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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Northern Indiana

April 4, 20188 counties in Ohio; 8 counties in Indiana; Hillsdale County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2018, 3:41 AM EDT for 8 counties in Ohio; 8 counties in Indiana; Hillsdale County, Michigan. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2018, 3:41 AM EDT (07:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Grant County, IN, Jay County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Wells County, IN, Hillsdale County, MI, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:39 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 201 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 67 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1229 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 242 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 401 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

941 
WWUS73 KIWX 040741
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
341 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018

INZ007-009-018-026-027-032>034-MIZ081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-041500-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0003.180404T0741Z-180404T1500Z/
Steuben-De Kalb-Allen IN-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-
Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-
Van Wert-Allen OH-
Including the cities of Angola, Fremont, Auburn, Garrett, 
Fort Wayne, New Haven, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, Berne, Marion, 
Gas City, Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier, Portland, Dunkirk, 
Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Bryan, Edgerton, Wauseon, 
Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, 
Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, 
Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, Pandora, Van Wert, 
Ohio City, Lima, and Spencerville
341 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 11 AM EDT this morning. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * West winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph will continue this
   morning. Isolated wind gusts to 50 mph possible. 

 * Winds will slowly diminish to 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to
   40 mph by this afternoon. 

IMPACTS...

 * Loose items such as garbage cans will be blown around in these
   gusty winds. Secure your belongings. Driving high profile
   vehicles will be difficult, especially on Interstates.  

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 11:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam	69 hr
Apr 3, 11:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Van Wert	24 hr
Apr 4, 2:29 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Van Wert	5 days
Apr 3, 11:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	5 days
Apr 3, 11:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Wells	5 days
Apr 4, 5:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen, DeKalb, Kosciusko, Noble, Whitley	59 min
Apr 4, 4:04 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		13 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.