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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2017, 1:13 PM EST for Blackford County, Grant County, Indiana. It was in force for 32 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
- Nov 5, 2017, 1:13 PM EST (18:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2017, 1:45 PM EST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Blackford County, IN, Grant County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 12:08 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 214 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
818
WFUS53 KIWX 051813
TORIWX
INC009-053-051845-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0027.171105T1813Z-171105T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
113 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Grant County in central Indiana...
Blackford County in east central Indiana...
* Until 145 PM EST
* At 112 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Matthews, or near Upland, moving northeast at 45
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...
Hartford City around 125 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Shamrock Lakes, Mill Grove and Trenton.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4038 8562 4057 8521 4038 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 242DEG 41KT 4037 8550
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
FISHER2 follow-up statements
556
WWUS53 KIWX 051823
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
123 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017
INC053-051832-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-171105T1845Z/
Grant IN-
123 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for northeastern
and east central Indiana.
LAT...LON 4039 8544 4047 8541 4057 8521 4038 8521
4038 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 242DEG 41KT 4043 8536
$$
INC009-051845-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-171105T1845Z/
Blackford IN-
123 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EST FOR BLACKFORD
COUNTY...
At 122 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Hartford City, moving northeast at 45 mph.
Additional rotation has been noted over northern Madison county,
northeast of Gaston, moving northeast at 45 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
Blackford County, including the following locations: Shamrock Lakes,
Mill Grove and Trenton.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4039 8544 4047 8541 4057 8521 4038 8521
4038 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 242DEG 41KT 4043 8536
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
FISHER581
WWUS53 KIWX 051839
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
139 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017
INC009-051848-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-171105T1845Z/
Blackford IN-
139 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BLACKFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 145 PM
EST...
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued
for southeastern Blackford and central Jay county until 2 pm EST.
Please refer to that bulletin for the latest severe weather
information.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for northeastern
and east central Indiana.
LAT...LON 4039 8544 4047 8541 4057 8521 4038 8521
4038 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 242DEG 41KT 4051 8516
$$
FISHERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1:09 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Starke and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:23 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Grant and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:57 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 40 hr | |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 30 min |
| Nov 5, 9:54 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 3 hr | |
| Nov 5, 10:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Noble | 23 min |
| Nov 5, 10:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben | 44 min |
| Nov 5, 10:56 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Noble | 3 hr |
| Nov 5, 11:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Whitley | 40 min |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 30 min |
| Nov 5, 11:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Steuben | 40 min |
| Nov 5, 11:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 3 hr |
| Nov 5, 12:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 23 min |
| Nov 5, 12:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Wells | 40 min |
| Nov 5, 1:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 5, 1:37 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Blackford, Jay | 23 min |
| Nov 5, 1:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | IWX | Jay | 36 min |
| Nov 5, 2:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Grant | 36 min |
| Nov 5, 2:48 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Wells | 6 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Jay, Wells | 21 min |
| Nov 5, 3:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 27 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.