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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 4:25 PM EDT for Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 28 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, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 4:53 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Henry County, OH, Putnam County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.
192
WFUS53 KIWX 252025
TORIWX
OHC069-137-252115-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0013.110525T2025Z-110525T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
425 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR PANDORA...OR 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF OTTAWA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
LEIPSIC...
DESHLER...
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GILBOA...WEST LEIPSIC...PRENTISS AND BELMORE.
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. 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 4091 8395 4091 8399 4106 8414 4129 8387
4100 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 209DEG 35KT 4099 8398
$$2 follow-up statements
410 WWUS53 KIWX 252038 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 438 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 OHC069-137-252115- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/ PUTNAM OH-HENRY OH- 438 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES... AT 434 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEIPSIC...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF OTTAWA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DESHLER AND BELMORE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN OHIO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA. LAT...LON 4093 8393 4114 8405 4129 8387 4100 8386 TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 229DEG 30KT 4105 8386 $$
543 WWUS53 KIWX 252053 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 453 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 OHC069-137-252103- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110525T2115Z/ PUTNAM OH-HENRY OH- 453 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 448 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 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. LAT...LON 4093 8393 4114 8405 4129 8387 4100 8386 TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 229DEG 30KT 4113 8373 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance, Paulding, Williams | 33 min |
| May 25, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton, Henry | 25 min |
| May 25, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance | 38 min |
| May 25, 1:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more | 14 hr |
| May 25, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance, Paulding | 62 min |
| May 25, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 25 min |
| May 25, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams | 51 min |
| May 25, 2:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams | 3 hr |
| May 25, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams | 60 min |
| May 25, 3:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam | 38 min |
| May 25, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Henry, Putnam | 33 min |
| May 25, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Van Wert | 29 min |
| May 25, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Williams | 41 min |
| May 25, 4:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Van Wert | 42 min |
| May 25, 5:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen, Putnam, Van Wert | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton, Henry | 26 min |
| May 25, 5:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 25, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Henry, Putnam, Van Wert | 39 min |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Paulding | 7 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry | 7 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance | 9 days |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Williams | 10 days |
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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.