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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Northern Indiana

July 10, 2017Huntington County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2017, 8:42 PM EDT for Huntington County, Indiana. It was in force for 48 min. 2 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
Jul 10, 2017, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2017, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Huntington County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 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
Jul 10, 8:45 PM EDTTORNADO4 Ne Lincolnville, INDEBRIS REPORTED UNDER WALL CLOUD, 1.5 MILES WEST OF 900W AND 200S.
Jul 10, 9:00 PM EDTTORNADO2 Sw Andrews, INTORNADO ON THE GROUND.

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
Jul 10, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 214 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.

178 
WFUS53 KIWX 110042
TORIWX
INC069-110130-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0022.170711T0042Z-170711T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana  has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Huntington County in northeastern Indiana...

* Until 930 PM EDT

* At 842 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Andrews, or 7 miles east of Wabash, moving east at
  15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Andrews around 900 PM EDT. 
  Huntington around 915 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Majenica.

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 4078 8564 4087 8564 4086 8542 4075 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 271DEG 15KT 4082 8569 

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

$$

JBALL
2 follow-up statements
159 
WWUS53 KIWX 110116
SVSIWX

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

INC069-110130-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170711T0130Z/
Huntington IN-
916 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HUNTINGTON COUNTY...
    
At 916 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Andrews, or near Huntington, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Huntington County, including the following locations:
Majenica.

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 4082 8563 4085 8562 4086 8542 4075 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 273DEG 18KT 4083 8560 

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

$$

JBALL
866 
WWUS53 KIWX 110121
SVSIWX

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

INC069-110131-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170711T0130Z/
Huntington IN-
921 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HUNTINGTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
930 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
northeastern Indiana.

LAT...LON 4082 8563 4085 8562 4086 8542 4075 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 271DEG 15KT 4083 8558 

$$

JBALL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 8:31 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXWabash44 min
Jul 10, 8:32 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXCass26 min
Jul 10, 8:34 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXMiami27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.