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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2012, 3:15 PM EDT for Paulding County, Van Wert County, Ohio; Allen County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min. 7 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 29, 2012, 3:15 PM EDT (19:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2012, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Allen County, IN, Paulding County, OH, Van Wert County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 29, 3:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Antwerp, OH | WIDESPREAD LARGE TREES DOWN. POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN TOWN. |
| Jun 29, 3:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Wnw Convoy, OH | |
| Jun 29, 3:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 84 | Paulding, OH | MEASURED IN THE TOWN OF PAULDING |
| Jun 29, 3:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Wsw Antwerp, OH | |
| Jun 29, 3:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Nnw Convoy, OH | |
| Jun 29, 3:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Wsw Antwerp, OH | MEASURED ON US24 AT THE INDIANA STATE LINE. |
| Jun 29, 3:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Nnw Convoy, OH |
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 29, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 3674 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
769
WFUS53 KIWX 291915
TORIWX
INC003-OHC125-161-291945-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0003.120629T1915Z-120629T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
315 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 313 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 5 MILES NORTH OF
MONROEVILLE...OR 10 MILES EAST OF NEW HAVEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH. DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
PAYNE...
PAULDING...
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WORSTVILLE...BRICETON...TIPTON...HAVILAND...LATTY...CAVETT...
BROUGHTON...SCOTT...GROVER HILL...MELROSE...ROSELMS AND WETZEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS SEVERE HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE. THIS
IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES...AND SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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 8437 4093 8480 4094 8480 4094 8490
4120 8486 4119 8440 4097 8438 4093 8439
4093 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 283DEG 49KT 4104 8480
$$
MCS2 follow-up statements
302
WWUS53 KIWX 291927
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
327 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
INC003-291937-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T1945Z/
ALLEN IN-
327 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 322 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT AND NO
LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4087 8437 4093 8479 4120 8475 4119 8440
4099 8438 4093 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 283DEG 49KT 4100 8459
$$
OHC125-161-291945-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T1945Z/
VAN WERT OH-PAULDING OH-
327 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
PAULDING AND NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
AT 322 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. A FUNNEL CLOUD
WAS LOCATED NEAR PAYNE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF VAN
WERT...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAVETT...BROUGHTON...GROVER HILL...CHARLOE...MELROSE...ROSELMS AND
WETZEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS FUNNEL CLOUD HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES...AND SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4087 8437 4093 8479 4120 8475 4119 8440
4099 8438 4093 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 283DEG 49KT 4100 8459
$$
MCS574
WWUS53 KIWX 291940
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
340 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
OHC125-161-291949-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120629T1945Z/
VAN WERT OH-PAULDING OH-
340 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PAULDING AND NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
AT 336 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT ROTATION HAD WEAKENED WITH THE SQUALL LINE MOVING THROUGH
PAULDING COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ALONG THE SQUALL WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4087 8437 4093 8479 4120 8475 4119 8440
4099 8438 4093 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 269DEG 47KT 4113 8439
$$
MCSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 4:13 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance, Paulding, Van Wert | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Van Wert | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance, Henry | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Henry, Putnam | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, Starke | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Pulaski | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 10:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Pulaski, Starke, White | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami, Wabash | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Starke | 50 min |
| Jun 29, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Pulaski | 25 min |
| Jun 29, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Noble | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Whitley | 42 min |
| Jun 29, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wells, Whitley | 50 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.