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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2014, 12:59 AM EDT for Elkhart County, Kosciusko County, Indiana. It was in force for 31 min. 7 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
- Jul 1, 2014, 12:59 AM EDT (04:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2014, 1:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Elkhart County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 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, 1:00 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | Wakarusa, IN | BETWEEN NAPPANEE AND WAKARUSA WEST OF SR 19. 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS AND UTILITY LINES DOWN. CORN CROP LAYED OVER |
| Jul 1, 1:06 AM EDT | TORNADO | 2 S Gravelton, IN | DAMAGE FOUND CONSISTENT WITH A EF0 TORNADO. TOUCHDOWN WEST OF MILFORD. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A STORAGE SHED AND BARN. CROP DAMAGE IN AREA. MAX WINDS 80 MPH. LENGTH 1.9 MILES. |
| Jul 1, 1:09 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 E Leesburg, IN | |
| Jul 1, 1:10 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Syracuse, IN | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 1, 1:10 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Goshen, IN | TREE DOWN ONTO HOUSE. |
| Jul 1, 1:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Syracuse, IN | *** 1 INJ *** TREE FELL ONTO SOUTH COUNTY ROAD...WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 43. 61 YR OLD MALE DRIVER ENCOUNTERED THE TREE AND ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE TO AVOID. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO DITCH AND SOME TREES. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. |
| Jul 1, 1:22 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 N North Webster, IN |
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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 1381 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1064 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
430
WFUS53 KIWX 010459
TORIWX
INC039-085-010530-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0007.140701T0459Z-140701T0530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1259 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN ELKHART COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 130 AM EDT
* AT 1256 AM EDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WAKARUSA TO NAPPANEE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND 80 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.
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MILFORD AROUND 105 AM EDT.
GOSHEN AND SYRACUSE AROUND 110 AM EDT.
NORTH WEBSTER AND MILLERSBURG AROUND 115 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SOUTHWEST...GRAVELTON...
FORAKER...LEESBURG...WATERFORD MILLS...BENTON...DEWART LAKE...
TIPPECANOE LAKE...OAKWOOD PARK AND LAKE WAWASEE.
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 4146 8566 4132 8566 4132 8604 4143 8607
4157 8607 4164 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 258DEG 50KT 4150 8603 4141 8601
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JBALL2 follow-up statements
645
WWUS53 KIWX 010515
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
115 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014
INC039-085-010530-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140701T0530Z/
ELKHART IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-
115 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO AND
SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM EDT...
AT 113 AM EDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MILLERSBURG TO SYRACUSE...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
KOSCIUSKO AND SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 8566 4132 8566 4132 8577 4145 8580
4161 8582 4162 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 258DEG 50KT 4154 8572 4145 8570
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JBALL794
WWUS53 KIWX 010523
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
123 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014
INC039-085-010534-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140701T0530Z/
ELKHART IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-
123 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO AND SOUTHEASTERN
ELKHART COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 AM EDT/1230 AM CDT/...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 4164 8566 4132 8566 4132 8577 4145 8580
4161 8582 4162 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 258DEG 50KT 4156 8555 4147 8554
$$
JBALLThe 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, 12:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Pulaski | 29 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, 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.