Tornado Warning 21, NWS Northern Indiana

Issued

Aug 24, 2016, 6:11 PM EDT (22:11 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2016, 6:45 PM EDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Northern Indiana

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

County Miami County, IN

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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627 
WFUS53 KIWX 242211
TORIWX
INC103-242245-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0021.160824T2211Z-160824T2245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
    
* AT 611 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GALVESTON...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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
  WAWPECONG...MIAMI...BENNETTS SWITCH...CONVERSE AND AMBOY.

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 4063 8617 4065 8587 4057 8587 4056 8616
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 260DEG 22KT 4056 8617 

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

$$

NWS

706 
WWUS53 KIWX 242229
SVSIWX

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

INC103-242245-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160824T2245Z/
MIAMI IN-
629 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
MIAMI COUNTY...
    
AT 628 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BUNKER HILL...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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...
MIAMI...CONVERSE...AMBOY...WAWPECONG AND BENNETTS SWITCH. 

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 4063 8617 4065 8587 4057 8587 4056 8616
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 263DEG 22KT 4057 8603 

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

$$

NWS

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