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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

July 11, 2011Jay County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2011, 7:52 PM EDT for Jay County, Indiana. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2011, 7:52 PM EDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2011, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

County Jay County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 145 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: 95 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -371 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1367 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 143 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.

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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 Jul 11, 7:46 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 7:46 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 5:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
507 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

INZ004>009-LMZ043-046-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-121000-
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...
GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...
AUBURN...GARRETT...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...
NAPOLEON
507 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN...NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST OHIO AND THE NEARSHORE
WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM INTO THE VERY EARLY
EVENING HOURS BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER REMAINS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

&&

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

INZ003-012-014-016>018-024>027-OHZ015-016-024-025-121000-
LA PORTE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...
COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...
LIMA
507 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011 /407 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. IF
THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH
DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER REMAINS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

&&

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INZ013-015-020-022-023-032>034-121000-
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
507 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 100 AND 108 CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
900 PM EDT. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS TIME. THERE
IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING. IF
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER REMAINS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

&&

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, Jul 11, 6:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
612 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

INZ025>027-032>034-112315-
ADAMS IN-BLACKFORD IN-GRANT IN-HUNTINGTON IN-JAY IN-WELLS IN-
612 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD
BLACKFORD...JAY...NORTHEASTERN GRANT...SOUTHERN WELLS...SOUTHERN
ADAMS AND SOUTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 610 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM NEAR VAN BUREN...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF
HUNTINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BERNE AND DUNKIRK...
  PORTLAND...
  MONTPELIER...
  PENNVILLE AND REDKEY...
  GENEVA...
  DILLMAN...KEYSTONE AND PONETO...

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 4033 8520 4034 8522 4039 8521 4039 8528
      4068 8562 4077 8556 4070 8480 4032 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 293DEG 56KT 4067 8543

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
635 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

INZ020-112315-
WHITE IN-
635 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
INDIANA...

AT 633 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM NEAR WOLCOTT...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF
RENSSELAER...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  MONTICELLO...
  BROOKSTON...
  REYNOLDS AND SMITHSON...
  CHALMERS...
  NORWAY...INDIANA BEACH AND SITKA...
  IDAVILLE...

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 4084 8700 4086 8699 4086 8658 4075 8659
      4075 8675 4072 8677 4068 8677 4068 8678
      4058 8677 4058 8680 4063 8709 4084 8710
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 283DEG 37KT 4079 8703

Local storm report, Jul 11, 7:13 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 7:22 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 7:49 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 7:52 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 4:25 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Fulton, Grant and 10 more	16 hr
Jul 11, 9:02 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	IWX		58 min
Jul 11, 9:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Steuben	41 min
Jul 11, 9:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Elkhart, LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke	78 min
Jul 11, 9:53 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	IWX		22 min
Jul 11, 10:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble and 2 more	75 min
Jul 11, 11:03 AM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	IWX		9 hr
Jul 11, 11:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	DeKalb, Steuben	56 min
Jul 11, 11:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb	51 min
Jul 11, 12:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Huntington, Miami, Wabash	60 min
Jul 11, 12:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Jay	31 min
Jul 11, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Blackford, Jay, Wells	63 min
Jul 11, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	White	40 min
Jul 11, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	White	44 min
Jul 11, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Jay	41 min
Jul 11, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Cass, Miami	23 min
Jul 11, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Cass, Grant	56 min
Jul 11, 12:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Henry	39 min
Jul 11, 12:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert	66 min
Jul 11, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Van Wert	49 min
Jul 11, 8:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Branch	65 min
Jul 11, 9:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Hillsdale	27 min
Jul 11, 10:47 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Branch, Saint Joseph	43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.