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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2019, 8:45 PM EDT for Grant County, Huntington County, Wells County, Indiana. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2019, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2019, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Wells County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2:22 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
915
WFUS53 KIWX 280045
TORIWX
INC053-069-179-280115-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0013.190528T0045Z-190528T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
845 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Grant County in central Indiana...
South central Huntington County in northeastern Indiana...
Southwestern Wells County in northeastern Indiana...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 845 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Van Buren, or 8 miles northeast of Marion, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Van Buren around 855 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Warren, Mcnatts and Landess.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4059 8558 4067 8557 4069 8539 4058 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 266DEG 11KT 4063 8555
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CM2 follow-up statements
379
WWUS53 KIWX 280051
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
851 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019
INC069-280101-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190528T0115Z/
Huntington IN-
851 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HUNTINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
northeastern Indiana.
LAT...LON 4059 8553 4065 8553 4065 8539 4058 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 266DEG 11KT 4063 8552
$$
INC053-179-280115-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190528T0115Z/
Grant IN-Wells IN-
851 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GRANT AND SOUTHWESTERN WELLS COUNTIES...
At 851 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Van Buren, or 9 miles northeast of Marion, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Van Buren around 855 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Mcnatts.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4059 8553 4065 8553 4065 8539 4058 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 266DEG 11KT 4063 8552
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CM433
WWUS53 KIWX 280059
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
859 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019
INC053-280109-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190528T0115Z/
Grant IN-
859 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northeastern
Indiana.
LAT...LON 4058 8544 4063 8544 4063 8539 4058 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 266DEG 11KT 4063 8549
$$
INC179-280115-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190528T0115Z/
Wells IN-
859 PM EDT Mon May 27 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WELLS COUNTY...
At 859 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Van Buren, or 11 miles northeast of Marion, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Wells County, including the following locations...
Mcnatts.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4058 8544 4063 8544 4063 8539 4058 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 266DEG 11KT 4063 8549
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami | 109 min |
| May 27, 8:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash | 24 min |
| May 27, 8:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Noble, Wabash, Whitley | 105 min |
| May 27, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wells | 45 min |
| May 27, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Wabash, Wells | 45 min |
| May 27, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley | 30 min |
| May 27, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Miami | 23 min |
| May 27, 8:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Wabash | 77 min |
| May 27, 8:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Wells | 3 hr |
| May 27, 8:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Huntington, Whitley | 19 min |
| May 27, 8:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley | 63 min |
| May 27, 8:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Blackford, Wells | 32 min |
| May 27, 9:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Grant, Huntington, Wells | 3 hr |
| May 27, 9:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 30 min |
| May 27, 9:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Jay, Wells | 27 min |
| May 27, 9:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Adams | 22 min |
| May 27, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 23 min |
| May 27, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 30 min |
| May 27, 10:59 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Wabash, Wells | 45 hr |
| May 27, 11:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Wabash | 6 hr |
| May 28, 12:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Wells | 6 hr |
| May 28, 1:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Wells | 68 hr |
| May 28, 4:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 5 days |
| May 28, 4:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen | 4 days |
| May 28, 10:13 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 25 hr |
| May 28, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant | 28 min |
| May 28, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 30 min |
| May 28, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wabash, Whitley | 40 min |
| May 28, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami, Wabash | 31 min |
| May 28, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 24 min |
| May 28, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 29 min |
| May 28, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wabash | 51 min |
| May 28, 4:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wabash, Wells | 4 hr |
| May 28, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | White | 45 min |
| May 28, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen | 23 min |
| May 28, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams | 27 min |
| May 28, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Wells | 33 min |
| May 28, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Huntington, Wells | 29 min |
| May 28, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Wells | 27 min |
| May 28, 5:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Adams | 3 hr |
| May 28, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 35 min |
| May 28, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 25 min |
| May 28, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay | 7 min |
| May 28, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 35 min |
| May 28, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington | 28 min |
| May 28, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wells | 13 min |
| May 28, 6:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Wells | 99 min |
| May 28, 6:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Jay | 88 min |
| May 28, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 35 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.