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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana

June 12, 2013Marshall County, Starke County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2013, 7:30 PM EDT for Marshall County, Starke County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 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
Jun 12, 2013, 7:30 PM EDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Marshall County, IN, Starke County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 7:30 PM EDTFUNNEL CLOUDCulver, IN

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Watch PDSSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 230 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1983 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2013-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1983 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-169 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1239 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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

545 
WFUS53 KIWX 122330
TORIWX
INC099-149-130000-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0003.130612T2330Z-130613T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
730 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT/700 PM CDT/

* AT 629 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CULVER...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 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.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PLYMOUTH...CULVER...ARGOS...BOURBON...OAK GROVE...BURR OAK...
  MAXINKUCKEE...HIBBARD...DONALDSON...RUTLAND...TWIN LAKES...
  INWOOD...OLD TIP TOWN...TIPPECANOE AND LINKVILLE.

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.

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 4141 8639 4143 8617 4123 8606 4122 8607
      4117 8629 4118 8654 4129 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 248DEG 23KT 4122 8648

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70 MPH

$$
2 follow-up statements
693 
WWUS53 KIWX 122345
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
745 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

INC099-149-130000-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130613T0000Z/
STARKE IN-MARSHALL IN-
745 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN
STARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT/700 PM CDT/...

AT 742 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CULVER...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND GOLF 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.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PLYMOUTH...ARGOS...BOURBON...TWIN LAKES...INWOOD...OLD TIP TOWN...
TIPPECANOE AND LINKVILLE.

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 4141 8639 4143 8617 4123 8606 4122 8607
      4117 8627 4118 8648 4127 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 248DEG 23KT 4125 8637

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$


FISHER
479 
WWUS53 KIWX 130000
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
800 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

INC099-149-130010-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130613T0000Z/
STARKE IN-MARSHALL IN-
800 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN STARKE COUNTIES
HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT. 

LAT...LON 4141 8639 4143 8617 4123 8606 4122 8607
      4117 8627 4118 8648 4127 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 248DEG 23KT 4128 8625

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 10:08 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementIWX49 hr
Jun 12, 10:09 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX49 hr
Jun 12, 12:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more20 hr
Jun 12, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPulaski31 min
Jun 12, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange33 min
Jun 12, 7:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXPulaski27 min
Jun 12, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXMarshall, Starke45 min
Jun 12, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX116 min
Jun 12, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Marshall, Pulaski46 min
Jun 12, 7:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben52 min
Jun 12, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXKosciusko, Marshall, Noble, Whitley49 min
Jun 12, 7:49 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXFulton, Pulaski41 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.