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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2017, 2:48 PM EDT for Whitley County, Indiana. It was in force for 27 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
- Aug 1, 2017, 2:48 PM EDT (18:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2017, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
County Whitley County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 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 12:00Z, 6.8 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 Aug 1, 1:51 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 1:51 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 5:21 AM EDT, 9 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 521 AM EDT Tue Aug 1 2017 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-020930- La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke- Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN- Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Berrien- Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance- Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- 521 AM EDT Tue Aug 1 2017 /421 AM CDT Tue Aug 1 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Michigan...northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight An isolated thunderstorm is possible late this morning through early this evening, especially along and south of Route 30. Severe weather is not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday There is a chance of thunderstorms again Wednesday into Wednesday evening. Severe weather is not expected. Thunderstorm chances will increase late Thursday afternoon into Thursday night. Widespread severe weather is not expected, but an isolated strong to severe thunderstorm cannot be ruled out west of Interstate 69 late Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight. && Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/iwx LMZ043-046-020930- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 521 AM EDT Tue Aug 1 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of The Nearshore Waters of Southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday There is a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday. Thunderstorm chances will increase late Thursday afternoon into early Thursday evening. A few of the storms may be strong to severe. Hazardous conditions for small craft are possible Friday and Friday night. && 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, Aug 1, 2:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 248 PM EDT TUE AUG 1 2017 INZ008-017-011915- Noble-Whitley- 248 PM EDT TUE AUG 1 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN NOBLE AND NORTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES... At 247 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Columbia City, moving north at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Columbia City, Tri-lakes, Etna, Ormas, Wolflake, Green Center, Merriam, Lorane, Big Lake, Goose Lake, Bear Lake and Loon Lake. LAT...LON 4110 8548 4112 8558 4136 8560 4132 8531 TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 192DEG 11KT 4117 8551 NWS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Starke | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Williams | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance | 28 min |
Nearby
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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.