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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Northern Indiana

November 17, 2013Defiance County, Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2013, 5:07 PM EST for Defiance County, Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 23 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: Nov 17, 2013, 5:07 PM EST (22:07 UTC)
Expired: Nov 17, 2013, 5:30 PM EST
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Defiance County, OH, Henry County, OH, Putnam County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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
Nov 17, 5:22 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	3 E Texas, OH	SEMI OVERTURNED ON US24 AT HENRY LUCAS COUNTY LINE. SEVERAL REPORTS OF POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT HENRY COUNTY.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 17, 11:20 AM EST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 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: 11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 476 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 290 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 295 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

208 
WFUS53 KIWX 172207
TORIWX
OHC039-069-137-172230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0021.131117T2207Z-131117T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
507 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 530 PM EST

* AT 503 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CONTINENTAL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HOLGATE AROUND 515 PM EST.
  DESHLER AROUND 520 PM EST.
  MCCLURE AROUND 525 PM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PRENTISS...GALLUP...HAMLER...
ELERY...MALINTA AND GRELTON.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4104 8423 4116 8434 4119 8433 4148 8387
      4137 8386 4118 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 234DEG 59KT 4116 8419

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MARSILI

2 follow-up statements

015 
WWUS53 KIWX 172220
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
520 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

OHC039-137-172230-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T2230Z/
PUTNAM OH-DEFIANCE OH-
520 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DEFIANCE AND NORTHWESTERN
PUTNAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 4118 8406 4124 8413 4127 8416 4148 8387
      4137 8386 4118 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 234DEG 59KT 4132 8389

$$

OHC069-172230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T2230Z/
HENRY OH-
520 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY
UNTIL 530 PM EST...

AT 516 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DESHLER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
HENRY COUNTY.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4118 8406 4124 8413 4127 8416 4148 8387
      4137 8386 4118 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 234DEG 59KT 4132 8389

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MARSILI

283 
WWUS53 KIWX 172228
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
528 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

OHC069-172237-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T2230Z/
HENRY OH-
528 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530
PM EST/430 PM CST/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 
530 PM EST.

LAT...LON 4118 8406 4124 8413 4127 8416 4148 8387
      4137 8386 4118 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 234DEG 59KT 4138 8376

$$

MARSILI

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 17, 4:08 AM EST	High Wind Warning	IWX	Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more	20 hr
Nov 17, 1:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Williams	38 min
Nov 17, 4:07 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Paulding, Van Wert	38 min
Nov 17, 4:15 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IWX	Paulding	30 min
Nov 17, 4:36 PM EST	Tornado Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert	39 min
Nov 17, 4:47 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams	43 min
Nov 17, 4:51 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam	39 min
Nov 17, 5:12 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Putnam, Van Wert	48 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.