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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2018, 6:55 PM EDT for DeKalb County, Indiana. It was in force for 50 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
- Aug 11, 2018, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2018, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
County DeKalb County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 1859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 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 Aug 11, 2:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 2:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 5:48 AM EDT, 13 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 548 AM EDT Sat Aug 11 2018 INZ026-027-033-034-MIZ077-078-OHZ024-025-121000- Wells-Adams-Blackford-Jay-Berrien-Cass MI-Van Wert-Allen OH- 548 AM EDT Sat Aug 11 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a small chance for thunderstorms, mainly late this afternoon and early this evening. Severe storms are not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There are periodic storm chances this upcoming week. Severe storms are not expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>025-032-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015- 016-121000- La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke- Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN- Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Grant-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale- Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam- 548 AM EDT Sat Aug 11 2018 /448 AM CDT Sat Aug 11 2018/ ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazard. Dense Fog Advisory. Also, there is a small chance for thunderstorms, mainly late this afternoon and early this evening. Severe storms are not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There are periodic storm chances this upcoming week. Severe storms are not expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LMZ043-046-121000- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 548 AM EDT Sat Aug 11 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The Nearshore Waters of Southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 5:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
554 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018
OHZ001-002-004-005-112245-
Henry-Defiance-Fulton-Williams-
554 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL DEFIANCE...
NORTHWESTERN HENRY...WESTERN FULTON AND EASTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES...
At 554 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over West Unity, or
7 miles east of Montpelier, moving south at 15 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Bryan, Wauseon, Archbold, Montpelier, West Unity, Stryker, Fayette,
Holiday City, West Jefferson, Pulaski, Ney, Evansport, Alvordton,
Pettisville, Zone, Ridgeville Corners, Elmira, Tedrow, Hallock and
Ottokee.
This includes Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 13 and 35.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 4148 8405 4137 8453 4166 8458 4171 8426
4171 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 341DEG 14KT 4162 8446
GHSpecial weather statement, Aug 11, 6:22 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 622 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018 OHZ001-004-112300- Defiance-Williams- 622 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN DEFIANCE AND SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES... At 621 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Edgerton, or 7 miles southwest of Montpelier, moving south at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Bryan, Hicksville, Edgerton, Edgerton In Williams County, Farmer, Ney, Blakeslee, Hallock, Williams Center, Melbern, Mark Center and The Bend. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4125 8480 4153 8480 4157 8456 4129 8444 TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 342DEG 16KT 4150 8468 GH
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 6:55 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 655 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018 INZ009-018-OHZ001-004-015-112345- Allen-De Kalb-Defiance-Williams-Paulding- 655 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ALLEN...EASTERN DE KALB...NORTHWESTERN DEFIANCE...NORTHWESTERN PAULDING AND SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES... At 655 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Butler, moving south at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Hicksville, Butler, Edgerton, Grabill, St. Joe, Edgerton In Williams County, Leo-cedarville, Concord, Newville, Cecil, Harlan, Spencerville In Dekalb County, Moore, Cuba, Artic, Saint Joe and Mark Center. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4148 8495 4152 8477 4123 8457 4116 8504 TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 339DEG 16KT 4142 8485 GH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:34 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance, Williams | 38 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.