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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Northern Indiana

February 12, 20175 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan; 4 counties in Ohio

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -176 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 8:47 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningIWXAllen, DeKalb44 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.