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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2011, 2:38 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 52 min. 2 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
- May 29, 2011, 2:38 PM EDT (18:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2011, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fulton County, IN, LaPorte County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 3:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Hanna, IN | 4 POWER POLES AND LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN |
| May 29, 3:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Wanatah, IN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN CAUSING ROUTE 421 TO BE CLOSED BETWEEN ROUTE 30 AND ROUTE 8. TWO RESIDENCES ALSO DAMAGED BY HIGH WINDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 29, 1:29 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 2176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753
WFUS53 KIWX 291838
TORIWX
INC049-091-099-131-149-291930-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0018.110529T1838Z-110529T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
138 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT/330 PM EDT/
* AT 236 PM EDT/136 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF
RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND
DAMAGE. 9 MILES WEST OF DE MOTTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
MEDARYVILLE...
LA CROSSE...
NORTH JUDSON...
KNOX...HAMLET AND WINAMAC...
KOONTZ LAKE...
CULVER...
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SAN
PIERRE...CLARKS...LOMAX...ENGLISH LAKE...DENHAM...TOTO...RIPLEY...
BREMS...BEARDSTOWN...BASS LAKE...WINONA AND ORA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE WITH DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 70 MPH.. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4104 8693 4140 8694 4145 8653 4144 8648
4145 8647 4147 8635 4097 8633 4102 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 262DEG 44KT 4117 8730
$$4 follow-up statements
224
WWUS53 KIWX 291851
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
151 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011
INC049-091-099-131-149-291930-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110529T1930Z/
STARKE IN-FULTON IN-LA PORTE IN-MARSHALL IN-PULASKI IN-
151 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT/330 PM EDT/
FOR WESTERN MARSHALL AND WESTERN FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA...AND PULASKI...SOUTHERN LA PORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST INDIANA...
AT 150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES
IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THIS LINE OF
DANGEROUS STORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LA CROSSE TO 8 MILES WEST OF LA CROSSE TO 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MEDARYVILLE TO 14 MILES WEST OF MEDARYVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOX...WINAMAC...LA CROSSE...MEDARYVILLE...NORTH JUDSON...HAMLET...
KOONTZ LAKE...CULVER...LOMAX AND SAN PIERRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING/800
PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND
NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
&&
LAT...LON 4104 8693 4140 8694 4145 8653 4144 8648
4145 8647 4147 8635 4097 8633 4102 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 262DEG 44KT 4143 8697 4130 8696
4118 8701 4102 8708
$$355
WWUS53 KIWX 291902
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
202 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011
INC049-091-099-131-149-291930-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110529T1930Z/
STARKE IN-FULTON IN-LA PORTE IN-MARSHALL IN-PULASKI IN-
202 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT/330 PM EDT/
FOR WESTERN MARSHALL AND WESTERN FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA...AND PULASKI...SOUTHERN LA PORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST INDIANA...
AT 200 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED
TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THIS
LINE OF DANGEROUS STORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES NORTH OF LA CROSSE TO 4 MILES EAST OF LA CROSSE TO 5 MILES
WEST OF NORTH JUDSON TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEDARYVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOX...WINAMAC...NORTH JUDSON...HAMLET...KOONTZ LAKE...CULVER...
HANNA...TOTO...BREMS AND DENHAM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING/800
PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND
NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO
THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4104 8693 4140 8694 4145 8653 4144 8648
4145 8647 4147 8635 4097 8633 4102 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 262DEG 44KT 4145 8679 4132 8678
4120 8683 4104 8690
$$643
WWUS53 KIWX 291915
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
215 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011
INC049-091-099-131-149-291930-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110529T1930Z/
STARKE IN-FULTON IN-LA PORTE IN-MARSHALL IN-PULASKI IN-
215 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT/330 PM EDT/
FOR WESTERN MARSHALL AND WESTERN FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA...AND NORTHERN PULASKI...SOUTH CENTRAL LA PORTE AND STARKE
COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
AT 214 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED
TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THIS
LINE OF DANGEROUS STORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF HAMLET TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF KNOX TO 4 MILES
EAST OF NORTH JUDSON TO MEDARYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINAMAC...HAMLET...KOONTZ LAKE...CULVER...BASS LAKE...WINONA...
OBER...GROVERTOWN...OAK GROVE AND RIPLEY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING/800
PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND
NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 4134 8672 4143 8671 4145 8654 4145 8653
4144 8653 4144 8648 4145 8647 4147 8635
4097 8633 4102 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 262DEG 44KT 4147 8658 4134 8657
4122 8662 4107 8681
$$195
WWUS53 KIWX 291928 RRA
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
228 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011
INC049-091-099-131-149-291937-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110529T1930Z/
STARKE IN-FULTON IN-LA PORTE IN-MARSHALL IN-PULASKI IN-
228 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN MARSHALL AND WESTERN FULTON
COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND NORTHERN PULASKI...SOUTH
CENTRAL LA PORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA WILL EXPIRE
AT 230 PM CDT/330 PM EDT/...
AT 327 PM EDT/227 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THAT THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING/800
PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND
NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4134 8672 4143 8671 4145 8654 4145 8653
4144 8653 4144 8648 4145 8647 4147 8635
4097 8633 4102 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 262DEG 44KT 4149 8637 4136 8636
4124 8641 4109 8660
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 25 min |
| May 28, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wells | 28 min |
| May 28, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells | 51 min |
| May 28, 8:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke | 3 hr |
| May 28, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington | 22 min |
| May 28, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 34 min |
| May 28, 8:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen, Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami and 4 more | 3 hr |
| May 28, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Whitley | 32 min |
| May 29, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 10 hr |
| May 29, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wells | 46 hr |
| May 29, 11:12 AM EDT | River Flood Watch | IWX | Carroll, White | 49 hr |
| May 29, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 112 min | |
| May 29, 1:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 5 hr |
| May 29, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 2 hr | |
| May 29, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Pulaski, Starke, White | 68 min |
| May 29, 2:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 49 min |
| May 29, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall and 6 more | 56 min |
| May 29, 3:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Saint Joseph | 39 min |
| May 29, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley | 33 min |
| May 29, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and 1 more | 49 min |
| May 29, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb | 43 min |
| May 29, 5:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart | 4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.