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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

April 11, 20134 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Apr 11, 2013, 1:39 AM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 11, 2013, 1:39 AM EDT (05:39 UTC)
Expired: Apr 11, 2013, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Cass County, IN, Grant County, IN, Miami County, IN, Wabash County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 587 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.2

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 10, 6:51 PM EDT, 6 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 6:51 PM EDT, 6 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 4:37 AM EDT, 21 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
437 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-110900-
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
437 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013 /337 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED STORM MAY REACH
SEVERE LIMITS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
6.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE EAST
OF INTERSTATE 69 THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-110900-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
437 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

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, Apr 10, 9:14 PM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
914 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

INZ027-034-110145-
ADAMS IN-JAY IN-
914 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH JAY COUNTY...

AT 911 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PORTLAND TO 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF REDKEY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  PORTLAND...LIBER AND COLLETT...
  NEW CORYDON...WESTCHESTER AND TRINITY...
  BELLFOUNTAIN...BRICE AND BOUNDARY CITY...
  SALAMONIA...

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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4056 8504 4060 8480 4032 8480 4032 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 248DEG 44KT 4052 8498 4021 8521

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1024 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

INZ032-033-110300-
BLACKFORD IN-GRANT IN-
1024 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD BLACKFORD...SOUTHEASTERN GRANT
AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WELLS COUNTIES...

AT 1016 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAIRMOUNT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  GAS CITY...
  UPLAND...
  HARTFORD CITY...
  JONESBORO AND FOWLERTON...
  SHAMROCK LAKES...
  ARCANA...

STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4040 8578 4041 8579 4060 8545 4057 8545
      4057 8531 4048 8523 4039 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 232DEG 35KT 4039 8562

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 11:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1131 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

INZ025-026-032-033-110400-
BLACKFORD IN-GRANT IN-HUNTINGTON IN-WELLS IN-
1131 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD NORTHWESTERN BLACKFORD...
NORTHEASTERN GRANT...WELLS AND SOUTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 1123 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR VAN BUREN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BLUFFTON...
  WARREN AND MCNATTS...
  BUCKEYE...MOUNT ZION AND PLUM TREE...
  LIBERTY CENTER...ROCKFORD AND WELLSBURG...
  NORTH OAKS AND TRAVISVILLE...
  MURRAY...

STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4063 8569 4092 8511 4092 8508 4069 8508
      4048 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 238DEG 37KT 4061 8552

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 12:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1203 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

INZ023-024-110430-
MIAMI IN-WABASH IN-
1203 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD NORTHERN MIAMI AND NORTHERN
WABASH COUNTIES...

AT 1157 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PERU...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  NORTH MANCHESTER...
  CHILI AND ERIE...
  STOCKDALE AND ROANN...
  DISKO AND URBANA...
  LAKETON AND IJAMSVILLE...
  LIBERTY MILLS...

STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4072 8617 4075 8617 4100 8596 4100 8595
      4105 8592 4104 8569 4096 8569 4069 8613
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 220DEG 45KT 4079 8609

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 1:39 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
139 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

INZ022>024-032-110630-
CASS IN-GRANT IN-MIAMI IN-WABASH IN-
139 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD WESTERN GRANT...CASS...MIAMI...
AND WABASH COUNTIES...

AT 136 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LOGANSPORT TO 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALTON TO 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  PERU AND GRISSOM AFB...
  FAIRMOUNT...
  MARION AND NORTH MANCHESTER...
  WABASH...
  WALTON...
  MEXICO...

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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4058 8587 4058 8638 4070 8638 4071 8647
      4079 8647 4101 8579 4101 8568 4100 8568
      4100 8565 4040 8564 4040 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 0539Z 228DEG 47KT 4076 8634 4058 8635
          4037 8652

NG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 8:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Adams, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 4 more	6 hr
Apr 10, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Jay	31 min
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Adams, Wells	10 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Allen	13 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Blackford	36 min
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Wabash, Wells	70 hr
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Huntington, Wells	6 days
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen	6 days
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	62 hr
Apr 10, 11:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Wells	29 min
Apr 11, 12:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Miami	27 min
Apr 11, 2:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall	24 min
Apr 11, 2:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Miami, Wabash	26 min
Apr 11, 2:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble	46 min
Apr 11, 2:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Wells	29 min
Apr 11, 3:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Adams, Allen, DeKalb	48 min
Apr 11, 4:34 AM EDT	Flood Watch	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 1 more	23 hr
Apr 11, 8:24 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	4 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	26 hr
Apr 11, 3:56 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley	8 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam	13 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Putnam	13 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Henry	13 hr
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Williams	4 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam	3 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance	26 hr
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Putnam	4 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry	4 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Henry	49 hr

Nearby

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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.