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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana

June 30, 2014LaPorte County, Starke County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2014, 11:04 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Starke County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 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 30, 2014, 11:04 PM CDT (04:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2014, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties LaPorte County, IN, Starke County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 30, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 208 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 00:00Z on 2014-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3809 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 00:00Z on 2014-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 282 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
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

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The text

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

625 
WFUS53 KIWX 010404
TORIWX
INC091-149-010430-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0003.140701T0404Z-140701T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1104 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
  STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1103 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KOUTS...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND 100 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LA CROSSE AROUND 1110 PM CDT.
  NORTH JUDSON AROUND 1115 PM CDT.
  KNOX AROUND 1125 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SAN PIERRE...LOMAX...ENGLISH
LAKE...BREMS...TOTO...BASS LAKE...WINONA...OBER AND OAK GROVE.

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 4142 8648 4118 8648 4117 8694 4138 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 271DEG 56KT 4128 8701

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JBALL
1 follow-up statement
884 
WWUS53 KIWX 010420
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1120 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

INC091-149-010430-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140701T0430Z/
STARKE IN-LA PORTE IN-
1120 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LA PORTE AND
STARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...

AT 1118 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH JUDSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  KNOX AROUND 1125 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BASS LAKE...WINONA...OBER AND
OAK GROVE.

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.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4118 8688 4139 8685 4142 8648 4118 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 272DEG 47KT 4127 8671

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JBALL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 7:48 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX42 min
Jun 30, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke48 min
Jun 30, 8:23 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX37 min
Jun 30, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Marshall, Saint Joseph44 min
Jun 30, 9:22 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX113 min
Jun 30, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke48 min
Jun 30, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXPulaski35 min
Jun 30, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX44 min
Jun 30, 11:16 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXPulaski29 min
Jun 30, 11:18 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke27 min
Jun 30, 11:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke45 min
Jun 30, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph26 min
Jun 30, 11:36 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph24 min
Jun 30, 11:59 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko31 min
Jul 1, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben45 min
Jul 1, 12:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley43 min
Jul 1, 12:17 AM CDTTornado WarningIWXHuntington, Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley28 min
Jul 1, 12:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDeKalb, Noble, Whitley26 min
Jul 1, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXGrant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells47 min
Jul 1, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells and 1 more54 min
Jul 1, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXSteuben46 min
Jul 1, 12:50 AM CDTTornado WarningIWXAllen25 min
Jul 1, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Wells44 min
Jul 1, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen, DeKalb37 min
Jul 1, 1:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Jay26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.