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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Northern Indiana

July 10, 2017Huntington County, Wabash County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2017, 9:06 PM EDT for Huntington County, Wabash County, Indiana. It was in force for 24 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, 9:06 PM EDT (01:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2017, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Huntington County, IN, Wabash County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 220 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°0°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.

463 
WFUS53 KIWX 110106
TORIWX
INC069-169-110130-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0023.170711T0106Z-170711T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana  has issued a

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

* Until 930 PM EDT
    
* At 906 PM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
  was located near Andrews, or 8 miles east of Wabash, moving east at
  20 mph.

  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! 

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible. 

* The tornado will be near...
  Andrews around 915 PM EDT. 
  Huntington around 930 PM EDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 4080 8573 4087 8570 4086 8549 4076 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 282DEG 17KT 4083 8567 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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, 8:42 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXHuntington48 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

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.