Alert archive / Indiana / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2017, 10:45 AM EST for 5 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan; 4 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Feb 12, 2017, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2017, 10:45 AM EST (15:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2017, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2017, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Noble County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Williams County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
342 WWUS73 KIWX 121545 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1045 AM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 INZ003>009-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-122345- /O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0002.170212T2000Z-170213T0100Z/ La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Berrien-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH- Defiance-Henry- Including the cities of...Michigan City...La Porte...South Bend... Mishawaka...New Carlisle...Walkerton...Elkhart...Goshen... Nappanee...Lagrange...Topeka...Shipshewana...Angola...Fremont... Kendallville...Ligonier...Albion...Auburn...Garrett...Niles... Benton Harbor...St. Joseph...Fair Plain...Benton Heights... Buchanan...Paw Paw Lake...Dowagiac...Cassopolis...Marcellus... Sturgis...Three Rivers...White Pigeon...Mendon...Coldwater... Bronson...Hillsdale...Jonesville...Litchfield...Bryan... Montpelier...Edgerton...Wauseon...Archbold...Swanton...Delta... Defiance...Sherwood...Hicksville...Napoleon...Deshler... Liberty Center 1045 AM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 /945 AM CST Sun Feb 12 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST /2 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 3 PM EST /2 PM CST/ this afternoon to 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ this evening. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * Winds from the northwest will gust to 45 mph late this afternoon and into the early evening. IMPACTS... * Downed limbs and localized power outages will be possible. * Hazardous driving for high-profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
2 follow-up statements
766 WWUS73 KIWX 122030 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 330 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 INZ003>009-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-130100- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170213T0100Z/ La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Berrien-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH- Defiance-Henry- Including the cities of...Michigan City...La Porte...South Bend... Mishawaka...New Carlisle...Walkerton...Elkhart...Goshen... Nappanee...Lagrange...Topeka...Shipshewana...Angola...Fremont... Kendallville...Ligonier...Albion...Auburn...Garrett...Niles... Benton Harbor...St. Joseph...Fair Plain...Benton Heights... Buchanan...Paw Paw Lake...Dowagiac...Cassopolis...Marcellus... Sturgis...Three Rivers...White Pigeon...Mendon...Coldwater... Bronson...Hillsdale...Jonesville...Litchfield...Bryan... Montpelier...Edgerton...Wauseon...Archbold...Swanton...Delta... Defiance...Sherwood...Hicksville...Napoleon...Deshler... Liberty Center 330 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 /230 PM CST Sun Feb 12 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * Winds from the northwest will gust to 45 mph through the early evening. IMPACTS... * Downed limbs and localized power outages will be possible. * Driving will be hazardous for high-profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
511 WWUS73 KIWX 130101 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 801 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 INZ003>009-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-130215- /O.EXP.KIWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170213T0100Z/ La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Berrien-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH- Defiance-Henry- Including the cities of...Michigan City...La Porte...South Bend... Mishawaka...New Carlisle...Walkerton...Elkhart...Goshen... Nappanee...Lagrange...Topeka...Shipshewana...Angola...Fremont... Kendallville...Ligonier...Albion...Auburn...Garrett...Niles... Benton Harbor...St. Joseph...Fair Plain...Benton Heights... Buchanan...Paw Paw Lake...Dowagiac...Cassopolis...Marcellus... Sturgis...Three Rivers...White Pigeon...Mendon...Coldwater... Bronson...Hillsdale...Jonesville...Litchfield...Bryan... Montpelier...Edgerton...Wauseon...Archbold...Swanton...Delta... Defiance...Sherwood...Hicksville...Napoleon...Deshler... Liberty Center 801 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 /701 PM CST Sun Feb 12 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 8:47 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 44 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.