Alert archive / Indiana / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Aug 7, 2018, 4:52 PM EDT for Steuben County, Indiana. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2018, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2018, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Steuben County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 5:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Pleasant Lake, IN | A FEW SMALLER TREE LIMBS DOWN EAST OF PLEASANT LAKE ALONG BELLEFONTAINE RD. EM OBSERVED A WEAKLY ROTATING WALL CLOUD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 772 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
948
WFUS53 KIWX 072052
TORIWX
INC151-072130-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0006.180807T2052Z-180807T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
452 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Steuben County in northeastern Indiana...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hamilton, or near Angola, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Hamilton around 510 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Alvarado, Berlien, Long Lake, Metz, Pleasant Lake, Hamilton Lake and
Golden Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4168 8481 4158 8480 4153 8481 4153 8492
4155 8507 4163 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 265DEG 13KT 4157 8501
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MARSILI3 follow-up statements
669
WWUS53 KIWX 072104
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
504 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
INC151-072130-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180807T2130Z/
Steuben IN-
504 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN COUNTY...
At 503 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Hamilton, or near Angola, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Steuben County, including the following locations...
Hamilton Lake, Alvarado and Metz.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. Locations in the path of
this dangerous storm include Hamilton Lake and Alvarado.
&&
LAT...LON 4163 8481 4158 8480 4154 8481 4154 8499
4162 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 265DEG 14KT 4157 8494
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MARSILI688
WWUS53 KIWX 072114
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
514 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
INC151-072130-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180807T2130Z/
Steuben IN-
514 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN COUNTY...
At 513 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hamilton, or 8 miles southeast of Angola, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Steuben County, including the following locations...
Alvarado.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4158 8480 4154 8481 4154 8491 4161 8490
4162 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 263DEG 14KT 4158 8486
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MARSILI350
WWUS53 KIWX 072125
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
525 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
INC151-072134-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180807T2130Z/
Steuben IN-
525 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
530 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm across far eastern
Steuben county through 545 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4158 8480 4154 8481 4154 8491 4161 8490
4162 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 265DEG 13KT 4158 8481
$$
MARSILIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, White | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 8:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Steuben | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Whitley | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 9:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Steuben | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | White | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 3:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Steuben | 40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.