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Areal Flood Warning 6, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this areal flood warning at Aug 16, 2016, 4:11 AM EDT for 6 counties in Indiana; Berrien County, Cass County, Michigan. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2016, 4:11 AM EDT (08:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Elkhart County, IN, LaPorte County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Starke County, IN, Berrien County, MI, Cass County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Aug 16, 2:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 2:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 5:38 AM EDT, 22 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 538 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2016 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-160945- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN- MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE... LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...MONON...BROOKSTON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...FAIR PLAIN...BENTON HEIGHTS...BUCHANAN...PAW PAW LAKE... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE... JONESVILLE...LITCHFIELD...BRYAN...EDGERTON...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD... SWANTON...DELTA...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON... DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...PAYNE...OTTAWA... LEIPSIC...COLUMBUS GROVE...CONTINENTAL...PANDORA...VAN WERT... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 538 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2016 /438 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 69. PLEASE SEE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH A FEW STORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY TUESDAY WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, BUT RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS AND ANY FLOODING REPORTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-160945- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 538 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 16, 2:29 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 16, 2:50 AM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
250 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 E CHAIN-O-LAKES 41.71N 86.32W
08/16/2016 M7.72 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN ASOS
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SOUTH BEND AIRPORT.
&&
NDMLocal storm report, Aug 16, 2:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
255 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1254 AM HEAVY RAIN STEVENSVILLE 42.01N 86.53W
08/16/2016 M4.20 INCH BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
&&
NDMLocal storm report, Aug 16, 3:15 AM EDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
315 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 E CHAIN-O-LAKES 41.71N 86.32W
08/16/2016 M7.72 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN ASOS
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SOUTH BEND AIRPORT.
0200 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E INDIAN VILLAGE 41.71N 86.21W
08/16/2016 M7.77 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
1255 AM HEAVY RAIN DOWAGIAC 41.98N 86.11W
08/16/2016 M2.97 INCH CASS MI MESONET
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
1255 AM HEAVY RAIN CASSOPOLIS 41.91N 86.01W
08/16/2016 M4.76 INCH CASS MI MESONET
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. .
1255 AM HEAVY RAIN BERRIEN SPRINGS 41.95N 86.34W
08/16/2016 M2.44 INCH BERRIEN MI MESONET
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
1255 AM HEAVY RAIN WATERVLIET 42.19N 86.26W
08/16/2016 M2.22 INCH BERRIEN MI MESONET
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
1254 AM HEAVY RAIN STEVENSVILLE 42.01N 86.53W
08/16/2016 M4.20 INCH BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
1220 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW MISHAWAKA 41.65N 86.20W
08/16/2016 M6.58 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
1205 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW ROSELAND 41.72N 86.26W
08/16/2016 ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSURES AND
STRANDED VEHICLES/VEHICLE RESCUES IN THE
SOUTH BEND VICINITY.
1200 AM HEAVY RAIN PLYMOUTH 41.35N 86.31W
08/16/2016 M2.23 INCH MARSHALL IN EMERGENCY MNGR
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
1111 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 E CHAIN-O-LAKES 41.71N 86.32W
08/15/2016 M5.78 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN ASOS
SOUTH BEND AIRPORT EVENT TOTAL RAINFALL
SINCE THIS MORNING.
1049 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 WSW LYDICK 41.67N 86.43W
08/15/2016 M4.51 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN MESONET
.
1048 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 ESE CLARKS 41.11N 86.84W
08/15/2016 M7.64 INCH PULASKI IN MESONET
.
1041 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNE FISH LAKE 41.59N 86.54W
08/15/2016 M4.38 INCH LA PORTE IN MESONET
.
1015 PM FLOOD 2 SW LA PORTE 41.59N 86.73W
08/15/2016 LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3.88 INCHES SINE 7 AM.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Aug 16, 3:25 AM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
325 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE SOUTH BEND 41.69N 86.25W
08/16/2016 M6.46 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN MESONET
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
&&
NDMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 23 min |
| Aug 15, 8:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 9:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wabash, Whitley | 24 min |
| Aug 15, 9:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 10:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Noble | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 11:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart | 15 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 9 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:00 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 36 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:00 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 63 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:10 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 17 days |
| Aug 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 24 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2016Areal Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2016Every areal flood warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.