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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2018, 9:57 PM EDT for Berrien County, Michigan. It was in force for 48 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
- May 2, 2018, 9:57 PM EDT (01:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2018, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Berrien County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 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 nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1993 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
795
WUUS53 KIWX 030157
SVRIWX
MIC021-030245-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0013.180503T0157Z-180503T0245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
957 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2018
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...
* Until 1045 PM EDT
* At 956 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Joseph,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Stevensville, Sodus,
and Millburg.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 196 between mile markers 0 and 7.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 21 and 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4201 8622 4199 8667 4213 8658 4211 8649
4224 8636 4224 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 262DEG 38KT 4215 8661
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Brown2 follow-up statements
580
WWUS53 KIWX 030229
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1029 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2018
MIC021-030245-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180503T0245Z/
Berrien MI-
1029 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY...
At 1028 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hartford, or
12 miles southeast of Van Buren SP, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Spinks Corners.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4200 8635 4208 8635 4212 8633 4214 8629
4214 8622 4201 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 262DEG 38KT 4220 8615
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NWS276
WWUS53 KIWX 030235
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1035 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2018
MIC021-030245-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180503T0245Z/
Berrien MI-
1035 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4200 8635 4208 8635 4212 8633 4214 8629
4214 8622 4201 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 262DEG 38KT 4221 8606
$$
BrownThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 45 min |
| May 2, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 47 min |
| May 2, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Branch, Saint Joseph | 46 min |
| May 2, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 27 min |
| May 2, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Branch | 28 min |
| May 2, 9:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 44 min |
| May 2, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 33 min |
| May 2, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Berrien | 29 min |
| May 2, 9:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | Cass | 11 hr |
| May 2, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien | 40 min |
| May 2, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph | 51 min |
| May 3, 9:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Branch, Saint Joseph | 25 hr |
| May 3, 9:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Berrien | 5 days |
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.