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Winter Weather Advisory 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 17, 2012, 2:35 PM EST for Elkhart County, Indiana; Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2012, 2:35 PM EST (19:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 3:43 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Elkhart County, IN, Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 299 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
- 557 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 winter weather advisory went out at Jan 17, 12:38 PM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 12:38 PM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 3:58 AM EST, 10 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 INZ005>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016- 024-025-180900- 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-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH- DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA... ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY... FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...BRYAN... WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP... OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 /258 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE RAINFALL COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SEVERAL CHANCES FOR SNOW WILL EXIST THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-180900- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING TUESDAY INTO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS TO 35 KNOTS AND WAVES OF 12 TO 16 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE INZ003-004-MIZ077-078-180900- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 /258 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY EVENING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ON THURSDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...SNOW IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX MIZ079>081-180900- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER... HILLSDALE 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SNOW IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 17, 10:17 AM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1017 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 MIZ077>081-171700- BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON... HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE 1017 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 11AM EST... AREAS OF DENSE FOG CONTINUES THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AS YOU GET CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN. VISIBILITIES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA BUT DEVELOPING SNOW SHOWERS LATER TODAY MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH NOON EST AND AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SOME ACCUMULATIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. INZ003>007-171700- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT 1017 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 /917 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012/ ...AREAS OF DENSE THIS MORNING... AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA. VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN. VISIBILITIES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA BUT DEVELOPING SNOW SHOWERS LATER TODAY MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH NOON EST AND AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SOME ACCUMULATIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
Special weather statement, Jan 17, 11:17 AM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 10:51 AM EST | River Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 31 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen | 42 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:09 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 9 hr |
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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.