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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Northern Indiana

August 24, 2016Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2016, 7:56 PM EDT for Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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, 7:56 PM EDT (23:56 UTC)
Expired: Aug 24, 2016, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Henry County, OH, Putnam County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 24, 8:06 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 W Gallup, OH	CONFIRMED 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1147 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

857 
WFUS53 KIWX 242356
TORIWX
OHC069-137-250045-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0033.160824T2356Z-160825T0045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
  NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT
    
* AT 756 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLGATE...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF
  OTTAWA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LEIPSIC AROUND 805 PM EDT. 
  DESHLER AROUND 815 PM EDT. 
  MCCLURE AROUND 830 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WEST
LEIPSIC...GRELTON...PRENTISS...PLEASANT BEND...GALLUP...MALINTA...NEW
BAVARIA...BELMORE...TEXAS AND HAMLER.

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 4108 8411 4117 8420 4146 8393 4146 8388
      4113 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 229DEG 23KT 4117 8409 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

NG

3 follow-up statements

610 
WWUS53 KIWX 250008
SVSIWX

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

OHC069-137-250045-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160825T0045Z/
HENRY OH-PUTNAM OH-
808 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
HENRY AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
    
AT 807 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLGATE...OR 13
MILES NORTH OF OTTAWA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
  DESHLER AROUND 820 PM EDT. 
  MCCLURE AROUND 835 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GRELTON...PRENTISS...MALINTA...GALLUP...BELMORE...TEXAS...HAMLER...EL
ERY AND WEST LEIPSIC.

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 4110 8404 4126 8411 4146 8393 4146 8388
      4113 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 229DEG 20KT 4121 8403 

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

$$

NG

045 
WWUS53 KIWX 250021
SVSIWX

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

OHC137-250030-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160825T0045Z/
PUTNAM OH-
821 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM 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 NORTHWESTERN
OHIO.

LAT...LON 4117 8395 4132 8401 4139 8392 4141 8388
      4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 232DEG 26KT 4127 8392 

$$

OHC069-250045-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160825T0045Z/
HENRY OH-
821 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY...
    
AT 820 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DESHLER...OR 13
MILES SOUTHEAST OF NAPOLEON...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...
  MCCLURE AROUND 830 PM EDT. 

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 4117 8395 4132 8401 4139 8392 4141 8388
      4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 232DEG 26KT 4127 8392 

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

$$

NG

235 
WWUS53 KIWX 250035
SVSIWX

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

OHC069-250045-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160825T0045Z/
HENRY OH-
835 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
845 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NORTHERN INDIANA .

LAT...LON 4117 8395 4132 8401 4139 8392 4141 8388
      4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 229DEG 23KT 4127 8392 

$$

NG

The 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 Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	IWX	Defiance, Paulding	36 min
Aug 24, 5:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IWX	Van Wert	36 min
Aug 24, 5:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	IWX	Defiance, Henry, Paulding	31 min
Aug 24, 6:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	IWX	Van Wert	36 min
Aug 24, 6:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	IWX	Defiance, Henry	46 min
Aug 24, 6:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	IWX	Fulton, Henry	36 min
Aug 24, 6:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	IWX	Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert	33 min
Aug 24, 7:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	IWX	Defiance, Henry, Putnam	32 min
Aug 24, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Paulding	28 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.