Tornado Warning 20, NWS Northern Indiana

Issued

Aug 24, 2016, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Northern Indiana

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Miami County, IN, Wabash County, IN

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

903 
WFUS53 KIWX 242207
TORIWX
INC103-169-242230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0020.160824T2207Z-160824T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
607 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL MIAMI COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WEST CENTRAL WABASH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
    
* AT 607 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER MEXICO...OR NEAR PERU...MOVING EAST AT 25
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  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...
  MEXICO AROUND 610 PM EDT. 
  PERU AROUND 615 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ERIE... RICHVALLEY...CHILI AND WELLS.

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 4082 8617 4083 8617 4090 8590 4074 8590
      4072 8616
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 256DEG 23KT 4078 8613 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NWS

584 
WWUS53 KIWX 242219
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
619 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

INC103-169-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
MIAMI IN-WABASH IN-
619 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
MIAMI AND WEST CENTRAL WABASH COUNTIES...
    
AT 618 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PERU...MOVING
EAST AT 25 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 MIAMI AND WEST CENTRAL WABASH COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ERIE...RICHVALLEY...CHILI AND WELLS.

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 4082 8617 4083 8617 4090 8590 4074 8590
      4072 8616
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 261DEG 23KT 4079 8603 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NWS

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