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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Northern Indiana

October 18, 2011Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan; 17 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2011, 9:45 PM EDT for Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan; 17 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Oct 19, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 18, 2011, 9:45 PM EDT (01:45 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 19, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 20, 2011, 3:46 PM EDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 253 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-10-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-10-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 393 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
393 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
393 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

698 
WWUS73 KIWX 190145
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
945 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TONIGHT AS IT TRACKS
INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY BY MORNING. THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN ON WEDNESDAY AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST OHIO.
THIS DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE
WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE IN BERRIEN AND LAPORTE COUNTIES. A WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BERRIEN AND LAPORTE COUNTIES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA
SLOWLY EXITS THE REGION.

INZ003-MIZ077-190945-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.111019T1600Z-111020T1200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
945 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 /845 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY TO
8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/
WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THURSDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY MIDDAY
   WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN
   SHORELINE IN BERRIEN COUNTY MICHIGAN AND LAPORTE COUNTY INDIANA.

 * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY
   THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF TREE LIMBS
   FALL ON LINES.

 * DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL
   DIFFICULTIES ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS.

 * LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND MAY BECOME A HAZARD FOR
   THOSE TRAVELING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
221 
WWUS73 KIWX 190906
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
506 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER KENTUCKY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
NORTH AND RAPIDLY DEEPEN TODAY CAUSING STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP
OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE
STRONGEST GUSTS SHOULD BE NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE WIND GUSTS TO
45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE IN
BERRIEN AND LAPORTE COUNTIES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
BERRIEN AND LAPORTE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA EXITS THE REGION.

INZ003-MIZ077-191715-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.111019T1600Z-111020T1200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
506 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 /406 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/
TODAY TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY NOON... WITH GUSTS
   TO 45 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE IN BERRIEN
   COUNTY MICHIGAN AND LAPORTE COUNTY INDIANA.

 * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND NOON TODAY INTO
   EARLY TONIGHT. 

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF TREE LIMBS 
   FALL ON LINES. 

 * DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL 
   DIFFICULTIES ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. 

 * LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND MAY BECOME A HAZARD FOR 
   THOSE TRAVELING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
459 
WWUS73 KIWX 191624
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1224 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH INTO OHIO AND RAPIDLY
DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...CAUSING STRONG WINDS TO
DEVELOP OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA.
THE STRONGEST GUSTS SHOULD BE NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE WIND GUSTS
TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE IN
BERRIEN AND LAPORTE COUNTIES. 

INZ003-MIZ077-200030-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111020T1200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
1224 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 /1124 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY NOON... WITH GUSTS 
   TO 45 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE IN BERRIEN 
   COUNTY MICHIGAN AND LAPORTE COUNTY INDIANA. 

 * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND NOON TODAY INTO 
   EARLY TONIGHT. 

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF TREE LIMBS 
   FALL ON LINES. 

 * DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL 
   DIFFICULTIES ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. 

 * LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND MAY BECOME A HAZARD FOR 
   THOSE TRAVELING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
945 
WWUS73 KIWX 192010
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
410 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.LOW PRESSURE ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TONIGHT
AS IT BEGINS TO TRACK BACK TO THE NORTHWEST INTO FAR NORTHWEST
OHIO BY MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING
ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND INTO SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45
TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER END GUSTS EXPECTED
CLOSER TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ACROSS LAPORTE AND BERRIEN
COUNTIES. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO FAR SOUTHEAST
ONTARIO BY THURSDAY EVENING RESULTING IN DIMINISHING WINDS.

INZ003-MIZ077-200415-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111020T2000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
410 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 /310 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/
THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/
THURSDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50
   MPH NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE IN BERRIEN COUNTY MICHIGAN
   AND LAPORTE COUNTY INDIANA.

 * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS EVENING
   THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF TREE LIMBS 
   FALL ON LINES. 

 * DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL 
   DIFFICULTIES ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. 

 * LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND MAY BECOME A HAZARD FOR 
   THOSE TRAVELING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
678 
WWUS73 KIWX 200115
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
915 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN
OVERNIGHT AS IT BEGINS TO TRACK BACK TO THE NORTHWEST INTO FAR
NORTHWEST OHIO BY MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN 
OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND INTO
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER END GUSTS
EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ACROSS LAPORTE AND
BERRIEN COUNTIES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA FOR AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF
INTERSTATE 69. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO FAR
SOUTHEAST ONTARIO BY THURSDAY EVENING RESULTING IN DIMINISHING
WINDS.

INZ004>006-008-012>017-020-022>026-032>034-MIZ078-079-200915-
/O.EXB.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.111020T0600Z-111020T2000Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-
WELLS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
SHIPSHEWANA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...
PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
915 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 /815 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 4 PM EDT
/3 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO
4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH A FEW GUSTS
   TO AROUND 40 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CONTINUING
   INTO THURSDAY.

 * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
   TONIGHT INTO EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...

 * DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL 
   DIFFICULTIES ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. 

 * LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND MAY BECOME A HAZARD FOR 
   THOSE TRAVELING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

INZ003-MIZ077-200915-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111020T2000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
915 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 /815 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
   EXCEPT GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN. NORTHWEST
   WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CONTINUING ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 40
   TO 45 MPH.

 * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
   AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF TREE LIMBS 
   FALL ON LINES. 

 * DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL 
   DIFFICULTIES ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. 

 * LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND MAY BECOME A HAZARD FOR 
   THOSE TRAVELING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
707 
WWUS73 KIWX 200947
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
547 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF DETROIT WILL RACE NORTH TODAY CAUSING 
WINDY CONDITIONS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN AND MUCH OF
NORTHERN INDIANA. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ACROSS LAPORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTIES.

INZ003>006-008-012>017-020-022>026-032>034-MIZ077>079-201800-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111020T2000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-
MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...KENDALLVILLE...
LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...
BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...
GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
547 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 /447 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
   ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HIGHER WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE SOUTHEAST
   SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

 * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH MID
   AFTERNOON. 

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IF TREE LIMBS 
   FALL ON LINES. 

 * DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL 
   DIFFICULTIES ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. 

 * LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND MAY BECOME A HAZARD FOR 
   THOSE TRAVELING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
348 
WWUS73 KIWX 201946
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
346 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2011


INZ003>006-008-012>017-020-022>026-032>034-MIZ077>079-202100-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-111020T2000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-
MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...KENDALLVILLE...
LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...
BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...
GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
346 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 /246 PM CDT THU OCT 20 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO
SO INTO THIS EVENING. A FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. 

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 18, 10:54 PM EDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryIWX44 hr
Oct 18, 10:49 PM EDTGale WarningIWX12 hr
Oct 19, 5:32 AM EDTStorm WarningIWX35 hr

Nearby

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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.