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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2014, 10:57 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Saint Joseph County, Starke County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan. It was in force for 48 min. 8 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 30, 2014, 10:57 PM CDT (03:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2014, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 90.0 mph
Counties LaPorte County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Starke County, IN, Berrien County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 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 30, 11:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stevensville, MI | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN UP TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER ACROSS MUCH OF BERRIEN COUNTY. |
| Jun 30, 11:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stevensville, MI | TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AREAS |
| Jun 30, 11:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 N La Porte, IN | |
| Jun 30, 11:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Kingsbury, IN | TREE DOWN ONTO HOME. WINDOWS BROKEN ON WEST SIDE OF GARAGE. NEAR US 6 AND US 35. |
| Jun 30, 11:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Kingsford Heights, IN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ONTO HOMES. SEVERAL ROADS IMPASSABLE |
| Jun 30, 11:32 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | Buchanan, MI | |
| Jun 30, 11:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | La Porte, IN | TREE DAMAGE REPORTED AROUND PINE LAKE |
| Jun 30, 11:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Berrien Springs, MI | 12 TREES DOWN FROM BERRIEN SPRINGS TO STEVENSVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
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 30, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 3809 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.4
- Supercell composite
- 27.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
088
WUUS53 KIWX 010357
SVRIWX
INC091-141-149-MIC021-010445-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0049.140701T0357Z-140701T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1057 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
WESTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT/1245 AM EDT/
* AT 1054 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONG BEACH TO 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BEVERLY SHORES TO HEBRON...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.
HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AN 86 MPH WIND GUST WAS
REPORTED IN LOWELL INDIANA
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL
HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT EXTENSIVE
TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WESTVILLE AND TRAIL CREEK AROUND 1105 PM CDT.
NEW BUFFALO AND WANATAH AROUND 1110 PM CDT.
NORTH JUDSON AND LA PORTE AROUND 1115 PM CDT.
THREE OAKS AND SHOREWOOD-TOWER HILL AROUND 1220 AM EDT.
ST. JOSEPH AND STEVENSVILLE AROUND 1225 AM EDT.
FAIR PLAIN AND BENTON HARBOR AROUND 1230 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE OTIS...HASKELL...POTTAWATTOMIE
PARK...MICHIANA...GRAND BEACH...WATERFORD...SOUTH WANATAH...PINOLA...
PINHOOK AND MICHIANA SHORES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 196 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 7.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 90 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 38 AND
71.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 33 AND
45.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND
42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
LAT...LON 4225 8623 4206 8623 4149 8643 4148 8648
4118 8647 4118 8693 4172 8695 4178 8682
4192 8661 4213 8650 4225 8638
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 266DEG 49KT 4204 8705 4176 8705
4132 8716
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...90MPH
$$
BENTLEY1 follow-up statement
230
WWUS53 KIWX 010421
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1221 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014
INC091-141-149-MIC021-010445-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-140701T0445Z/
STARKE IN-ST. JOSEPH IN-LA PORTE IN-BERRIEN MI-
1121 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERRIEN...LA
PORTE...WESTERN ST. JOSEPH AND STARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT/1245
AM EDT/...
AT 1218 AM EDT/1118 PM CDT/...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHOREWOOD-TOWER HILL TO
NEW BUFFALO TO 7 MILES NORTH OF NORTH JUDSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.
THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.
HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL
HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT EXTENSIVE TREE
DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
THREE OAKS AND SHOREWOOD-TOWER HILL AROUND 1225 AM EDT.
STEVENSVILLE AND BRIDGMAN AROUND 1230 AM EDT.
FAIR PLAIN AND ST. JOSEPH AROUND 1235 AM EDT.
BENTON HEIGHTS AND BERRIEN SPRINGS AROUND 1240 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SAWYER...HARBERT...
STILLWELL...SOUTH CENTER...SALEM HEIGHTS...ROLLING PRARIE...BYRON...
BASS LAKE...WINONA AND NEW TROY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 196 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 7.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 90 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND
71.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 38 AND
45.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND
42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
LAT...LON 4206 8623 4149 8643 4148 8648 4118 8647
4118 8688 4176 8685 4192 8661 4213 8650
4225 8638 4225 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 266DEG 49KT 4201 8673 4175 8667
4131 8672
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...90MPH
$$
BENTLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 42 min | |
| Jun 30, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 37 min | |
| Jun 30, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 113 min | |
| Jun 30, 11:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 44 min | |
| Jun 30, 11:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Pulaski | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 11:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 11:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 12:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Huntington, Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley | 28 min |
| Jul 1, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Noble, Whitley | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells and 1 more | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Steuben | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 12:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 25 min |
| Jul 1, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 52 min |
Nearby
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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.