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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

March 2, 20124 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Mar 2, 2012, 11:55 AM EST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2012, 11:55 AM EST (16:55 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2012, 12:45 PM EST
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Adams County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Jay County, IN, Wells County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 12:00Z on 2012-03-02Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1876 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 2, 6:25 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 6:25 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 7:48 AM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
748 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-031300-
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...
PORTLAND...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
748 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND
NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEAST
INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO THIS MORNING. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY BY MIDDAY INTO THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND QUICKLY MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST
OHIO. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS EXISTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MARION INDIANA...TO FORT
WAYNE...TO NAPOLEON OHIO LINE FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY EVENING. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING HOURS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO
55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING. MEASURED WIND GUST REPORTS TONIGHT ARE ALSO APPRECIATED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

INZ003>009-012>017-020-022>024-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-031300-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-
PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
WABASH-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-
FULTON OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...
WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...
BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...
MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD
748 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 /648 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY BY MIDDAY INTO THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND QUICKLY MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST
OHIO AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING HOURS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO
55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
ALSO...MEASURED WIND GUST REPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT ARE APPRECIATED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-031300-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
748 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT TO 45 KNOTS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
WAVES INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

CONDITIONS WILL BE REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 2, 7:44 AM EST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
744 AM EST FRI MAR 02 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0739 AM     HAIL             2 WNW UNIONDALE         40.84N  85.28W
03/02/2012  E0.50 INCH       WELLS              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

NG
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 7:51 AM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
751 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INZ034-021345-
JAY IN-
751 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD JAY COUNTY...

AT 746 AM EST/646 AM CST/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUNKIRK...OR 17
MILES SOUTH OF HARTFORD CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  DUNKIRK...
  PORTLAND...
  REDKEY...
  NEW MOUNT PLEASANT AND POWERS...
  COMO...BLAINE AND CENTER...
  COLLEGE CORNER...LIBER AND COLLETT...

STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4033 8522 4040 8520 4046 8520 4057 8491
      4057 8482 4055 8480 4038 8480 4032 8495
      4032 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1250Z 238DEG 38KT 4023 8541
Local storm report, Mar 2, 9:17 AM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
917 AM EST FRI MAR 02 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     HAIL             OHIO CITY               40.77N  84.62W
03/02/2012  M0.50 INCH       VAN WERT           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL MOSTLY PEA SIZED...A FEW HAILSTONES UP TO ONE HALF
            INCH IN DIAMETER

&&

NG
Special weather statement, Mar 2, 11:55 AM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1155 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

INZ026-027-033-034-021745-
ADAMS IN-BLACKFORD IN-JAY IN-WELLS IN-
1155 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD BLACKFORD...JAY...SOUTHEASTERN
WELLS AND SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTIES...

AT 1150 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUNKIRK...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  DUNKIRK...
  PORTLAND...
  BLUFFTON...
  BERNE...
  REDKEY...
  MONTPELIER...

STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4039 8522 4039 8544 4041 8544 4078 8521
      4076 8480 4069 8479 4032 8485 4032 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 224DEG 44KT 4036 8529

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 8:47 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX9 hr
Mar 2, 4:34 AM ESTWind AdvisoryIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more23 hr
Mar 2, 5:45 AM ESTGale WarningIWX28 hr
Mar 2, 7:51 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementIWXJay54 min
Mar 2, 12:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke22 hr
Mar 2, 12:30 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementIWXGrant30 min
Mar 2, 1:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWabash23 min
Mar 2, 1:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHuntington23 min
Mar 2, 1:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen35 min
Mar 2, 4:06 PM ESTStorm WarningIWX12 hr
Mar 2, 4:31 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph44 min
Mar 2, 12:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningIWXDefiance, Fulton, Williams5 days

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Indiana, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012

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.