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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Northern Indiana

June 12, 2013Adams County, Wells County, Indiana; Van Wert County, Ohio

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 11:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMonroe, INCAMPER RV BLOWN OVER...SMALL TREES DOWN...TIME EST FROM RADAR
Jun 12, 11:27 PM EDTTORNADOWillshire, OHAN 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 EDTTORNADO3 Nw Rockford, OHBRIEF EF0 TOUCHDOWN CAUSED DAMAGE TO LARGE ALUMINUM BARNS WITH COLLATERAL IMPACT DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING STRUCTURES.
Jun 12, 11:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Rockford, OHSIGNIFICANT 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.

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

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2013-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2978 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2013-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 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
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

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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

$$

BENTLEY
1 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

$$

BENTLEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 8:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke39 min
Jun 12, 8:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen, DeKalb, Noble47 min
Jun 12, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko30 min
Jun 12, 8:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXSteuben56 min
Jun 12, 8:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph38 min
Jun 12, 8:30 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXAllen, DeKalb, Noble45 min
Jun 12, 8:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke52 min
Jun 12, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke47 min
Jun 12, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley30 min
Jun 12, 9:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke6 hr
Jun 12, 9:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen, Whitley29 min
Jun 12, 9:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke66 min
Jun 12, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen37 min
Jun 12, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX65 min
Jun 12, 9:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Marshall28 min
Jun 12, 9:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Pulaski, White41 min
Jun 12, 10:02 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXCass, Pulaski, White28 min
Jun 12, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko47 min
Jun 12, 10:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen, DeKalb, Noble, Whitley44 min
Jun 12, 10:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXAllen, Kosciusko, Whitley6 hr
Jun 12, 10:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen, Huntington, Wabash, Whitley52 min
Jun 12, 10:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Pulaski and 2 more62 min
Jun 12, 10:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Allen, Huntington, Wells51 min
Jun 12, 10:45 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXGrant, Huntington, Wabash, Wells30 min
Jun 12, 10:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Grant, Miami, Pulaski, Wabash and 1 more6 hr
Jun 12, 11:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Miami and 2 more60 min
Jun 12, 11:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Allen, Wells43 min
Jun 12, 11:14 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXAdams, Blackford, Jay, Wells46 min
Jun 12, 11:21 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke6 days
Jun 12, 11:21 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXCarroll, Pulaski, White5 days
Jun 12, 11:21 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXCass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley3 days
Jun 13, 12:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX43 min
Jun 13, 12:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte37 min
Jun 13, 12:57 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXAdams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells6 hr
Jun 13, 2:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXBlackford, Grant, Jay6 hr
Jun 13, 2:57 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXAllen, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke, Whitley6 hr
Jun 13, 5:00 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Grant, Miami, Pulaski, Wabash and 1 more6 hr
Jun 13, 9:40 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchIWXCarroll, White35 hr
Jun 12, 8:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXWilliams41 min
Jun 12, 8:59 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXDefiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams46 min
Jun 12, 11:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert63 min
Jun 13, 12:18 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXAllen, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert6 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.