Alert archive / Indiana / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2016, 3:16 AM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 6, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016, 3:16 AM EDT (07:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, Miami County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:15 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 2064 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
078 WWUS73 KIWX 060716 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 316 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 INZ018-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-061530- /O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.160406T1500Z-160407T0000Z/ ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT- BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD... HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING... ANTWERP...PAYNE...OTTAWA...LEIPSIC...COLUMBUS GROVE... CONTINENTAL...PANDORA...VAN WERT...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 316 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE VEHICLES SUCH AS VANS AND SEMI-TRUCKS. * ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
559 WWUS73 KIWX 061523 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1123 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 INZ018-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-062330- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/ ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT- BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD... HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING... ANTWERP...PAYNE...OTTAWA...LEIPSIC...COLUMBUS GROVE... CONTINENTAL...PANDORA...VAN WERT...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 1123 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE VEHICLES SUCH AS VANS AND SEMI-TRUCKS. * ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
362 WWUS73 KIWX 061952 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 352 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 INZ022>024-062100- /O.CAN.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/ CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU... GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER 352 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX. && $$ INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-070000- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/ ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION... GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND... DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...PAYNE...OTTAWA...LEIPSIC... COLUMBUS GROVE...CONTINENTAL...PANDORA...VAN WERT...OHIO CITY... LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 352 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE VEHICLES SUCH AS VANS AND SEMI-TRUCKS. * ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
321 WWUS73 KIWX 062358 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 758 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-070100- /O.EXP.KIWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/ ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION... GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND... DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...PAYNE...OTTAWA...LEIPSIC... COLUMBUS GROVE...CONTINENTAL...PANDORA...VAN WERT...OHIO CITY... LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 758 PM EDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... WINDS HAVE DIMINSHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 5:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 33 min |
| Apr 6, 6:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 34 min |
| Apr 6, 6:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 35 min |
| Apr 6, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 7:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko, Noble | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 8:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Miami | 37 min |
| Apr 6, 4:15 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 36 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Indiana, 2016Wind Advisories in Ohio, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.