Alert archive / Indiana / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 4:12 AM EST for 21 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 29, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2012, 4:12 AM EST (09:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 29, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
All 25 counties
Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, DeKalb 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, Steuben County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2455 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
123 WWUS73 KIWX 290912 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 412 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY OVER NORTHERN INDIANA... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO WISCONSIN BY EARLY TONIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE AREA COMBINED WITH A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 45 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. INZ003>005-008-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-291715- /O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0004.120229T1500Z-120301T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...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...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK 412 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 /312 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
214 WWUS73 KIWX 291705 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1205 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN INDIANA... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL TRACK EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY EARLY TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH NORTHERN INDIANA WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 45 TO 50 MPH FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. INZ003>005-008-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-010000- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...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...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK 1205 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 /1105 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
466 WWUS73 KIWX 292312 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 612 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EARLY THIS EVENING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. INZ006-007-009-MIZ077>081-010200- /O.EXB.KIWX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE 612 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ INZ003>005-008-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-010200- /O.EXT.KIWX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK 612 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 /512 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
883 WWUS73 KIWX 010200 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 900 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-010300- /O.EXP.KIWX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE 900 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 /800 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH 11 PM EST...AND WILL THEN CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$
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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.