Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2013, 10:02 PM EDT for Cass County, Pulaski County, White County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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, 10:02 PM EDT (02:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2013, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Cass County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, White County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 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.
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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 2597 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
645
WFUS53 KIWX 130202
TORIWX
INC017-131-181-130230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0007.130613T0202Z-130613T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1002 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL CASS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT/930 PM CDT/
* AT 858 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONON...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO...QUARTER 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROYAL CENTER AROUND 1025 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUFFALO...SITKA...HEADLEE...
BELL CENTER...BURNETTSVILLE AND LAKE CICOTT.
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 4092 8696 4092 8694 4096 8694 4087 8644
4080 8647 4074 8654 4074 8660 4089 8697
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 290DEG 39KT 4091 8684
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70 MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
717
WWUS53 KIWX 130215
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1015 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
INC131-130225-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130613T0230Z/
PULASKI IN-
915 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE WARNED THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4083 8679 4085 8678 4089 8675 4092 8673
4087 8644 4080 8647 4074 8654 4074 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 290DEG 39KT 4086 8667
$$
INC017-181-130230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130613T0230Z/
CASS IN-WHITE IN-
1015 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN WHITE AND
WEST CENTRAL CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT/930 PM CDT/...
AT 1012 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF MONTICELLO...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
ROYAL CENTER AROUND 1025 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BURNETTSVILLE AND LAKE CICOTT.
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 4083 8679 4085 8678 4089 8675 4092 8673
4087 8644 4080 8647 4074 8654 4074 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 290DEG 39KT 4086 8667
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$045
WWUS53 KIWX 130233
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1033 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
INC017-181-130241-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130613T0230Z/
CASS IN-WHITE IN-
1033 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WHITE AND WEST CENTRAL CASS
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS SHOWN A WEAKENING IN
ROTATION. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 1130 PM EDT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR TORNADOES TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS LINE OF
STORMS.
LAT...LON 4083 8679 4085 8678 4089 8675 4092 8673
4087 8644 4080 8647 4074 8654 4074 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 290DEG 39KT 4084 8668
$$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, 10:13 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, 11:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Jay, Wells | 46 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 |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Indiana, 2013Every tornado warning in 2013Tornadoes in 2013
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.