Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2012, 7:51 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Starke County, Indiana. It was in force for 39 min. 4 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
- Jun 28, 2012, 7:51 PM CDT (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2012, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties LaPorte County, IN, Starke County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 8:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | La Crosse, IN | 3 TELEPHONE POLES DOWN ON US 421 JUST NORTH OF SR 8 |
| Jun 28, 8:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | North Judson, IN | 15 TREES DOWN IN AND SOUTH OF TOWN |
| Jun 28, 8:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | North Judson, IN | |
| Jun 28, 8:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Toto, IN | 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS WITH PEA SIZED HAIL |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 2 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 2970 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2175 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
219
WUUS53 KIWX 290051
SVRIWX
INC091-149-290130-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0028.120629T0051Z-120629T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
751 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT/930 PM EDT/
* AT 747 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF WANATAH...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF
VALPARAISO...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
WANATAH...
LA CROSSE...
KINGSFORD HEIGHTS...
NORTH JUDSON...
KNOX AND HAMLET...
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SOUTH
WANATAH...THOMASTON...HANNA...LOMAX...ENGLISH LAKE...BREMS...TOTO...
BASS LAKE...WINONA...OBER AND OAK GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG
WITH DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO
A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4147 8653 4144 8653 4144 8649 4118 8648
4121 8694 4159 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 296DEG 35KT 4137 8701
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$
CEO2 follow-up statements
048
WWUS53 KIWX 290113
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
813 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
INC091-149-290130-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120629T0130Z/
STARKE IN-LA PORTE IN-
813 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LA PORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES...
AT 810 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF NORTH JUDSON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF
KNOX...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOX...HAMLET...TOTO...GROVERTOWN...BASS LAKE...WINONA...OBER AND
OAK GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH....ALONG WITH DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4152 8694 4140 8656 4138 8649 4118 8648
4121 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 296DEG 35KT 4127 8674
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.50IN
$$
CEO521
WWUS53 KIWX 290128
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
828 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
INC091-149-290137-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120629T0130Z/
STARKE IN-LA PORTE IN-
828 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LA PORTE AND
STARKE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
AT 821 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN STARKE COUNTY AND
PULASKI COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4152 8694 4140 8656 4138 8649 4118 8648
4121 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 296DEG 35KT 4121 8658
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, Starke | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Pulaski | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Pulaski, Starke, White | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami, Wabash | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 3:13 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Fulton and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 29, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Starke | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 12:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Pulaski | 25 min |
| Jun 29, 1:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Noble | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Whitley | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wells, Whitley | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells and 1 more | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.