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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2011, 5:30 PM EDT for Huntington County, Wells County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min. 3 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 23, 2011, 5:30 PM EDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Huntington County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 5:32 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 N Mount Etna, IN | TREE DAMAGE AND MINOR HOUSE DAMAGE WITH SHINGLES BLOWN OFF |
| May 23, 5:32 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 N Mount Etna, IN | CROSSING SR 9 AT 200 S |
| May 23, 5:59 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 E Markle, IN |
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 23, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
194 WFUS53 KIWX 232130 TORIWX INC069-179-232200- /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0006.110523T2130Z-110523T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 530 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA... CENTRAL WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA... * UNTIL 600 PM EDT * AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 4 MILES SOUTH OF ANDREWS...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUNTINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM INCLUDE... MARKLE... BLUFFTON... OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MAJENICA...PLUM TREE...BUCKEYE...ROCKFORD...LIBERTY CENTER... UNIONDALE...TRAVISVILLE...MURRAY...NORTH OAKS...KINGSLAND... CRAIGVILLE AND TOCSIN. 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. 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 4087 8509 4065 8509 4073 8564 4086 8561 TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 273DEG 42KT 4080 8550 $$
3 follow-up statements
401 WWUS53 KIWX 232141 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 541 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 INC069-179-232200- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110523T2200Z/ HUNTINGTON IN-WELLS IN- 541 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL WELLS AND CENTRAL HUNTINGTON COUNTIES... AT 538 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR STATE ROUTE 5. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF HUNTINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... MARKLE... BLUFFTON... OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROCKFORD...LIBERTY CENTER...UNIONDALE...NORTH OAKS...MURRAY... KINGSLAND AND TOCSIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4087 8509 4065 8509 4073 8552 4085 8554 TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 273DEG 30KT 4079 8543 $$
595 WWUS53 KIWX 232151 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 551 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 INC069-232201- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110523T2200Z/ HUNTINGTON IN- 551 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HUNTINGTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 548 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. LAT...LON 4087 8509 4065 8509 4074 8534 4086 8534 TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 273DEG 37KT 4078 8527 $$ INC179-232200- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110523T2200Z/ WELLS IN- 551 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL WELLS COUNTY... AT 548 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARKLE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF BLUFFTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL WELLS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS KINGSLAND...BLUFFTON AND TOCSIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4087 8509 4065 8509 4074 8534 4086 8534 TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 273DEG 37KT 4078 8527 $$
485 WWUS53 KIWX 232159 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 559 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 INC179-232209- /O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110523T2200Z/ WELLS IN- 559 PM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WELLS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT... AT 558 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. && LAT...LON 4087 8509 4065 8509 4074 8534 4086 8534 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 273DEG 37KT 4077 8516 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 50 min |
| May 22, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Jay, Wells | 24 min |
| May 23, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb, Whitley | 25 min |
| May 23, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 32 min |
| May 23, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash | 39 min |
| May 23, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 47 min |
| May 23, 5:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 3 hr |
| May 23, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wabash, Wells | 49 min |
| May 23, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Wells | 47 min |
| May 23, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 46 min |
| May 23, 6:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Huntington | 3 hr |
| May 23, 7:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Wells | 3 hr |
| May 23, 7:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Wabash | 4 hr |
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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.