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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Northern Indiana

May 27, 2019Allen County, Putnam County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2019, 10:24 PM EDT for Allen County, Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 51 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
May 27, 2019, 10:24 PM EDT (02:24 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2019, 11:15 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, OH, Putnam County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 8:20 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 165 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2019-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 594 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2019-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
594 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1244 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
4.9

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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 May 27, 7:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 7:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
718 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 718 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

Thunderstorms, possibly strong to severe, will move east through
the area this evening. A frontal boundary will linger across the
region Tuesday through Thursday with periodic chances for showers
and thunderstorms. Temperatures will generally be near normal
through the period.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 201 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

Temperatures this afternoon expected to warm up into the upper 70s
to near 80. Cloud cover this afternoon will increase ahead of strong
system to our west. Lingering low clouds/fog from Lake Michigan
stretching southeast through SBN and FWA finally eroding away. This
feature may play a role with stronger storms this evening as it acts
as a differential heating boundary.

Strong low pressure system spinning over IA/MN this afternoon will
be the focus in the short term for severe weather across our area.
Leading warm front will lift northward this afternoon with a few
showers and thunderstorms along it possible. Severe risk with these
storms will be limited but cannot rule out gusty winds and small
hail.

Severe risk increases late this afternoon into the evening as warm
front lifts farther north. All severe hazards in play for tonight
including damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornado, and heavy
rain. Behind the front, SFC based instability increasing to 2000
j/kg and deep layer shear ranging from 50-60 knots. Long and curved
hodographs with backed winds at the SFC veering with height along
the boundary may result in storms with rotation. Damaging winds is
likely the biggest risk this evening as 500-700 mb winds increase to
50-60 knots by 00z. As stronger storms develop they will have the
potential to mix down these winds to the surface. Concern for large
hail is low especially given high PWAT values across the area around
1.5 inches.

However, due to high PWAT values, heavy rain and minor flooding is a
concern especially given already saturated ground. Widespread
0.75 to 1 inch rainfall with locally heavier amounts in stronger
thunderstorms. CAM guidance indicating potential for even higher
amounts, but held off bumping up QPF further due to some
uncertainty.

Tomorrow, mild weather again with high in the upper 70s to lower
80s. Dry conditions in the morning before showers and thunderstorms
fire up in the afternoon along a residual boundary leftover from
previous nights storms. Kept inherited chance pops as its still
uncertain where the boundary will set up. &&

&&

.LONG TERM...(Tuesday Night through Monday)
Issued at 245 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

Continued chances for rain in the long term as active pattern
repeats itself again on Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and
thunderstorms chances will once again depend on upstream
convection that makes its way towards the Great Lakes. A brief
break in the pattern with a rare dry day Friday and into the day
on Saturday. Another shortwave drops down into the area Sat
afternoon bringing once again rain to the area into Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday Evening)
Issued at 718 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019

Thunderstorms, potentially strong to severe, will continue to
impact KSBN through approximately 01z and KFWA between 00z and
02z. A convectively aided vort max and sfc warm front are
providing the forcing for this convection. Brief IFR/low MVFR
conditions possible. Shower/storm chances quickly diminish later
this evening into Tuesday morning, though cannot completely rule
out scattered showers/iso thunder in the vicinity of a frontal
boundary that will linger across the Lower Great Lakes region.
Some MVFR, possibly IFR, stratus may creep back into mainly KSBN
later tonight into Tuesday morning near the leftover frontal
zone.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...Steinwedel
SHORT TERM...Heidelberger
LONG TERM...Heidelberger
AVIATION...Steinwedel

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 8:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXCass, Miami109 min
May 27, 8:06 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash24 min
May 27, 8:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXHuntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Noble, Wabash, Whitley105 min
May 27, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXHuntington, Wells45 min
May 27, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBlackford, Grant, Huntington, Wabash, Wells45 min
May 27, 8:30 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXKosciusko, Wabash, Whitley30 min
May 27, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXGrant, Miami23 min
May 27, 8:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXGrant, Huntington, Wabash77 min
May 27, 8:45 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXGrant, Huntington, Wells30 min
May 27, 8:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXAdams, Allen, Wells3 hr
May 27, 8:53 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXHuntington, Whitley19 min
May 27, 8:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXKosciusko, Wabash, Whitley63 min
May 27, 8:58 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXBlackford, Wells32 min
May 27, 9:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXAdams, Grant, Huntington, Wells3 hr
May 27, 9:00 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXAdams, Wells30 min
May 27, 9:18 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXAdams, Blackford, Jay, Wells27 min
May 27, 9:22 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXAdams22 min
May 27, 9:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Jay23 min
May 27, 10:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXJay30 min
May 27, 10:59 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXBlackford, Huntington, Jay, Wabash, Wells45 hr
May 27, 11:58 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXGrant, Huntington, Wabash6 hr
May 28, 12:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXAdams, Allen, Wells6 hr
May 28, 1:20 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXWells68 hr
May 28, 4:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke5 days
May 28, 4:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXAdams, Allen4 days
May 28, 10:13 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke25 hr
May 28, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXGrant28 min
May 28, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWabash30 min
May 28, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXHuntington, Wabash, Whitley40 min
May 28, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMiami, Wabash31 min
May 28, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWabash24 min
May 28, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen29 min
May 28, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXHuntington, Wabash51 min
May 28, 4:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXHuntington, Wabash, Wells4 hr
May 28, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXWhite45 min
May 28, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen23 min
May 28, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAdams27 min
May 28, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAdams, Wells33 min
May 28, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Huntington, Wells29 min
May 28, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAdams, Wells27 min
May 28, 5:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXAdams3 hr
May 28, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXJay35 min
May 28, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Jay25 min
May 28, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Jay7 min
May 28, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWabash35 min
May 28, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHuntington28 min
May 28, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXHuntington, Wells13 min
May 28, 6:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXBlackford, Grant, Wells99 min
May 28, 6:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXJay88 min
May 28, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXJay35 min
May 27, 9:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXAllen, Putnam3 hr
May 27, 10:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen25 min
May 27, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPutnam36 min
May 28, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen35 min
May 28, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDefiance, Henry, Putnam41 min
May 28, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXVan Wert43 min
May 28, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPutnam34 min
May 28, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXVan Wert32 min
May 28, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen23 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.