8671 4192 8661 4201 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 323DEG 36KT 4192 8653

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:56 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
656 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

INZ004-MIZ077-078-302345-
BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH IN-
656 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD NORTHERN ST. JOSEPH AND EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN ELKHART COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND
SOUTHWESTERN CASS AND BERRIEN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...

AT 653 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAIR PLAIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BUCHANAN...
  NILES...
  GEORGETOWN...
  BERRIEN SPRINGS...
  ROSELAND AND EDWARDSBURG...
  BARODA AND EAU CLAIRE...

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 4178 8600 4164 8644 4198 8658 4211 8650
      4217 8643 4218 8641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 333DEG 33KT 4204 8645

CEO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	IWX		86 min
Jun 30, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Saint Joseph	57 min
Jun 30, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Fulton, Marshall	48 min
Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Berrien	39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.