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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2016, 6:24 PM EDT for Van Wert County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 min. 3 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, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2016, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Van Wert County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 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, 6:34 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Ese Middlebury, OH | TORNADO ON THE GROUND. . |
| Aug 24, 6:39 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 W Van Wert, OH | TORNADO ON THE GROUND. . |
| Aug 24, 6:42 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 N Glenmore, OH | . |
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, 10.4 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.
652
WFUS53 KIWX 242224
TORIWX
OHC161-242300-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0022.160824T2224Z-160824T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
624 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 623 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF OHIO CITY...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
DECATUR... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OHIO CITY AROUND 635 PM EDT.
CONVOY AROUND 640 PM EDT.
VAN WERT AROUND 650 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SCHUMM...VENEDOCIA...ABANAKA...WETZEL...MIDDLE POINT...MIDDLEBURY...
WILLSHIRE...GLENMORE...JONESTOWN AND WREN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 8436 4082 8440 4077 8440 4073 8467
4073 8480 4086 8480 4099 8467 4099 8441
4095 8440 4090 8440 4090 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 235DEG 22KT 4081 8475
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
NG2 follow-up statements
592
WWUS53 KIWX 242235
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
635 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
OHC161-242300-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160824T2300Z/
VAN WERT OH-
635 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR VAN WERT
COUNTY...
AT 634 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLEBURY...OR 3 MILES WEST OF VAN WERT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE TORNADOES.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
VAN WERT AROUND 650 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GLENMORE...VENEDOCIA...JONESTOWN...WETZEL...DULL...CAVETT...MIDDLE
POINT... SCOTT AND MIDDLEBURY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW!
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4082 8436 4082 8440 4077 8440 4075 8466
4079 8471 4086 8477 4099 8467 4099 8441
4095 8440 4090 8440 4090 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 235DEG 22KT 4085 8467
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NG700
WWUS53 KIWX 242243
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
643 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
OHC161-242300-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160824T2300Z/
VAN WERT OH-
643 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
VAN WERT COUNTY...
AT 643 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER VAN WERT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
WETZEL... CAVETT...MIDDLE POINT AND SCOTT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4085 8437 4084 8441 4083 8444 4081 8458
4083 8465 4087 8471 4099 8467 4099 8441
4095 8440 4090 8440 4090 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 242DEG 21KT 4087 8461
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, 5:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Van Wert | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 5:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry, Paulding | 31 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 |
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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.