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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Northern Indiana

July 10, 2017Wabash County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2017, 8:31 PM EDT for Wabash County, Indiana. It was in force for 44 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 10, 2017, 8:31 PM EDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2017, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Wabash County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 10, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 236 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 00:00Z on 2017-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 299 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 00:00Z on 2017-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 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
299 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1494 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

518 
WFUS53 KIWX 110031
TORIWX
INC169-110115-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0019.170711T0031Z-170711T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
831 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana  has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Wabash County in north central Indiana...

* Until 915 PM EDT
    
* At 830 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles northwest of Wabash, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Wabash around 845 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Servia, Speicherville, Lagro, Urbana and Roann.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4085 8594 4089 8595 4091 8594 4091 8565
      4076 8568
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 283DEG 18KT 4088 8591 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JBALL
1 follow-up statement
200 
WWUS53 KIWX 110048
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
848 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017

INC169-110115-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-170711T0115Z/
Wabash IN-
848 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WABASH COUNTY...
        
At 848 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Wabash, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Wabash County, including the following locations:
Servia, Speicherville, Lagro and Urbana.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4083 8583 4087 8582 4090 8580 4091 8565
      4076 8568
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 283DEG 18KT 4086 8579 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JBALL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 8:32 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXCass26 min
Jul 10, 8:34 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXMiami27 min
Jul 10, 8:42 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXHuntington48 min
Jul 10, 9:06 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatIWXHuntington, Wabash24 min
Jul 10, 9:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke5 days
Jul 10, 9:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke3 days
Jul 10, 9:33 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXAdams, Allen56 hr
Jul 10, 10:12 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXCass, Miami6 hr
Jul 10, 11:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass, Grant, Miami48 min
Jul 10, 11:36 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXCass39 min
Jul 11, 12:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXAllen6 hr
Jul 11, 1:11 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXCass3 hr
Jul 11, 1:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMiami, Wabash30 min
Jul 11, 4:14 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXCass, Miami27 hr
Jul 11, 9:35 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchIWXAdams, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 4 more7 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.