Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2014, 12:16 AM EDT for Pulaski County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 1, 2014, 12:16 AM EDT (04:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2014, 12:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Pulaski County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:30 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Winamac, IN | TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY ESPECIALLY NORTH OF WINAMAC |
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, 11:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 192 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.
283
WFUS53 KIWX 010416
TORIWX
INC131-010445-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0004.140701T0416Z-140701T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1116 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 1115 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MEDARYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND 90 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...
WINAMAC AROUND 1130 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DENHAM...RIPLEY...
BEARDSTOWN...ORA...VANMETER PARK AND MONTEREY.
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 4118 8687 4118 8648 4104 8648 4105 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 272DEG 46KT 4109 8683
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JBALL2 follow-up statements
613
WWUS53 KIWX 010431
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1231 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014
INC131-010445-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140701T0445Z/
PULASKI IN-
1131 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN PULASKI
COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...
AT 1128 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WINAMAC...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
PULASKI COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4118 8648 4104 8648 4104 8664 4117 8666
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 272DEG 46KT 4108 8659
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JBALL976 WWUS53 KIWX 010443 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1243 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014 INC131-010453- /O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140701T0445Z/ PULASKI IN- 1143 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 AM EDT/1145 PM CDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4118 8648 4104 8648 4104 8664 4117 8666 TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 272DEG 46KT 4107 8639 $$ JBALL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 42 min | |
| Jun 30, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 37 min | |
| Jun 30, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 113 min | |
| Jun 30, 11:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 12:04 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 12:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 12:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 44 min | |
| Jul 1, 12:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 12:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 12:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 12:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 1:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 1:17 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Huntington, Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley | 28 min |
| Jul 1, 1:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Noble, Whitley | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 1:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells and 1 more | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Steuben | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 1:50 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 25 min |
| Jul 1, 2:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 2:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.