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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at May 3, 2018, 8:09 AM EDT for Huntington County, Miami County, Wabash County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 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 3, 2018, 8:09 AM EDT (12:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2018, 8:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Huntington County, IN, Miami County, IN, Wabash County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1335 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 3, 6:39 AM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 6:39 AM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
639 AM EDT Thu May 3 2018
.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 408 AM EDT Thu May 3 2018
Periods of showers and thunderstorms will continue this morning
before the coverage of rain showers diminishes for a time late
morning into the mid to late afternoon hours. Some flooding is
possible this morning due to the runoff from heavy rainfall
last night, and the additional rainfall this morning. Showers and
thunderstorms are expected to redevelop late this afternoon into
tonight, and continue into Friday. There is a low risk of an
isolated severe thunderstorm tonight. Dry weather will return for
Friday night and Saturday. High temperatures this afternoon will
reach into the mid and upper 70s, with low temperatures tonight
only dropping into the lower to mid 60s.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight)
Issued at 408 AM EDT Thu May 3 2018
Active pattern from last evening continues into this morning. The
combination of boundary sprawling across the area and continued
low level jet feeding into this boundary yielded some healthy
rainfall amounts last night along with several reports of wind
damage. Composite boundary has been wavering as each successive
round of showers and thunderstorms has tracked across far northern
Indiana into southern Lower Michigan. Fortunately, most of the
heavy rain over the past several hours has become situated across
southern Lower Michigan, just north of areas which received the
heaviest rainfall last evening (southern Starke into Marshall
county). Larger scale convectively enhanced vort max near MS River
will bring yet another round of showers and thunderstorms to most
of the forecast area in the 10Z-14Z timeframe. Scattered storms
have developed east of this vort max, likely indicative of
stronger advective forcing wing from central Illinois into east
central Illinois. Overall severe threat should be very limited
into this morning as storms have become more elevated, but still
feeding of some respectable elevated instability via modest mid
level lapse rates in place.
With another quick quarter inch to three quarters of an inch
(locally an inch) this morning, will keep flash flood watch in place
for western portions of the watch for locations which received
the heavier rainfall last night. Radar estimates that between 1.5
to 3.5 inches of rain has fallen across portions of Berrien/Cass
counties in Lower Michigan, and will extend the flash flood watch
into these counties this morning. Have dropped eastern portions of
the flash flood watch in northern Indiana where rainfall amounts
were more limited last night including the Fort Wayne area.
It still appears as though a lull in heavier rain showers will set
up later this morning into most of this afternoon in wake of
approaching convectively enhanced vort this morning. In addition
to lull in forcing, the very steep mid level lapse rates of last
evening will not be as substantial today. Will have to watch for
another embedded wave in southwest upper flow approaching Ohio
Valley this afternoon into this evening. Belt of stronger mid
level flow will accompany this vort max with best chance of
additional organized convection late this afternoon across far
southern portions of the area. Currently not expecting much in the
way of severe weather potential though this afternoon.
For tonight, moisture transport ramps up once again via a 50-60
knot low level jet in advance of primary upper level trough.
Northward surge of this boundary this evening should at least
yield less potential of training, although given anomalous PWATs
some additional heavy rainfall is possible. Some marginal severe
threat will exist tonight given strong forcing and robust flow
profiles, but limited instability should yield only a marginal
threat (mainly wind).
&&
.LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday)
Issued at 408 AM EDT Thu May 3 2018
The dampening upper level trough and associated frontal boundary
will produce last day of thunder chances on Friday, although
strong/severe potential continues to look limited with better
chances of more vigorous convection dropping southeast of the area
by mid afternoon. Cold advection is not substantial behind this
trough as flow quickly deamplifies. Have not made many changes to
previous forecast in terms of Sunday rain/storm chances as a
northwest flow wave drops into the region. Thunder potential looks
limited given little opportunity for notable moisture return, but
will maintain slight chances of thunder across the south. Decent
cool push behind this system for early next week, with decent
agreement among medium range models of next large scale south
central Canadian troughing bringing more rain chances middle of
next week.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Friday Morning)
Issued at 622 AM EDT Thu May 3 2018
Short wave enhanced by yesterdays convection will track across
northern Indiana this morning bringing another round of showers
and thunderstorms through mid morning. Reductions to MVFR cigs are
expected in association with the heavier showers and storms
through mid morning, with cigs in the 2-3k foot range possibly
holding through midday. It still appears as though a lull in the
greater shower and thunderstorm coverage should develop this
afternoon before chances increase once again late this afternoon
into this evening. Timing the increasing chances this afternoon is
of relatively low confidence at this time, so will limit thunder
mention to VCTS. Large scale upper support will increase later
this evening as primary upper trough approaches which will result
in continued scattered-numerous showers/embedded thunder through
the night. Other aviation weather concern today will be winds as
strong southwesterly low level winds will develop again. Some
decoupling tonight combined with more robust low level jet
development should result in another night of LLWS concerns,
particularly for KFWA.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...Flash Flood Watch until noon EDT /11 AM CDT/ today for
INZ003>005-012>016.
MI...Flash Flood Watch until noon EDT today for MIZ077-078.
OH...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...Marsili
SHORT TERM...Marsili
LONG TERM...Marsili
AVIATION...Marsili
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www.youtube.com/NWSNorthernIndianaHazardous weather outlook, May 3, 5:29 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 529 AM EDT Thu May 3 2018 INZ003>005-012-014-016-MIZ077-078-040930- La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Starke-Marshall-Kosciusko-Berrien- Cass MI- 529 AM EDT Thu May 3 2018 /429 AM CDT Thu May 3 2018/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Michigan and northern Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A period of showers and thunderstorms is expected this morning. Severe weather is not expected, but some localized flooding is possible due to the heavy rain last night, and additional rainfall this morning. There is a chance of thunderstorms again this afternoon. Severe weather is not expected. Chances of thunderstorms will increase tonight. Locally heavy rainfall and isolated severe weather are possible. The main severe weather threats tonight will be isolated damaging wind gusts and isolated large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is a chance of thunderstorms Friday morning. Severe weather is not expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters may be needed tonight. Delayed reports from the severe weather last night will also be appreciated. && Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/iwx INZ006>009-013-015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-040930- Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Pulaski-Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN- White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford- Jay-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry- Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- 529 AM EDT Thu May 3 2018 /429 AM CDT Thu May 3 2018/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern Indiana... southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A period of showers and thunderstorms is expected this morning. Severe weather is not expected. Chances of thunderstorms will increase again late this afternoon into tonight. Isolated severe storms are possible tonight with the main threats of isolated damaging wind gusts and isolated large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is a continued chance of thunderstorms through mid afternoon Friday. A few storms may be strong through mid afternoon on Friday, especially along and south of Route 24 across extreme northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters may be needed tonight. Delayed reports from the severe weather last night will also be appreciated. && Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/iwx LMZ043-046-040930- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 529 AM EDT Thu May 3 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of The Nearshore Waters of Southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A few thunderstorms are expected this morning. Severe weather is not expected. Chances of thunderstorms will increase again tonight. A few of the storms may produce small hail and wind gusts in excess of 35 knots. Conditions hazardous to small craft are possible late tonight into early Friday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Conditions hazardous to small craft are possible Friday morning. && Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/iwx
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 3, 5:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
527 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0948 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE JEROME 41.97N 84.42W
05/02/2018 HILLSDALE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN ON WALDRON ROAD.
&&
NDMLocal storm report, May 3, 5:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
559 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW LOMAX 41.26N 86.89W
05/02/2018 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ONTO ROADWAY.
&&
LWFLocal storm report, May 3, 6:04 AM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
604 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0948 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE JEROME 41.97N 84.42W
05/02/2018 HILLSDALE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN ON WALDRON ROAD.
0932 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NE MOSCOW 42.06N 84.50W
05/02/2018 E65 MPH HILLSDALE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0929 PM TSTM WND DMG COLDWATER 41.94N 85.01W
05/02/2018 BRANCH MI EMERGENCY MNGR
APPX 14-INCH LIMB FROM TREE FELL ACROSS
ROAD, POWER OUTAGE ON CHURCH ST AT DAUGHERTY
ST, 2107 HRS.
0925 PM HAIL BRIDGMAN 41.94N 86.56W
05/02/2018 M0.50 INCH BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
VIA TWITTER.
0922 PM TSTM WND GST COLDWATER 41.94N 85.00W
05/02/2018 M72 MPH BRANCH MI ASOS
0908 PM LIGHTNING STURGIS 41.80N 85.42W
05/02/2018 ST. JOSEPH MI AMATEUR RADIO
LOTS OF STRUCTURE FIRES DUE TO LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
0900 PM TSTM WND DMG UNION 41.79N 85.87W
05/02/2018 CASS MI PUBLIC
ROOF DAMAGE ON GARAGE.
0847 PM TSTM WND DMG CONSTANTINE 41.84N 85.67W
05/02/2018 ST. JOSEPH MI AMATEUR RADIO
POWER POLES DOWN.
0836 PM TSTM WND DMG SIMONTON LAKE 41.75N 85.97W
05/02/2018 ELKHART IN BROADCAST MEDIA
DOWNED TREES AND FENCES.
0831 PM TSTM WND DMG OSCEOLA 41.67N 86.08W
05/02/2018 ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN.
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE SIMONTON LAKE 41.72N 85.95W
05/02/2018 ELKHART IN BROADCAST MEDIA
LIMBS AND TREES DOWN.
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW OSCEOLA 41.66N 86.10W
05/02/2018 ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN NEAR MARTINS.
0828 PM TSTM WND DMG MOTTVILLE 41.80N 85.76W
05/02/2018 ST. JOSEPH MI AMATEUR RADIO
POWER POLES DOWN.
0823 PM TSTM WND DMG MISHAWAKA 41.67N 86.17W
05/02/2018 ST. JOSEPH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY.
0820 PM TSTM WND DMG BRISTOL 41.72N 85.82W
05/02/2018 ELKHART IN PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES LIMBS SNAPPED.
0815 PM TSTM WND GST ELKHART 41.69N 85.97W
05/02/2018 E60 MPH ELKHART IN PUBLIC
DIME SIZED HAIL AS WELL.
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N SAN PIERRE 41.23N 86.89W
05/02/2018 STARKE IN PUBLIC
10-15" DIAMETER TREES DOWNED.
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW LOMAX 41.26N 86.89W
05/02/2018 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ONTO ROADWAY.
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG SOUTH BEND 41.68N 86.26W
05/02/2018 ST. JOSEPH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES UPROOTED, LARGE BRANCHES SNAPPED.
0757 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SW KNOX 41.27N 86.65W
05/02/2018 E56 MPH STARKE IN PUBLIC
NO HAIL WITH STORM VIA TWITTER.
0756 PM TSTM WND GST SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONA 41.71N 86.32W
05/02/2018 M71 MPH ST. JOSEPH IN ASOS
ASOS STATION SBN, SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL
AP.
0517 PM HAIL 3 NNW WOOSTER 41.24N 85.77W
05/02/2018 E0.75 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL LASTED FOR 3 MINUTES.
&&Special weather statement, May 3, 8:09 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
809 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2018
INZ023>025-031245-
Wabash-Miami-Huntington-
809 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WABASH...HUNTINGTON AND CENTRAL
MIAMI COUNTIES...
At 809 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Peru, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Huntington, Peru, Wabash, North Manchester, Andrews, Markle, Mexico,
Roanoke, Erie, Roann, Lagro, Richvalley, Peoria, Bippus, Bowerstown,
Servia, Lincolnville, Bracken, Goblesville and Urbana.
This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 284 and
291.
LAT...LON 4079 8614 4100 8576 4099 8534 4080 8534
4063 8602
TIME...MOT...LOC 1209Z 243DEG 48KT 4076 8597
PBMThe 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 | Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Saint Joseph | 45 min |
| May 2, 8:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Starke | 3 hr |
| May 2, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart | 47 min |
| May 2, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall | 42 min |
| May 2, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaGrange, Steuben | 46 min |
| May 2, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaGrange | 27 min |
| May 2, 8:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Kosciusko, Marshall | 3 hr |
| May 2, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Noble, Whitley | 40 min |
| May 2, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 58 min | |
| May 2, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble | 24 min |
| May 2, 9:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, LaGrange, Marshall and 5 more | 11 hr |
| May 2, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 40 min |
| May 2, 10:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Marshall | 27 min |
| May 2, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 30 min |
| May 2, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 43 min | |
| May 3, 12:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 44 min | |
| May 3, 9:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart | 25 hr |
| May 3, 9:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 5 days |
| May 3, 1:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 6 days |
| May 3, 7:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Williams | 6 days |
| 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, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien | 48 min |
| May 2, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph | 51 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.