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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Northern Indiana

July 2, 2013Putnam County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2013, 6:48 PM EDT for Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report 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: Jul 2, 2013, 6:48 PM EDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2013, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Putnam County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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
Jul 2, 7:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Ottawa, OH	REPORT RELAYED BY WLIO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 12 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 177 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: 3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 716 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

279 
WUUS53 KIWX 022248
SVRIWX
OHC137-022330-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0088.130702T2248Z-130702T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
648 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 646 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GLANDORF...
  AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  OTTAWA...GLANDORF...LEIPSIC...GILBOA...WEST LEIPSIC...PRENTISS AND
  BELMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4090 8406 4097 8417 4116 8405 4116 8387
      4101 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 212DEG 21KT 4100 8407

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

3 follow-up statements

953 
WWUS53 KIWX 022301
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
701 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

OHC137-022330-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-130702T2330Z/
PUTNAM OH-
701 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PUTNAM
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

AT 657 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OTTAWA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEIPSIC...WEST LEIPSIC...PRENTISS AND BELMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4090 8406 4097 8417 4116 8405 4116 8387
      4101 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 212DEG 21KT 4106 8402

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

645 
WWUS53 KIWX 022312
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
712 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

OHC137-022330-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-130702T2330Z/
PUTNAM OH-
712 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

AT 711 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEIPSIC...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRENTISS AND BELMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4097 8395 4104 8406 4116 8404 4116 8387
      4101 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 212DEG 21KT 4111 8397

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

862 
WWUS53 KIWX 022332
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
732 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

OHC137-022341-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-130702T2330Z/
PUTNAM OH-
732 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS TREES OR UTILITY POWER LINES DOWN 
OR HAIL GREATER THAN ONE INCH...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY THE REPORT. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT 
DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA OFFICE VIA 
FACEBOOK OR TWITTER. YOUR REPORTS ARE IMPORTANT TO US!


LAT...LON 4097 8395 4104 8406 4116 8404 4116 8387
      4101 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 212DEG 21KT 4111 8397

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 3:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 3:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
323 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 202 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SHOWERS AND
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN OUR AREA THIS EVENING... WITH SHOWERS BECOMING
LESS NUMEROUS ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE
FOR MID-SUMMER WITH HIGHS ONLY EXPECTED IN THE 70S TODAY...
WARMING SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
WILL INFLUENCE OUR WEATHER LATER THIS WEEK... CAUSING A RETURN TO
SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WHICH WILL BRING WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR INTO
THE AREA. THIS MAY ALSO RESULT IN A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS IN OUR AREA LATE THIS WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 321 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

CLUSTER OF MORNING SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGH AXIS HAS SHIFTED
TO THE NW CORNER OF THE CWA DUE TO STRENGTHENING OF HIGH PRESSURE
ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. DIURNAL HEATING IN CONJUNCTION WITH
NORTHWARD SHIFT OF OHIO VALLEY LOW HAS RENEWED THE POSSIBILITY FOR
SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW
SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO POP UP ON REGIONAL RADAR ALONG THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY/TEMPERATURE GRADIENT DRAPED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA.
STRONGER 0-6KM SHEAR OF 30+ KTS IS SPILLING INTO THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA WITH THE WESTERN SURGE OF THE ATLANTIC HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE. CONTINUED CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT HIGH TEMPERATURES
TO THE LOW TO MID 70S THIS AFTERNOON AND HAS KEPT INSTABILITY FROM
BECOMING OVERLY ROBUST...BUT WEAK TO MODERATE INSTABILITY COMBINED
WITH SUFFICIENT SHEAR COULD RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG TO
SEVERE CELL IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA IN THE VICINITY
OF A SURFACE BOUNDARY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AS MODERATE ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE SURFACE LOW...WITH THE GREATEST AREA OF ASCENT OVER
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE CWA. BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
WEDNESDAY LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR DEWPOINT
LEVELS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY FOG
DEVELOPMENT. CURRENTLY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT BEST CHANCE FOR
PRECIP APPEARS TO BE TOWARDS THE PEAK HEATING HOURS WHEN DIURNALLY
DRIVEN STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONGER SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL ALLOW WARMER AIR TO ADVECT INTO THE REGION TOMORROW...WITH HIGHS
TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S.

&&

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 321 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT EARLY ON WITH LARGE SCALE FEATURES
BUT CONTINUE TO DIFFER IN TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF SMALLER SCALE
DETAILS AND RESULTING SENSIBLE WEATHER. BLOCKING UPPER LEVEL PATTERN
WILL PERSIST INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. CLOSED LOW
OVER THE MID MS VALLY WILL OPEN UP AND SLOWLY RETROGRADE IN RESPONSE
TO BERMUDA HIGH OVER THE ATLANTIC STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING
WESTWARD. WHILE THIS WILL SHIFT THE FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UPPER LOW WEST OF OUR AREA...IT WILL HAVE THE UNFORTUNATE SIDE
EFFECT OF ALSO SHIFTING THE FLOW OF GULF MOISTURE CURRENTLY
STREAMING UP ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD WESTWARD TOWARD OUR REGION.
THIS IS WHERE MODELS DIVERGE IN TIMING AND PLACEMENT AND MAKE
PINPOINTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A DRY FCST PROBLEMATIC. TO VARYING
DEGREES MODELS INDICATING FLOW OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE FROM THE GULF
WORKING ITS WAY UP INTO THE REGION AS PATTERN RETROGRADES. BUT
LACKING ANY DISCERNIBLE SFC FEATURE TO AID IN FOCUSING PRECIP
DEVELOPMENT LEAVES MUCH UNCERTAINTY AND LITTLE MODEL AGREEMENT IN
TIMING AND PLACEMENT. WILL THEREFORE RELUCTANTLY LEAVE AT LEAST
SLIGHT CHANCE IN FCST UNTIL MORE DEFINABLE WINDOW OF DRY FCST
PRESENTS ITSELF. NORTHERN STREAM ZONAL FLOW ATTEMPTS TO WORK DOWN
INTO THE REGION BY THE END OF THE FCST PERIOD AND WILL HAVE A SFC
FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING THE AREA AND WITH IT A BETTER CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING
MORE HUMID CONDITIONS GOING INTO THE WEEKEND AND WILL HAVE LOWS IN
THE U60S TO NEAR 70 WHILE HIGHS WILL BE GETTING BACK CLOSE TO
NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 150 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

A FEW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE
OHIO VALLEY ARE MAKING THEIR WAY OUT OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT CIGS TO RAISE TO MVFR LEVELS LATER TODAY AS DECK OF LOW
CLOUDS PUSHES OFF TO THE NW. A FEW SHRA AND TS COULD REDEVELOP THIS
EVENING WITH HEATING INCREASING THROUGH BREAKS CLOUD COVER. FOG
COULD DEVELOP BY TOMORROW AS TEMPERATURES DECREASE WITHIN A MOIST
BOUNDARY LAYER...CREATING OCCASIONAL IFR VISIBILITIES AROUND 06Z
WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES SHOULD IMPROVE BY 12Z TOMORROW WITH CIGS
REMAINING WITHIN THE MVFR CATEGORY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LIGHTEN
THROUGH THE EVENING AND TURN MORE SOUTHERLY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...BENTLEY
SHORT TERM...KG
LONG TERM...JAL
AVIATION...KG

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 4:45 AM EDT, 14 hours 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
445 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-030845-
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-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...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...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
445 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013 /345 AM CDT TUE JUL 2 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION
TO THE THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AN ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS... MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THROUGH MUCH OF THIS PERIOD. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-030845-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
445 AM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS PERIOD. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
517 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

INZ027-034-022145-
ADAMS IN-JAY IN-
517 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD NORTHERN JAY AND SOUTHERN ADAMS
COUNTIES...

AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GENEVA...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF PORTLAND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BERNE...
  GENEVA...
  CEYLON...LINN GROVE AND NEW CORYDON...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4045 8513 4057 8509 4057 8507 4065 8507
      4072 8507 4071 8480 4059 8480 4049 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 210DEG 14KT 4055 8499

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
529 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

OHZ015-016-024-025-022230-
ALLEN OH-PAULDING OH-PUTNAM OH-VAN WERT OH-
529 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD ALLEN...SOUTHERN PAULDING...VAN
WERT AND PUTNAM COUNTIES...

AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR ELIDA TO
LIMA...SPENCERVILLE AND MENDON...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. AN
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS WELL SO
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY DEVELOP GIVEN THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY HIGH WATER
AND REPORT ALL FLOODING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  DELPHOS...
  VAN WERT...
  OTTAWA...
  COLUMBUS GROVE...
  OTTOVILLE...PANDORA AND CONVOY...
  KALIDA...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4064 8392 4066 8414 4069 8420 4069 8444
      4073 8445 4074 8471 4104 8471 4116 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 176DEG 20KT 4082 8417

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
545 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

INZ027-OHZ024-022230-
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
545 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT...EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN JAY AND SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES...

AT 542 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GENEVA...OR NEAR BERNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  SALEM...
  PLEASANT MILLS AND WILLSHIRE...
  SCHUMM AND RIVARE...
  WREN...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4060 8500 4085 8486 4078 8471 4072 8472
      4072 8480 4058 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 216DEG 17KT 4064 8490

Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:22 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
622 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW PENNVILLE          40.48N  85.17W
07/02/2013                   JAY                IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TWO TREES DOWN ACROSS 1000 W BETWEEN 300 AND 400 S

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE PENNVILLE          40.48N  85.12W
07/02/2013                   JAY                IN   911 CALL CENTER

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON 750 W NEAR 300 S

&&

CEO

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:28 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
628 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

INZ027-OHZ015-024-022330-
ADAMS IN-PAULDING OH-VAN WERT OH-
628 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHERN PAULDING...VAN WERT
AND NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES...

AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES WEST OF OHIO CITY...OR
12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DECATUR TO VAN WERT...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. AN
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS WELL SO
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY DEVELOP GIVEN THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY HIGH WATER
AND REPORT ALL FLOODING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  VAN WERT...
  OHIO CITY...
  CONVOY...
  PAYNE...
  GLENMORE...DULL AND WREN...
  MIDDLEBURY...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4073 8455 4072 8486 4112 8476 4113 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 201DEG 19KT 4074 8474

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:30 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
630 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

OHZ005-016-025-022330-
ALLEN OH-HENRY OH-PUTNAM OH-
630 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD EXTREME NORTHERN ALLEN...
SOUTHERN HENRY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES...

AT 629 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR COLUMBUS GROVE...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
OTTAWA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. AN
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS WELL SO
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY DEVELOP GIVEN THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY HIGH WATER
AND REPORT ALL FLOODING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  OTTAWA...
  PANDORA...
  GLANDORF...
  LEIPSIC...
  HOLGATE...
  DESHLER...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 4097 8392 4087 8406 4087 8426 4129 8418
      4128 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 207DEG 20KT 4095 8411

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen, Putnam, Van Wert	61 min
Jul 2, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Paulding, Van Wert	62 min
Jul 2, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Putnam	60 min
Jul 2, 7:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Van Wert	2 hr
Jul 2, 7:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Putnam	113 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.