Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2013, 11:14 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 46 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
- Jun 12, 2013, 11:14 PM EDT (03:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
Counties Adams County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Jay County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 2978 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1256 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 11.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
547
WFUS53 KIWX 130314
TORIWX
INC001-009-075-179-130400-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0010.130613T0314Z-130613T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1114 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN BLACKFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN JAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
* AT 1111 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF VAN BUREN...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 80 MPH
WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MONTPELIER AROUND 1120 PM EDT.
PENNVILLE AROUND 1125 PM EDT.
PORTLAND AND GENEVA AROUND 1135 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DILLMAN...KEYSTONE...
REIFFSBURG...PETROLEUM...NOTTINGHAM...FIAT...BALBEC...DOMESTIC...
BRYANT AND TRINITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. 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 4063 8546 4067 8537 4067 8534 4069 8534
4072 8530 4062 8479 4034 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 296DEG 53KT 4065 8533
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...80 MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
501
WWUS53 KIWX 130327
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1127 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
INC009-130336-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130613T0400Z/
BLACKFORD IN-
1127 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BLACKFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE ROTATION WITH THIS STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.
LAT...LON 4052 8520 4059 8520 4059 8523 4069 8514
4062 8479 4034 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 295DEG 53KT 4060 8511
$$
INC001-075-179-130400-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130613T0400Z/
ADAMS IN-WELLS IN-JAY IN-
1127 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN JAY...
SOUTHEASTERN WELLS AND SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...
AT 1124 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF PENNVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60
MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GENEVA AROUND 1135 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CEYLON...BRYANT...NEW
CORYDON...TRINITY...WESTCHESTER AND BELLFOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4052 8520 4059 8520 4059 8523 4069 8514
4062 8479 4034 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 295DEG 53KT 4060 8511
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$776
WWUS53 KIWX 130349
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1149 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
INC001-075-179-130357-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130613T0400Z/
ADAMS IN-WELLS IN-JAY IN-
1149 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN JAY...SOUTHEASTERN WELLS AND
SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE ROTATION IN THIS STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EDT FOR GUSTY WINDS TO 70 MPH AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
LAT...LON 4052 8520 4059 8520 4059 8523 4069 8514
4062 8479 4034 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 295DEG 53KT 4047 8474
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 39 min |
| Jun 12, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Steuben | 56 min |
| Jun 12, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 9:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Whitley | 29 min |
| Jun 12, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 66 min |
| Jun 12, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 65 min | |
| Jun 12, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Pulaski, White | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 10:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass, Pulaski, White | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Whitley | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 10:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Kosciusko, Whitley | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wabash, Whitley | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Pulaski and 2 more | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 10:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Huntington, Wells | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 10:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Wabash, Wells | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 10:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Grant, Miami, Pulaski, Wabash and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Miami and 2 more | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 11:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Wells | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 11:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 11:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 6 days |
| Jun 12, 11:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Carroll, Pulaski, White | 5 days |
| Jun 12, 11:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 3 days |
| Jun 13, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 43 min | |
| Jun 13, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 12:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Jay | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke, Whitley | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Grant, Miami, Pulaski, Wabash and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:40 AM EDT | River Flood Watch | IWX | Carroll, White | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.