Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2016, 3:59 PM EDT for Grant County, Indiana. It was in force for 31 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
- Aug 24, 2016, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Grant County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 1294 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
817
WFUS53 KIWX 241959
TORIWX
INC053-242030-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0011.160824T1959Z-160824T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
359 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 358 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SWAYZEE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF
MARION...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING A LARGE, DAMAGING TORNADO, WITH EXTENSIVE
DAMAGE REPORTED IN KOKOMO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SWEETSER AROUND 405 PM EDT.
MARION AROUND 410 PM EDT.
FAIRMOUNT AROUND 415 PM EDT.
GAS CITY AND JONESBORO AROUND 420 PM EDT.
UPLAND AND VAN BUREN AROUND 430 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
RADLEY...ROSEBURG...MICHAELSVILLE...SIMS...ARCANA...NORMAL...HOME
CORNER... LANDESS...MIER AND LAKE WOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 8586 4057 8586 4065 8546 4042 8545
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 256DEG 25KT 4052 8582
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
NG2 follow-up statements
697
WWUS53 KIWX 242010
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
410 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC053-242030-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160824T2030Z/
GRANT IN-
410 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
GRANT COUNTY...
AT 409 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SWEETSER...OR NEAR MARION...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING A LARGE, DAMAGING TORNADO. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE HAS
BEEN REPORTED IN KOKOMO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MARION AROUND 415 PM EDT.
GAS CITY AND JONESBORO AROUND 425 PM EDT.
UPLAND AND VAN BUREN AROUND 430 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROSEBURG...MICHAELSVILLE...ARCANA...HOME CORNER...LANDESS...LAKE
WOOD... HERBST AND HANFIELD.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 256 AND
270.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4046 8580 4058 8581 4065 8546 4042 8545
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 258DEG 21KT 4052 8575
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NG777
WWUS53 KIWX 242020
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
420 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC053-242030-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160824T2030Z/
GRANT IN-
420 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY...
AT 419 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER MARION...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 413 PM EDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS
REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD ON THE WEST SIDE OF MARION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
VAN BUREN AROUND 430 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LANDESS...LAKE WOOD...ARCANA...HOME CORNER AND HANFIELD.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 261 AND
270.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4050 8571 4059 8575 4065 8546 4051 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 248DEG 22KT 4056 8568
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 3:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant, Miami | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 4:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Wells | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 4:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Blackford, Wells | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 5:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 5:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass | 29 min |
| Aug 24, 5:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 6:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Miami, Wabash | 23 min |
| Aug 24, 6:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Miami | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Wabash | 29 min |
| Aug 24, 6:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 6:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant, Miami | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Whitley | 37 min |
| Aug 24, 7:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Huntington | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 7:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen, Wells | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 7:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 7:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen, Whitley | 3 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.