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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana

May 26, 20154 counties in Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2015, 4:59 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 46 min. 9 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: May 26, 2015, 4:59 PM EDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, OH, Henry County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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
May 26, 4:59 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sw Delphos, OH	LARGE TREE LIMB DOWNED. PARTIALLY ROTTED. APPROXIMATELY 1' IN DIAMETER.
May 26, 5:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 47	2 S Elida, OH	MESONET STATION 2 SSW ELIDA /D9460/
May 26, 5:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Vaughnsville, OH	SMALL LIMBS DOWN, 1/2 DIAMETER
May 26, 5:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Ottawa, OH	TREE LIMB DOWN, ESTIMATED 0.5 FT DIAMETER AT INTERSECTION OF LOCUST AND 3RD ST. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
May 26, 5:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 50	Columbus Grove, OH	MEASURED WITH WEATHER STATION. VERY SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWN.
May 26, 5:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Leipsic, OH	MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED IN THE LEIPSIC AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 26, 5:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Leipsic, OH	PORTION OF METAL ROOF REMOVED FROM A BUILDING IN TOWN.
May 26, 5:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Leipsic, OH
May 26, 5:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Leipsic, OH	10 TO 12 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN.

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
May 26, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 167 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1078 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

887 
WUUS53 KIWX 262059
SVRIWX
OHC003-069-137-161-262145-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0013.150526T2059Z-150526T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
459 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ALLEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  EAST CENTRAL VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 458 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM OTTOVILLE TO ELIDA TO CRIDERSVILLE...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LIMA...OTTAWA...BLUFFTON...COLUMBUS GROVE...KALIDA...PANDORA...
  GLANDORF...LEIPSIC...DESHLER...FORT JENNINGS...RIMER...CAIRO...
  YODER...VAUGHNSVILLE...SLABTOWN...CLOVERDALE...WESTMINSTER...
  ROCKPORT...BEAVERDAM AND HARROD.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 119 AND 141.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4064 8388 4065 8420 4074 8427 4085 8449
      4086 8449 4099 8436 4099 8433 4101 8433
      4129 8395 4125 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 226DEG 48KT 4090 8432 4083 8412
          4063 8409

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

NG

2 follow-up statements

520 
WWUS53 KIWX 262118
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
518 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

OHC161-262128-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150526T2145Z/
VAN WERT OH-
518 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL VAN WERT COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 4077 8416 4092 8421 4098 8435 4099 8433
      4101 8433 4129 8395 4125 8386 4064 8388
      4065 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 229DEG 46KT 4107 8411 4100 8391
          4080 8388

$$

OHC003-069-137-262145-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150526T2145Z/
PUTNAM OH-HENRY OH-ALLEN OH-
518 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALLEN...
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 515 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM GLANDORF TO PANDORA TO 5 MILES WEST OF ADA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEIPSIC...DESHLER...GILBOA...WEST LEIPSIC...PRENTISS...GALLUP AND
BELMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4077 8416 4092 8421 4098 8435 4099 8433
      4101 8433 4129 8395 4125 8386 4064 8388
      4065 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 229DEG 46KT 4107 8411 4100 8391
          4080 8388

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

NG

698 
WWUS53 KIWX 262140
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

OHC003-069-137-262148-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150526T2145Z/
PUTNAM OH-HENRY OH-ALLEN OH-
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ALLEN...SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND
PUTNAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.  HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 4077 8416 4092 8421 4098 8435 4099 8433
      4101 8433 4129 8395 4125 8386 4064 8388
      4065 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 229DEG 46KT 4123 8385 4116 8365
          4096 8362

$$

NG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams	49 min
May 26, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Putnam, Van Wert	26 min
May 26, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Putnam	43 min
May 26, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Fulton, Henry	38 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.