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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2019, 7:21 PM EDT for Branch County, Hillsdale County, Michigan. It was in force for 39 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
- Jul 2, 2019, 7:21 PM EDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Branch County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1213 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
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 Jul 2, 7:03 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:03 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 312 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-031200- La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Berrien-Cass MI- St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH- 312 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 /212 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible tonight. Some of the stronger storms may bring wind gusts in excess of 50 mph this evening. Heat indices will be in the 90s through early evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Periodic storms are possible through Sunday that could bring locally heavy rainfall and strong winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025- 031200- Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley- Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant- Blackford-Jay-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- 312 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 /212 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019/ ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Thunderstorms are possible this evening and tonight. Some of the stronger storms may bring wind gusts in excess of 50 mph this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Periodic storms are possible through Sunday that could bring locally heavy rainfall and strong winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LMZ043-046-031200- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 312 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The Nearshore Waters of Southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...This evening and tonight. Thunderstorms are possible this evening and tonight. Strong gusty winds in the vicinity of the storms will bring the potential for hazards to small crafts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There will be periodic chances for thunderstorms Wednesday through Saturday night. Locally higher winds and waves may occur near storms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
616 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019
MIZ078>080-022245-
Branch-St. Joseph-Cass-
616 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CASS...ST. JOSEPH
AND NORTHWESTERN BRANCH COUNTIES...
At 616 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Three Rivers,
moving east at 50 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Three Rivers, Constantine, Union City, Centreville, Colon, Union,
Nottawa, Penn, Flowerfield, Leonidas, Mendon, Sherwood, Vandalia,
Donnell Lake, Fishers Lake, Jones, Corey Lake, Shavehead Lake, Clear
Lake and Matteson Lake.
&&
LAT...LON 4196 8508 4177 8589 4195 8600 4207 8565
4207 8515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 247DEG 45KT 4196 8571
HAIL...0.50IN
WIND...40MPH
CRSpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 6:29 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 629 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 INZ023>025-022315- Wabash-Miami-Huntington- 629 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL WABASH...WESTERN HUNTINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTIES... At 628 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of Wabash, moving east at 35 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Huntington, Wabash, Andrews, Mexico, Lancaster, Erie, Denver, Roann, Lagro, Mount Etna, Chili, Stockdale, Richvalley, Servia, Deedsville, Lincolnville, Urbana, Speicherville and Bippus. && LAT...LON 4082 8616 4093 8615 4099 8547 4072 8549 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 273DEG 31KT 4088 8595 HAIL...0.50IN WIND...40MPH CR
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:34 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 634 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 INZ006-007-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-022315- Lagrange-Steuben-Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph-Williams- 634 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT STEUBEN...NORTHEASTERN LAGRANGE...SOUTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH...SOUTHERN BRANCH...SOUTHWESTERN HILLSDALE AND NORTHWESTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES... At 634 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Sturgis, moving east at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Sturgis, Angola, Lagrange, Fremont, Reading, Long Lake, Columbia, Ray, Kinderhook, Fawn River, California, Burr Oak, Gilead, Camden, Orland, Montgomery, Clear Lake, York, Flint and Lake Gauge. This includes the following highways... Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 347 and 357. Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 1 and 8. Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 118 and 156. Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 2. && LAT...LON 4190 8475 4158 8477 4166 8548 4184 8550 TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 270DEG 36KT 4178 8529 HAIL...0.50IN WIND...40MPH CR
Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:45 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
645 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S MCCLURE 41.34N 83.94W
07/02/2019 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN AND FLAG POLE SNAPPED.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE MCCLURE 41.34N 83.92W
07/02/2019 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE MCCLURE 41.36N 83.93W
07/02/2019 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN, POWER LINES KNOCKED OFF HOUSE,
AND BARN DOORS REMOVED FROM BARN.
&&Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:50 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2:50 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Fulton and 12 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Steuben | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 11:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Noble | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Starke | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | White | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Steuben | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Steuben | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 45 min | |
| Jul 2, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Williams | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance, Henry | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Henry | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Henry | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Putnam | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 25 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.