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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana

May 28, 2013LaPorte County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2013, 9:33 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan. It was in force for 42 min. 2 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
May 28, 2013, 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2013, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties LaPorte County, IN, Berrien County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 9:55 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGGalien, MI911 DISPATCH REPORTS NUMEROUS TREE DOWNS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY
May 28, 10:02 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 W Buchanan, MINUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN UP TO A FOOT IN DIAMETER ON GARDNER RD

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 258 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2013-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2706 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2013-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 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
2706 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
901 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
8.0

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The text

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

329 
WUUS53 KIWX 290233
SVRIWX
INC091-MIC021-290315-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0013.130529T0233Z-130529T0315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1033 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
  BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT/1015 PM CDT/

* AT 932 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BEVERLY
  SHORES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LONG BEACH AROUND 1040 PM EDT.
  NEW BUFFALO AROUND 1045 PM EDT.
  THREE OAKS AND SHOREWOOD-TOWER HILL AROUND 1050 PM EDT.
  BRIDGMAN AROUND 1055 PM EDT.
  BUCHANAN AROUND 1100 PM EDT.
  BERRIEN SPRINGS AROUND 1105 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MICHIANA...MICHIANA SHORES...
GRAND BEACH...UNION PIER...HESSTON...LAKESIDE...TURNER SHORES...
HARBERT...SAWYER AND GALIEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE...OR YOU CAN POST ON
TWITTER WITH THE HASHTAG... #NWSIWX.

&&

LAT...LON 4220 8623 4177 8624 4176 8632 4176 8652
      4172 8653 4164 8695 4172 8695 4178 8682
      4192 8661 4211 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 245DEG 55KT 4171 8696

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
2 follow-up statements
772 
WWUS53 KIWX 290303
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1103 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

INC091-290312-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130529T0315Z/
LA PORTE IN-
1003 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND 
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

LAT...LON 4177 8624 4176 8631 4177 8664 4178 8667
      4184 8670 4193 8660 4211 8651 4220 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 245DEG 55KT 4190 8642

$$

MIC021-290315-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130529T0315Z/
BERRIEN MI-
1103 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERRIEN COUNTY
UNTIL 1115 PM EDT...

AT 1058 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BRIDGMAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF BERRIEN
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS EAU CLAIRE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4177 8624 4176 8631 4177 8664 4178 8667
      4184 8670 4193 8660 4211 8651 4220 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 245DEG 55KT 4190 8642

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$
140 
WWUS53 KIWX 290318
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1118 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

MIC021-290327-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130529T0315Z/
BERRIEN MI-
1118 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BERRIEN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 
AREA.

IF YOU OBSERVED DAMAGE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS...PLEASE REPORT TO 
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.


LAT...LON 4177 8624 4176 8631 4177 8664 4178 8667
      4184 8670 4193 8660 4211 8651 4220 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 252DEG 37KT 4198 8635

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX117 min
May 28, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte, Starke47 min
May 28, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph45 min
May 28, 10:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko, Marshall53 min
May 28, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall44 min
May 28, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange42 min
May 28, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange, Noble, Steuben42 min
May 28, 11:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDeKalb25 min
May 29, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph48 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.