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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2013, 11:06 PM EDT for Adams County, Wells County, Indiana; Van Wert County, Ohio. It was in force for 24 min. 4 reports 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, 11:06 PM EDT (03:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2013, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Adams County, IN, Wells County, IN, Van Wert County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 11:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Monroe, IN | CAMPER RV BLOWN OVER...SMALL TREES DOWN...TIME EST FROM RADAR |
| Jun 12, 11:27 PM EDT | TORNADO | Willshire, OH | AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH WINDS UP TO 85 MPH WENT THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF WILLSHIRE AND DAMAGED 13 HOMES. |
| Jun 12, 11:35 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Rockford, OH | BRIEF EF0 TOUCHDOWN CAUSED DAMAGE TO LARGE ALUMINUM BARNS WITH COLLATERAL IMPACT DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING STRUCTURES. |
| Jun 12, 11:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Rockford, OH | SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE TO BARN AND ANOTHER NEARBY BUILDING |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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.
886
WFUS53 KIWX 130306
TORIWX
INC001-179-OHC161-130330-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0009.130613T0306Z-130613T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1106 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
* AT 1102 PM EDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED
NEAR OSSIAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 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...
DECATUR AROUND 1115 PM EDT.
MONROE AROUND 1120 PM EDT.
BERNE AROUND 1125 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PLEASANT MILLS...SALEM AND
WILLSHIRE.
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 4081 8519 4091 8510 4073 8448 4072 8454
4072 8479 4068 8480 4065 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 311DEG 34KT 4082 8507
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70 MPH
$$
BENTLEY1 follow-up statement
496
WWUS53 KIWX 130316
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1116 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
INC179-130326-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130613T0330Z/
WELLS IN-
1116 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WELLS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4076 8508 4078 8507 4087 8499 4073 8448
4072 8453 4072 8479 4068 8480 4065 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 311DEG 34KT 4075 8499
$$
INC001-OHC161-130330-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130613T0330Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
1116 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT AND
CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM EDT...
AT 1111 PM EDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MONROE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 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...
BERNE AROUND 1125 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SALEM.
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 4076 8508 4078 8507 4087 8499 4073 8448
4072 8453 4072 8479 4068 8480 4065 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 311DEG 34KT 4075 8499
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BENTLEYThe 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, 11:14 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 |
| Jun 12, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Williams | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 8:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert | 63 min |
| Jun 13, 12:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert | 6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.