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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Feb 2, 2016, 9:39 PM EST for Pulaski County, Starke County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 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
- Feb 2, 2016, 9:39 PM EST (02:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2016, 10:15 PM EST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1004 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 117 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Feb 2, 6:27 PM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 6:27 PM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 627 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 315 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016 A DEEP CYCLONE OVER NORTHERN KANSAS WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN AND WEAKEN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL LIFT UP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT CAUSING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 30S OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA TO THE MID 40S OVER WEST CENTRAL OHIO. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 315 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016 DEEP LYRD CYCLONE OVR NRN KS THIS AFTN WILL OPEN EWD AND DEAMPLIFY SHRT TERM. ATTENDANT SHARP WMFNTL BNDRY WILL CONT TO MIX RAPIDLY NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND XPC MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE CWA WILL FALL INTO THE WARM SECTOR FOR A TIME THIS EVENING. UPSTREAM LLJ ACRS IL WILL CONT TO TRANSLATE EWD W/TIME AIDING DOWNSTREAM MSTR FLUX/THETA-E ADVTN LOCALLY. THUS XPC BKN SHRA/TSRA ACRS IL INTO WRN IN WILL CONGEAL AND EXPAND W/TIME THROUGH THIS EVENING. WHILE SVR IS NOT XPCD...STG 60+ PLUS 925MB FLW MAY YIELD A FEW STG GUSTS IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN CORES THIS EVENING. OTRWS CLASSIC MID LVL DRYSLOT WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA W-E OVERNIGHT AS SHRA END. SRN END OF WRAP AROUND ASSOCD/W WKNG MID LVL COMMA HEAD MAY CLIP NRN/NWRN AREAS WED AFTN YET INHERITED POPS LOOK OVERDONE. REGARDLESS LL CAA LAGS W/ERN AREAS QUITE MILD TO START WED AM FOLLOWED BY FALLING TEMPS THROUGH THE AFTN. && .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 315 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016 SOME LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED WED NIGHT INTO THURS MORNING AS THERMAL TROUGH ADVECTS OVER THE AREA AMID LINGERING MOISTURE AND CYCLONIC FLOW. 850MB TEMPS DROP TO AROUND -12C BY MORNING AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST CONVECTIVE DEPTHS UP TO 6 KFT. FETCH IS LIMITED THOUGH (270-290)...ESPECIALLY BY THE TIME COLDEST AIR ARRIVES. WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED TIME WINDOW FOR FAVORABLE CONDITIONS. WINDS BACK TO THE SW BY THURS AFTERNOON WITH LOWERING INVERSION AS MIDLEVEL TROUGH AXIS PASSES OVERHEAD. WILL ALSO BE INCREASING DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT BY LATER THURS MORNING AND SUSPECT ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BY 18Z. A FEW LOCATIONS IN OUR NW ZONES MAY SEE UP TO AN INCH BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. SOME LATE DAY WAA SHOULD PUSH HIGH TEMPS INTO THE LOW 30S. REST OF THE LONG TERM RELATIVELY QUIET. SLOWLY MODERATING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY WITH JUST A FEW...VERY SMALL...CHANCES FOR PRECIP AS A FEW WEAK SHORTWAVES CROSS THE REGION. EXPECT THIS PERIOD TO BE PRIMARILY DRY THOUGH. MORE INTERESTING STORY IS HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEXT WEEK WITH A VERY DEEP TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS AND LONGWAVE RIDGING OUT WEST. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING THE RETURN OF ARCTIC AIR...THOUGH MODELS STILL STRUGGLING WITH EXACT TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THERMAL TROUGH. REGARDLESS OF THE DETAILS...DO EXPECT COLDER CONDITIONS AND SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 619 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016 EARLIER CONVECTION HAS LIFTED NORTH OF TERMINALS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES LEFT TO THE SOUTH IN WARM SECTOR. CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED TSRA NEXT HOUR OR TWO BUT BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDER STILL LIE ALONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE EAST AS SFC LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. HIRES GUIDANCE STILL DEVELOPS CONVECTION ALONG FRONT BETWEEN 01 AND 03Z. SATELLITE AND SFC OBS SHOW PRONOUNCED DRY SLOT OVER MO WHICH WILL WORK IN BEHIND FRONT. LATEST HRRR INDICATES IFR POSSIBLE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND FRONT AS UPSTREAM IFR CIGS ROTATE AROUND BACKSIDE OF LOW. DID ADD PERIOD OF IFR TO KSBN BEFORE DRIER AIR MOVES IN. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE THEN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION LEADING TO A MVFR CLOUD DECK AND SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AS COLD AIR DEEPENS THROUGH THE DAY. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LMZ043-046. && SYNOPSIS...T SHORT TERM...T LONG TERM...AGD AVIATION...LASHLEY VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX (ALL LOWER CASE) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANA WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSIWX WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANA
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 4:49 AM EST, 16 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 449 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2016 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-031000- 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...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 449 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2016 /349 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH SOUTH OF A CHALMERS TO MONTPELIER INDIANA LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-031000- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 449 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT MAY PERSIST TONIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 2, 4:15 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
415 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0408 PM HAIL 3 S PACKERTON 41.07N 85.80W
02/02/2016 E0.50 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
DIME SIZED HAIL AT SR 14 AND PACKERTON RD
&&
MCDLocal storm report, Feb 2, 4:31 PM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
431 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0342 PM HAIL 1 ENE GRISSOM AFB 40.66N 86.14W
02/02/2016 E0.50 INCH MIAMI IN PUBLIC
0.25-0.50 INCH DIAMETER HAIL OBSERVED AT THE
AIR RESERVE BASE. STREETS COVERED IN SMALL
HAIL.
&&
MCDLocal storm report, Feb 2, 4:34 PM EST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
434 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM HAIL 1 NE LIBERTY CENTER 40.71N 85.26W
02/02/2016 E0.88 INCH WELLS IN PUBLIC
&&
MCDLocal storm report, Feb 2, 4:47 PM EST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
447 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM HAIL ROANN 40.91N 85.92W
02/02/2016 E0.50 INCH WABASH IN PUBLIC
RANGED FROM APPROX. 0.25-0.50 INCH IN SIZE.
&&
MCDLocal storm report, Feb 2, 5:46 PM EST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
546 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0408 PM HAIL 3 S PACKERTON 41.07N 85.80W
02/02/2016 E0.50 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
DIME SIZED HAIL AT SR 14 AND PACKERTON RD
0400 PM HAIL ROANN 40.91N 85.92W
02/02/2016 E0.50 INCH WABASH IN PUBLIC
RANGED FROM APPROX. 0.25-0.50 INCH IN SIZE.
0355 PM HAIL 1 NE LIBERTY CENTER 40.71N 85.26W
02/02/2016 E0.88 INCH WELLS IN PUBLIC
0342 PM HAIL 1 ENE GRISSOM AFB 40.66N 86.14W
02/02/2016 E0.50 INCH MIAMI IN PUBLIC
0.25-0.50 INCH DIAMETER HAIL OBSERVED AT THE
AIR RESERVE BASE. STREETS COVERED IN SMALL
HAIL.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMSpecial weather statement, Feb 2, 9:39 PM EST, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 7:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 3, 1:39 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, LaGrange, Marshall, Miami and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 24 hr |
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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.