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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Northern Indiana

June 5, 2019Adams County, Indiana; Van Wert County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2019, 7:14 PM EDT for Adams County, Indiana; Van Wert County, Ohio. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 5, 2019, 7:14 PM EDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2019, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Adams County, IN, Van Wert County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 5, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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: 23 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -198 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1070 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 5, 5:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 5:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 6:55 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 1:20 PM EDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
120 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

OHZ001-002-051745-
Fulton-Williams-
120 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT FULTON AND NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMS
COUNTIES...

At 119 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near West Unity, or
9 miles northwest of Archbold, moving east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wauseon, Swanton, Delta, West Unity, Fayette, Metamora, Lyons,
Oakshade, Alvordton, Brailey, Zone, Seward, Denson, Winameg,
Assumption, Elmira, Tedrow and Ottokee.

This includes Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 18 and 48.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4153 8388 4154 8447 4170 8448 4172 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 270DEG 27KT 4163 8441

HAIL...0.50IN
WIND...40MPH

FISHER

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 2:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 6:41 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 4:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Saint Joseph	24 min
Jun 5, 5:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	LaGrange	31 min
Jun 5, 5:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	LaGrange, Steuben	29 min
Jun 5, 6:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	DeKalb	25 min
Jun 5, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Huntington	34 min
Jun 5, 6:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Fulton, Williams	30 min
Jun 5, 6:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Defiance, Henry	30 min
Jun 5, 1:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Fulton	25 min
Jun 5, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Putnam	33 min
Jun 5, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Putnam	26 min
Jun 5, 3:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Henry	3 hr
Jun 5, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Henry	29 min
Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Van Wert	36 min
Jun 5, 3:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Berrien	30 min
Jun 5, 4:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Cass	35 min
Jun 5, 4:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Saint Joseph	24 min
Jun 5, 5:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Branch, Hillsdale	30 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2019 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2019 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.