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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2016, 5:54 PM EDT for Van Wert County, Ohio; Adams County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 min. 4 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
- Aug 24, 2016, 5:54 PM EDT (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Adams County, IN, Van Wert County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 6:04 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Salem, IN | TORNADO CONFIRMED ON THE GROUND. |
| Aug 24, 6:07 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Monroe, IN | CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. ROOFS OFF HOUSES. POWER LINES DOWN. TWO TORNADOES REPORTED ON THE GROUND. . |
| Aug 24, 6:11 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Pleasant Mills, IN | BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. |
| Aug 24, 6:34 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Ese Middlebury, OH | TORNADO ON THE GROUND. . |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 170 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.
096
WFUS53 KIWX 242154
TORIWX
INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0018.160824T2154Z-160824T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
554 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 553 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BERNE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WILLSHIRE...PLEASANT
MILLS...GLENMORE...SCHUMM... ABANAKA...DULL...WREN...RIVARE AND
MIDDLEBURY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4066 8505 4077 8507 4088 8469 4073 8465
4073 8480 4063 8480 4062 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 247DEG 26KT 4068 8497
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
NG3 follow-up statements
655
WWUS53 KIWX 242204
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
604 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
604 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
AT 603 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONROE...OR NEAR
BERNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DECATUR...MONROE...MIDDLEBURY...WILLSHIRE...WREN...PLEASANT MILLS...
GLENMORE...SCHUMM...ABANAKA...DULL AND RIVARE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4070 8494 4079 8500 4088 8469 4073 8465
4073 8480 4063 8480 4066 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 247DEG 26KT 4071 8488
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NG463
WWUS53 KIWX 242207
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
607 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
607 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
AT 606 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MONROE...OR NEAR DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DECATUR...MONROE...MIDDLEBURY...WILLSHIRE...WREN...PLEASANT MILLS...
GLENMORE...SCHUMM...ABANAKA...DULL AND RIVARE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4070 8494 4079 8500 4088 8469 4073 8465
4073 8480 4063 8480 4066 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 233DEG 24KT 4074 8488
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NG331
WWUS53 KIWX 242215
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
615 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
615 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
AT 615 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MONROE...OR NEAR DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE TORNADOES.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDDLEBURY...WILLSHIRE...WREN...PLEASANT MILLS...GLENMORE...SCHUMM...
ABANAKA...DULL AND RIVARE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4076 8489 4082 8490 4088 8469 4073 8465
4073 8480 4072 8480 4073 8487
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 233DEG 24KT 4077 8482
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 5:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Paulding | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 5:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry, Paulding | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Van Wert | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 6:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, Henry | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 7:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry, Putnam | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Paulding | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 7:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Henry, Putnam | 49 min |
| 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, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant | 31 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, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass | 29 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, 7:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Grant | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 7:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Allen, Whitley | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.