Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2017, 12:01 AM CST for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 44 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
- Mar 1, 2017, 12:01 AM CST (06:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2017, 12:45 AM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties LaPorte County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Starke County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 12:15 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Wnw South Bend, IN | . |
| Mar 1, 12:24 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ssw Mishawaka, IN | . |
| Mar 1, 12:37 AM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Bremen, IN | . |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:29 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 395 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted.
336
WUUS53 KIWX 010601
SVRIWX
INC091-099-141-149-010645-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0021.170301T0601Z-170301T0645Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
101 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
Northeastern Starke County in northwestern Indiana...
Northern Marshall County in north central Indiana...
Central La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 145 AM EST/1245 AM CST/
* At 101 AM EST/1201 AM CST/, severe thunderstorms were located along
a line extending from New Carlisle to 6 miles southwest of
Kingsford Heights, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
South Bend, Mishawaka, La Porte, Plymouth, Bremen, Gulivoire Park,
Osceola, Walkerton, North Liberty, New Carlisle, Kingsford Heights,
Wanatah, Hamlet, Lakeville, Koontz Lake, Hanna, La Paz, Kingsbury,
Teegarden and Salem Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM EST/600 AM CST/ for
north central and northwestern Indiana.
LAT...LON 4170 8659 4169 8606 4154 8606 4131 8614
4142 8690
TIME...MOT...LOC 0601Z 269DEG 63KT 4170 8648 4141 8676
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MARSILI2 follow-up statements
154
WWUS53 KIWX 010616
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
116 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
INC091-099-141-149-010645-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170301T0645Z/
St. Joseph IN-Starke IN-Marshall IN-La Porte IN-
116 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM
EST/1245 AM CST/ FOR ST. JOSEPH...NORTHEASTERN STARKE...NORTHERN
MARSHALL AND EAST CENTRAL LA PORTE COUNTIES...
At 115 AM EST/1215 AM CST/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from near South Bend to Hamlet, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
South Bend, Mishawaka, Plymouth, Bremen, Gulivoire Park, Osceola,
Walkerton, North Liberty, Kingsford Heights, Hamlet, Lakeville,
Koontz Lake, La Paz, Teegarden, Salem Heights, Fish Lake, Stillwell,
Crumstown, Tyner and Woodland.
A trained spotter reported a 62 mph wind gust with these
thunderstorms 1.5 miles southwest of La Porte.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM EST/600 AM CST/ for
north central and northwestern Indiana.
LAT...LON 4169 8651 4169 8606 4154 8606 4131 8614
4140 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0615Z 273DEG 48KT 4168 8630 4139 8657
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MARSILI837
WWUS53 KIWX 010643
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
143 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
INC091-099-141-149-010652-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170301T0645Z/
St. Joseph IN-Starke IN-Marshall IN-La Porte IN-
143 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ST. JOSEPH...NORTHEASTERN
STARKE...NORTHERN MARSHALL AND EAST CENTRAL LA PORTE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 145 AM EST/1245 AM CST/...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM EST/600 AM CST/ for
north central and northwestern Indiana.
LAT...LON 4169 8651 4169 8606 4154 8606 4131 8614
4140 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 269DEG 63KT 4169 8567 4140 8594
$$
MARSILIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:32 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 118 min | |
| Feb 28, 7:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 54 min |
| Feb 28, 7:20 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 85 min | |
| Feb 28, 7:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 53 min |
| Feb 28, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte | 30 min |
| Feb 28, 8:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 8:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 9:01 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Elkhart, LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 29 min |
| Feb 28, 9:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 9:17 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:27 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 93 min | |
| Feb 28, 9:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Elkhart, LaGrange | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 9:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaGrange, Steuben | 23 min |
| Feb 28, 10:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Steuben | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 11:18 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 87 min | |
| Feb 28, 11:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 65 min |
| Feb 28, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, White | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 12:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Saint Joseph | 45 min |
| Mar 1, 12:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 1:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and 1 more | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 1:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Miami, Wabash | 51 min |
| Mar 1, 1:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Steuben, Whitley | 61 min |
| Mar 1, 1:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Allen | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 1:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 2 more | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 9:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Grant and 6 more | 11 hr |
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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.