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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2013, 7:39 PM EDT for Jay County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 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
- Jul 9, 2013, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2013, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
County Jay County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 476 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1159 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Jul 9, 7:33 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 7:33 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 5:26 AM EDT, 14 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 526 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-100930- 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 526 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 /426 AM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...STORMS WILL BE MORE NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT. ONLY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS TODAY. EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODED ROADS...STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THE PRIMARY RISK. HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER COULD ALSO OCCUR. THE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS APPEARS GREATEST IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 24 IN INDIANA AND OHIO WHERE THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING THROUGH OVERNIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-100930- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 526 AM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A MUCH GREATER RISK OF STORMS DEVELOPS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY HIGH WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE LIKELY IN AND NEAR STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && 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 9, 3:15 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 315 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 OHZ005-091945- HENRY OH- 315 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER HENRY COUNTY... AT 310 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NAPOLEON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... LIBERTY CENTER... MCCLURE... DESHLER... GRELTON... TEXAS AND COLTON... 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 4118 8422 4148 8422 4149 8388 4119 8388 TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 267DEG 21KT 4139 8403
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
336 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
INZ006-007-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-092030-
BRANCH MI-HILLSDALE MI-LAGRANGE IN-ST. JOSEPH MI-STEUBEN IN-WILLIAMS
OH-
336 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER NORTHERN WILLIAMS...EASTERN ST.
JOSEPH...BRANCH...HILLSDALE...STEUBEN AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES...
AT 332 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF
CENTREVILLE TO STURGIS TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAGRANGE...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL STRONG STORMS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF
THIS MAIN LINE.
PEA SIZE HAIL...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...
LAGRANGE...
COLDWATER AND ANGOLA...
COLON...
BRONSON...
UNION CITY...
FREMONT...
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.
LAT...LON 4207 8436 4172 8436 4172 8439 4154 8439
4155 8559 4174 8556 4208 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 263DEG 27KT 4205 8550 4175 8543
4155 8547Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
346 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
OHZ002-092015-
FULTON OH-
346 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER FULTON COUNTY...
AT 345 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FAYETTE TO DELTA TO
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SWANTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...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...
DENSON...
LYONS...
SEWARD AND ASSUMPTION...
METAMORA...
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.
LAT...LON 4152 8437 4170 8438 4172 8415 4171 8414
4172 8414 4172 8409 4171 8397 4172 8397
4171 8388 4149 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 262DEG 19KT 4169 8424 4164 8402
4151 8382Special weather statement, Jul 9, 4:34 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
434 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
INZ007-MIZ081-OHZ001-002-092100-
FULTON OH-HILLSDALE MI-STEUBEN IN-WILLIAMS OH-
434 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER FULTON...NORTHERN WILLIAMS...
SOUTHERN HILLSDALE AND EASTERN STEUBEN COUNTIES...
AT 428 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF EDON...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MONTPELIER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG STORM
NEAR ELMIRA MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MONTPELIER...
PIONEER...
WEST UNITY...
FAYETTE...
BRIDGEWATER CENTER AND FRONTIER...
KUNKLE...RANSOM AND WEST JEFFERSON...
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 4154 8506 4174 8504 4181 8436 4171 8436
4172 8426 4171 8414 4172 8414 4171 8397
4172 8397 4172 8388 4170 8387 4154 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 268DEG 37KT 4169 8470Special weather statement, Jul 9, 5:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 541 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 INZ034-092230- JAY IN- 541 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER JAY COUNTY... AT 536 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR REDKEY...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DUNKIRK... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... PORTLAND... NEW MOUNT PLEASANT...BLAINE AND CENTER... COLLETT... LIBER...COLLEGE CORNER AND BLUFF POINT... BOUNDARY CITY... BRICE AND WESTCHESTER... 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 4032 8521 4045 8519 4055 8480 4032 8480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 262DEG 22KT 4033 8508
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
739 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
INZ034-100015-
JAY IN-
739 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER CENTRAL JAY COUNTY...
AT 736 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PORTLAND...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
TRINITY...NEW CORYDON AND BELLFOUNTAIN...
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 4040 8509 4057 8509 4057 8505 4057 8480
4039 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 272DEG 24KT 4050 8491The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Noble | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Steuben | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Steuben | 26 min |
| Jul 9, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen, Van Wert | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 9:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Henry | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.