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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2013, 8:10 AM EDT for Adams County, Wells County, Indiana. It was in force for 35 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 20, 2013, 8:10 AM EDT (12:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2013, 8:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Adams County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 1768 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 683 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
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 20, 6:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 6:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 541 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013 INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-210945- 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-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 541 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013 /441 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 6. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED BUT A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. .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 INZ003-MIZ077-210945- LA PORTE-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 541 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013 /441 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. .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 LMZ043-046-210945- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 541 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE ARE PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. && 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 20, 4:53 AM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 453 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013 OHZ004-005-015-200930- DEFIANCE OH-HENRY OH-PAULDING OH- 453 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD DEFIANCE...NORTHERN PAULDING AND WESTERN HENRY COUNTIES... AT 448 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES WEST OF DEFIANCE...OR NEAR HICKSVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 45 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... DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...THE BEND AND NEY... BRUNERSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...JEWELL AND AYERSVILLE... STANDLEY...FLORIDA AND OKOLONA... FLORIDA... 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 4138 8417 4120 8419 4121 8477 4139 8475 TIME...MOT...LOC 0853Z 273DEG 40KT 4130 8464 MARSILI
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 6:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 621 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013 OHZ004-005-016-201100- DEFIANCE OH-HENRY OH-PUTNAM OH- 621 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN DEFIANCE... SOUTHERN HENRY AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES... AT 618 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CONTINENTAL...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF DEFIANCE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... LEIPSIC... DESHLER... MILLER CITY... WEST LEIPSIC...PRENTISS AND GALLUP... BELMORE... 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 4107 8432 4122 8433 4122 8388 4102 8388 TIME...MOT...LOC 1021Z 274DEG 35KT 4113 8425 MARSILI
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 7:42 AM EDT, 28 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Steuben | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 2:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Steuben | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 5:07 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 11 hr | |
| Jul 20, 5:23 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | IWX | 10 hr | |
| Jul 20, 7:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Wabash | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Jay | 46 min |
| Jul 19, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Henry | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 4:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 5:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Putnam | 39 min |
| Jul 20, 6:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Henry, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Henry, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen, Van Wert | 65 min |
| Jul 20, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 63 min |
| Jul 19, 11:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Hillsdale | 52 min |
| Jul 20, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 1:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 45 min |
| Jul 20, 1:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 47 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.