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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Northern Indiana

June 1, 20138 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2013, 1:27 AM EDT for 8 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 63 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: Jun 1, 2013, 1:27 AM EDT (05:27 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2013, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cass County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Wabash County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:30 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 1, 1:55 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Akron, IN	TREES DOWN
Jun 1, 2:00 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Macy, IN	REPORT OF UPROOTED TREES AND AN ANTENNA BLOWN DOWN AT NYONA LAKE NEAR MACY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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
May 31, 11:11 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 231 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2269 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 228 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 244 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.6
Supercell composite: 15.2

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The text

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

744 
WUUS53 KIWX 010527
SVRIWX
INC017-049-053-085-099-103-131-169-010630-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0021.130601T0527Z-130601T0630Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
127 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CASS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  MIAMI COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
  WABASH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT/130 AM CDT/

* AT 1225 AM CDT/125 AM EDT/...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WINAMAC TO ROYAL CENTER TO 11
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF DELPHI...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

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

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WALTON AROUND 140 AM EDT.
  ROCHESTER AROUND 145 AM EDT.
  PERU AND MEXICO AROUND 150 AM EDT.
  MENTONE AND AKRON AROUND 155 AM EDT.
  WINONA LAKE AND WARSAW AROUND 210 AM EDT.
  LA FONTAINE AROUND 215 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LEITERS FORD...FLETCHER...
METEA...DEACON...MARSHTOWN...TWELVE MILE...ADAMSBORO...ANOKA...FULTON
AND GALVESTON.

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 4055 8587 4058 8587 4057 8637 4070 8638
      4096 8655 4101 8659 4103 8665 4131 8589
      4118 8569 4101 8569 4101 8566 4099 8565
      4057 8571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0527Z 254DEG 42KT 4105 8648 4088 8642
          4049 8647

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

3 follow-up statements

859 
WWUS53 KIWX 010548
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
148 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

INC017-049-053-085-099-103-131-169-010630-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130601T0630Z/
FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-PULASKI IN-WABASH IN-MIAMI IN-
CASS IN-GRANT IN-
148 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
GRANT...CASS...MIAMI...WABASH...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...SOUTHERN
KOSCIUSKO...SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM
EDT/130 AM CDT/...

AT 143 AM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CULVER TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
ROCHESTER TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF WALTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PERU AND BUNKER HILL AROUND 155 AM EDT.
  AKRON AROUND 200 AM EDT.
  MENTONE AROUND 205 AM EDT.
  WABASH AROUND 210 AM EDT.
  SWEETSER AND NORTH MANCHESTER AROUND 215 AM EDT.
  WARSAW AND LA FONTAINE AROUND 220 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WALNUT...TIOSA...WELLS...
NEAD...MIAMI...GILEAD...BENNETTS SWITCH...DENVER...ATHENS AND FLORA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4055 8587 4058 8587 4057 8637 4070 8638
      4096 8655 4101 8659 4103 8665 4131 8589
      4118 8569 4101 8569 4101 8566 4099 8565
      4057 8571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 254DEG 42KT 4112 8630 4094 8616
          4059 8623

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

176 
WWUS53 KIWX 010608
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
208 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

INC131-010617-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130601T0630Z/
PULASKI IN-
108 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 4055 8587 4058 8587 4060 8629 4072 8629
      4096 8633 4104 8634 4114 8631 4131 8589
      4118 8569 4101 8569 4101 8566 4099 8565
      4057 8571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 254DEG 42KT 4125 8600 4100 8586
          4060 8595

$$

INC017-049-053-085-099-103-169-010630-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130601T0630Z/
FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-WABASH IN-MIAMI IN-CASS IN-
GRANT IN-
208 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
GRANT...EASTERN CASS...MIAMI...WABASH...SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO...
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND EASTERN FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM EDT...

AT 205 AM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM MENTONE TO 6 MILES WEST OF NORTH MANCHESTER TO 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUNKER HILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WABASH AND NORTH MANCHESTER AROUND 215 AM EDT.
  SWEETSER AND LA FONTAINE AROUND 220 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MIER...LIBERTY MILLS...
URBANA...TREATY...SPEICHERVILLE...SOMERSET...PACKERTON...JALAPA...
SERVIA AND LAGRO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4055 8587 4058 8587 4060 8629 4072 8629
      4096 8633 4104 8634 4114 8631 4131 8589
      4118 8569 4101 8569 4101 8566 4099 8565
      4057 8571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 254DEG 42KT 4125 8600 4100 8586
          4060 8595

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

730 
WWUS53 KIWX 010628
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
228 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

INC017-049-053-085-099-103-169-010639-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130601T0630Z/
FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-WABASH IN-MIAMI IN-CASS IN-
GRANT IN-
228 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRANT...EASTERN
CASS...MIAMI...WABASH...SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO...SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL
AND EASTERN FULTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 AM EDT/130 AM CDT/...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 4055 8587 4058 8587 4060 8629 4072 8629
      4096 8633 4104 8634 4114 8631 4131 8589
      4118 8569 4101 8569 4101 8566 4099 8565
      4057 8571
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 254DEG 42KT 4132 8567 4107 8553
          4067 8562

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 8:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski, White	49 min
May 31, 8:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Kosciusko	24 min
May 31, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Fulton	45 min
May 31, 9:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Cass, Fulton, Pulaski, White	3 hr
May 31, 9:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen	33 min
May 31, 10:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami and 3 more	3 hr
May 31, 10:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Whitley	31 min
May 31, 11:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Adams, Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko and 5 more	4 hr
Jun 1, 12:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Pulaski, Wabash and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 1, 12:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Fulton, Pulaski, Starke, White	63 min
Jun 1, 12:48 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Huntington, Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley	6 hr
Jun 1, 1:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke	50 min
Jun 1, 1:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph	50 min
Jun 1, 1:56 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	27 hr
Jun 1, 2:08 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Carroll, White	10 hr
Jun 1, 2:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 2 more	55 min
Jun 1, 3:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Adams, Blackford, Jay, Steuben	60 min
Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley	3 days
Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke	8 days
Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Carroll, Pulaski, White	7 days
Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	49 hr
Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb	5 days
Jun 1, 4:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	60 hr
Jun 1, 5:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	DeKalb, Noble, Steuben	3 hr
Jun 1, 6:11 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski and 3 more	6 hr
Jun 1, 6:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Huntington, Whitley	6 hr
Jun 1, 7:43 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Carroll, White	52 hr
Jun 1, 12:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Whitley	6 hr
Jun 1, 12:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami	6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.