Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2012, 3:59 PM EDT for Jay County, Indiana. It was in force for 46 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
- Jul 1, 2012, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2012, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Jay County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 4:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Pennville, IN | |
| Jul 1, 4:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Portland, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 2142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1001 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
127
WUUS53 KIWX 011959
SVRIWX
INC075-012045-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0053.120701T1959Z-120701T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
359 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 355 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR PENNVILLE...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF DUNKIRK...AND MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
PORTLAND...
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE COMO...
CENTER...NEW MOUNT PLEASANT...BLAINE...COLLETT...BRYANT...COLLEGE
CORNER...LIBER...BLUFF POINT...BRICE...BOUNDARY CITY AND WESTCHESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR QUARTER 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 4035 8520 4056 8518 4052 8479 4032 8480
4032 8481 4031 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 276DEG 29KT 4046 8514
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
MCS3 follow-up statements
065
WWUS53 KIWX 012020
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
420 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
INC075-012045-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-120701T2045Z/
JAY IN-
420 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN JAY COUNTY...
AT 418 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR PORTLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WESTCHESTER...BRICE...BELLFOUNTAIN AND SALAMONIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH....ALONG WITH DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4033 8510 4055 8507 4052 8479 4032 8480
4031 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 276DEG 29KT 4044 8492
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$008 WWUS53 KIWX 012036 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 436 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 INC075-012045- /O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-120701T2045Z/ JAY IN- 436 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR EASTERN JAY COUNTY... AT 432 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL JAY COUNTY...OR ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF PORTLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BELLFOUNTAIN... SALAMONIA... RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN JAY COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR QUARTER 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 4031 8497 4054 8497 4052 8479 4032 8480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 277DEG 25KT 4043 8483 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$
155 WWUS53 KIWX 012043 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 443 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 INC075-012054- /O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-120701T2045Z/ JAY IN- 443 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN JAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT... AT 441 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA. && LAT...LON 4031 8497 4054 8497 4052 8479 4032 8480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 277DEG 25KT 4042 8475 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 118 min | |
| Jul 1, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Grant, Miami, Wabash | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski, White | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wabash | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami, Wabash | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Marshall | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Huntington, Wells | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Wabash | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaGrange, Steuben | 50 min |
| Jul 1, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 38 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.