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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Northern Indiana

August 24, 2016Defiance County, Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2016, 7:28 PM EDT for Defiance County, Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 32 min. 2 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, 7:28 PM EDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Defiance County, OH, Henry County, OH, Putnam County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 24, 7:36 PM EDTTORNADO1 Sw Continental, OHTORNADO ON THE GROUND.
Aug 24, 8:06 PM EDTTORNADO3 W Gallup, OHCONFIRMED TORNADO.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2016-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted.

957 
WFUS53 KIWX 242328
TORIWX
OHC039-069-137-250000-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0031.160824T2328Z-160825T0000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
  SOUTH CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
  NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 727 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
  CONTINENTAL...OR 13 MILES WEST OF OTTAWA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
  MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A
           HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES.

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GLANDORF AROUND 745 PM EDT. 
  LEIPSIC AND HOLGATE AROUND 800 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE NORTH
CREEK...WEST LEIPSIC...PRENTISS...PLEASANT
BEND...GALLUP...STANDLEY...NEW BAVARIA...KIEFERVILLE...WISTERMAN AND
MILLER CITY.

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 4108 8390 4097 8430 4099 8434 4111 8434
      4118 8433 4134 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 230DEG 24KT 4105 8430 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

NG
2 follow-up statements
489 
WWUS53 KIWX 242340
SVSIWX

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

OHC039-069-137-250000-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160825T0000Z/
DEFIANCE OH-HENRY OH-PUTNAM OH-
740 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DEFIANCE...SOUTH CENTRAL HENRY AND NORTHERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...
    
AT 740 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CONTINENTAL...OR
10 MILES NORTHWEST OF OTTAWA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A
         HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES.

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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GLANDORF AROUND 745 PM EDT. 
  LEIPSIC AND HOLGATE AROUND 800 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE NORTH
CREEK...WEST LEIPSIC...PRENTISS...PLEASANT
BEND...GALLUP...STANDLEY...NEW BAVARIA...KIEFERVILLE...WISTERMAN AND
MILLER CITY.

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 4108 8390 4099 8423 4105 8427 4112 8429
      4118 8432 4134 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 230DEG 24KT 4111 8421 

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

$$

NG
939 
WWUS53 KIWX 242352
SVSIWX

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

OHC039-250001-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160825T0000Z/
DEFIANCE OH-
752 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4108 8390 4103 8410 4115 8422 4122 8422
      4134 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 230DEG 24KT 4116 8413 

$$

OHC069-137-250000-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160825T0000Z/
HENRY OH-PUTNAM OH-
752 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HENRY AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
    
AT 751 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLGATE...OR 10
MILES NORTHWEST OF OTTAWA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A
         HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES.

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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LEIPSIC AND HOLGATE AROUND 800 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WEST
LEIPSIC...PRENTISS...PLEASANT BEND...GALLUP...NEW BAVARIA AND MILLER
CITY.

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 4108 8390 4103 8410 4115 8422 4122 8422
      4134 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 230DEG 24KT 4116 8413 

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

$$

NG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 5:39 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatIWXDefiance, Paulding36 min
Aug 24, 5:54 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedIWXVan Wert36 min
Aug 24, 5:59 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatIWXDefiance, Henry, Paulding31 min
Aug 24, 6:24 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatIWXVan Wert36 min
Aug 24, 6:29 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatIWXDefiance, Henry46 min
Aug 24, 6:54 PM EDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatIWXFulton, Henry36 min
Aug 24, 6:57 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatIWXPaulding, Putnam, Van Wert33 min
Aug 24, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPaulding28 min
Aug 24, 7:56 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXHenry, Putnam49 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.