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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Northern Indiana

April 20, 2017Putnam County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2017, 4:54 PM EDT for Putnam 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
Apr 20, 2017, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2017, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Putnam County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 20, 5:10 PM EDTHAIL 1.5Kalida, OHMULTIPLE REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO 1.5 INCH.
Apr 20, 5:12 PM EDTHAIL 1Ottawa, OH
Apr 20, 5:35 PM EDTHAIL 1Kalida, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 20, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 2017-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 234 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 144 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
234 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1148 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

641 
WUUS53 KIWX 202054
SVRIWX
OHC137-202130-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0039.170420T2054Z-170420T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
454 PM EDT THU APR 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Putnam County in west central Ohio...

* Until 530 PM EDT

* At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kalida, or 10
  miles north of Delphos, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Ottawa, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Kalida, Pandora, Glandorf, West
  Leipsic, Gilboa, Cloverdale and Belmore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4092 8432 4099 8435 4099 8434 4103 8432
      4117 8389 4117 8388 4093 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 256DEG 34KT 4098 8427 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NWS
2 follow-up statements
683 
WWUS53 KIWX 202108
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
508 PM EDT THU APR 20 2017

OHC137-202130-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170420T2130Z/
Putnam OH-
508 PM EDT THU APR 20 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY...

At 507 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Glandorf, or
near Ottawa, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Ottawa, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Kalida, Pandora, Glandorf, West
Leipsic, Gilboa, Cloverdale and Belmore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4092 8432 4099 8435 4099 8434 4103 8432
      4117 8389 4117 8388 4093 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 256DEG 34KT 4101 8410 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NWS
931 
WWUS53 KIWX 202130
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2017

OHC137-202139-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170420T2130Z/
Putnam OH-
530 PM EDT THU APR 20 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northwestern and west central Ohio.

LAT...LON 4092 8432 4099 8435 4099 8434 4103 8432
      4117 8389 4117 8388 4093 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 263DEG 24KT 4104 8389 

$$

NWS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDefiance36 min
Apr 19, 8:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDefiance, Paulding47 min
Apr 19, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPaulding, Putnam30 min
Apr 19, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHenry30 min
Apr 20, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDefiance21 min
Apr 20, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPutnam36 min
Apr 20, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPutnam25 min
Apr 20, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPutnam37 min
Apr 20, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXFulton37 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.