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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 3:39 PM EDT for Grant County, Huntington County, Wells County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 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
- May 25, 2011, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 4:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:50 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
645 WFUS53 KIWX 251939 TORIWX INC053-069-179-252015- /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0010.110525T1939Z-110525T2015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 339 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA... SOUTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA... CENTRAL WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA... * UNTIL 415 PM EDT * AT 336 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 MILES EAST OF MARION... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM INCLUDE... VAN BUREN... MARKLE... OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PLEASANT PLAIN...MOUNT ETNA...WARREN...LANCASTER...MAJENICA...PLUM TREE AND ROCKFORD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4090 8549 4082 8522 4053 8559 4059 8569 TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 218DEG 43KT 4060 8556 $$
2 follow-up statements
362 WWUS53 KIWX 251953 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 353 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 INC053-252004- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110525T2015Z/ GRANT IN- 353 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4067 8546 4067 8562 4090 8549 4082 8522 TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 218DEG 43KT 4074 8541 $$ INC069-179-252015- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110525T2015Z/ HUNTINGTON IN-WELLS IN- 353 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL WELLS AND SOUTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTIES... AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARKLE...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTH OF HUNTINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... MARKLE... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4067 8546 4067 8562 4090 8549 4082 8522 TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 218DEG 43KT 4074 8541 $$
335 WWUS53 KIWX 252003 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 403 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 INC069-179-252013- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110525T2015Z/ HUNTINGTON IN-WELLS IN- 403 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WELLS AND SOUTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 359 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE... THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4067 8546 4067 8562 4090 8549 4082 8522 TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 218DEG 43KT 4082 8532 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, White | 59 min |
| May 25, 12:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, White | 46 min |
| May 25, 4:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 22 min |
| May 25, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 30 min |
| May 25, 9:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 24 min |
| May 25, 9:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 95 min | |
| May 25, 10:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph and 1 more | 24 min |
| May 25, 10:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke, White | 29 min |
| May 25, 10:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Allen, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Wells and 1 more | 24 min |
| May 25, 11:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant, Kosciusko, Marshall and 5 more | 60 min |
| May 25, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 33 min |
| May 25, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash | 29 min |
| May 25, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Wabash, Whitley | 27 min |
| May 25, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Whitley | 32 min |
| May 25, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb | 34 min |
| May 25, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Whitley | 38 min |
| May 25, 1:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 14 hr |
| May 25, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, Whitley | 62 min |
| May 25, 2:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Wells | 3 hr |
| May 25, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 29 min |
| May 25, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Wabash, Wells | 57 min |
| May 25, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 29 min |
| May 25, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington | 26 min |
| May 25, 5:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, Wells | 3 hr |
| May 25, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Jay, Wells | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 21 min |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 5 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 7 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 9 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 6 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 52 hr |
| May 25, 6:19 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 10 days |
| May 25, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 32 min |
| May 25, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 42 min |
| May 25, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells | 65 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.