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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Northern Indiana

April 15, 201220 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2012, 12:30 PM EDT for 20 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Apr 15, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2012, 12:30 PM EDT (16:30 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2012, 7:50 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
All 24 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, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Allen County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 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 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 226 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 2012-04-15Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 290 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
973 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
290 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
334 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.

006 
WWUS73 KIWX 151630
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1230 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2012

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS STATES THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO.

INZ003>006-008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-
160000-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.120415T1800Z-120416T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-
PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-
CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...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...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
1230 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2012 /1130 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
   SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
872 
WWUS73 KIWX 152350
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
750 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2012



INZ003>006-008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-
160100-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120416T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-
PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-
CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...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...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
750 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2012 /650 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX 
   FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 7:28 AM EDTGale WarningIWX36 hr
Apr 15, 8:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph21 min
Apr 15, 9:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXStarke27 min
Apr 15, 9:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph27 min
Apr 15, 10:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange34 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Indiana, 2012Wind Advisories in Ohio, 2012Every wind advisory 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.