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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2017, 3:22 AM EDT for Kosciusko County, Wabash County, Indiana. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2017, 3:22 AM EDT (07:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2017, 3:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Kosciusko County, IN, Wabash County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 2000 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1104 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 27, 12:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 12:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 720 PM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 INZ004>009-012-014-016>018-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024- 025-271000- St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Marshall- Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale- Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- 720 PM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 /620 PM CDT Wed Jul 26 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Michigan...northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight An isolated thunderstorm is possible late tonight west of 31. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday An isolated thunderstorm is possible Thursday south of the toll road. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed tonight. && Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/iwx INZ003-MIZ077-271000- La Porte-Berrien- 720 PM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 /620 PM CDT Wed Jul 26 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Michigan and northern Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight An isolated thunderstorm is possible after midnight. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday An isolated thunderstorm is possible Thursday. Severe weather is not expected at this time. Dangerous swimming conditions are expected Thursday afternoon and night, and possibly into Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed tonight. && Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/iwx INZ013-015-020-022>027-032>034-271000- Pulaski-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams- Grant-Blackford-Jay- 720 PM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 /620 PM CDT Wed Jul 26 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated thunderstorms are possible late tonight especially south of Route 24. Locally heavy rain is possible. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated thunderstorms are possible south of Route 24 Thursday. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed tonight. However, any spotter reports of heavy rainfall or flooding will be appreciated late tonight and Thursday. && Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/iwx LMZ043-046-271000- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 720 PM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of The Nearshore Waters of Southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight An isolated thunderstorm is possible late tonight. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday An isolated thunderstorm is possible Thursday. Severe weather is not expected at this time. Conditions hazardous to small craft are expected Thursday afternoon and night, possibly extending into Friday. && Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/iwx
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
159 AM EDT THU JUL 27 2017
INZ020-022-270630-
Cass-White-
159 AM EDT THU JUL 27 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL WHITE AND WEST CENTRAL
CASS COUNTIES...
At 159 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Monticello,
moving northeast at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Monticello, Reynolds, Chalmers, Burnettsville, Smithson, Headlee,
Golden Hill, Indiana Beach, Norway, Idaville, Sitka, Cedar Point,
Bell Center, Buffalo and Lake Cicott.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4079 8698 4091 8676 4091 8661 4072 8649
4071 8653 4074 8653 4074 8675 4073 8676
4072 8675 4071 8676 4069 8675 4068 8676
4068 8674 4067 8675 4066 8677 4065 8678
4063 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 243DEG 16KT 4075 8685
NWSSpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 3:22 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
322 AM EDT THU JUL 27 2017
INZ014>016-023>025-032-270745-
Wabash-Miami-Huntington-Kosciusko-Marshall-Fulton-Grant-
322 AM EDT THU JUL 27 2017
...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WABASH...NORTHWESTERN
GRANT...WEST CENTRAL HUNTINGTON...NORTHEASTERN FULTON...SOUTHWESTERN
KOSCIUSKO...MIAMI AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...
At 321 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Argos to 6 miles west of Wabash to 6
miles south of Grissom Afb. Movement was east at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and brief heavy rain are possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Warsaw, Peru, Wabash, Rochester, North Manchester, Winona Lake,
Grissom Afb, Bourbon, Argos, Sweetser, Akron, Andrews, Mentone,
Swayzee, Bunker Hill, La Fontaine, Walnut, Tippecanoe, Sims and
Miami.
LAT...LON 4057 8587 4056 8616 4063 8617 4078 8603
4127 8634 4134 8590 4078 8555 4046 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 269DEG 19KT 4121 8622 4078 8594 4057 8615
NWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 31 min |
| Jul 27, 3:53 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | IWX | 49 hr | |
| Jul 27, 3:58 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 49 hr | |
| Jul 27, 4:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Whitley | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.