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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Northern Indiana

December 27, 201814 counties in Indiana; Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Dec 27, 2018, 2:44 PM EST for 14 counties in Indiana; Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2018, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
Expired
Dec 27, 2018, 9:00 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Cass County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Wabash County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 248 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2018-12-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2018-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 453 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
453 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
566 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

036 
WWUS73 KIWX 271944
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
244 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018

INZ003>006-008-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077>079-280200-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.181227T1944Z-181228T0200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Noble-Starke-Pulaski-
Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-
Huntington-Grant-Berrien-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, 
Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, 
Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester, Akron, Warsaw, 
Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, 
South Whitley, Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport, 
Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, Mexico, Wabash, 
North Manchester, Huntington, Roanoke, Marion, Gas City, Upland, 
Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, 
Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Marcellus, Sturgis,
Three Rivers, White Pigeon, and Mendon
244 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 /144 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ this
evening. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * South to southeast winds of 20 to 30 mph gusting to 45 mph 
   through the early evening hours.

 * IMPACTS...

 * Difficult travel for high profile vehicles. Loose objects will
   be blown around. Minor damage to tree limbs possible.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
822 
WWUS73 KIWX 280134
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
834 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018

INZ003>006-008-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077>079-280245-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181228T0200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Noble-Starke-Pulaski-
Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-
Huntington-Grant-Berrien-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, 
Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, 
Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester, Akron, Warsaw, 
Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, 
South Whitley, Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport, 
Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, Mexico, Wabash, 
North Manchester, Huntington, Roanoke, Marion, Gas City, Upland, 
Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, 
Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Marcellus, Sturgis,
Three Rivers, White Pigeon, and Mendon
834 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 /734 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

The Wind Advisory will expire at 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ this
evening. 

Southerly wind gusts will continue to diminish late this evening.
Therefore, the wind advisory will be allowed to expire at 9 PM
EST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * For more information visit weather.gov/iwx. 

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 3:11 PM ESTGale WarningIWX6 hr
Dec 27, 3:11 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX48 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.