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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Northern Indiana

May 27, 2019LaPorte County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2019, 4:04 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 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, 4:04 PM CDT (21:04 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

County LaPorte County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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, 1:22 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 221 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 2019-05-27Temperature 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 2019-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1092 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

093 
WFUS53 KIWX 272104
TORIWX
INC091-272130-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0002.190527T2104Z-190527T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
404 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana  has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 430 PM CDT.
    
* At 403 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Westville, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

  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...
  La Porte around 525 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Springville, Pinola, Otis, Waterford and Pinhook.

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 4165 8693 4172 8674 4155 8665 4155 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 260DEG 26KT 4159 8695 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CM
1 follow-up statement
656 
WWUS53 KIWX 272120
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
420 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019

INC091-272130-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190527T2130Z/
La Porte IN-
420 PM CDT Mon May 27 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LA PORTE COUNTY...
    
At 420 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near La Porte, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

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...
  La Porte around 525 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Springville, Pinola, Otis, Waterford and Pinhook.

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 4165 8693 4172 8674 4155 8665 4155 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 260DEG 26KT 4161 8679 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX57 min
May 27, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMiami39 min
May 27, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBlackford, Jay64 min
May 27, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte44 min
May 27, 4:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHuntington, Wabash27 min
May 27, 4:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXElkhart, LaPorte, Saint Joseph4 hr
May 27, 4:19 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX86 min
May 27, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHuntington35 min
May 27, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph33 min
May 27, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph45 min
May 27, 4:59 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph46 min
May 27, 5:01 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXLaPorte44 min
May 27, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen39 min
May 27, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke40 min
May 27, 5:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph3 hr
May 27, 5:34 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph26 min
May 27, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke37 min
May 27, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, LaGrange, Saint Joseph40 min
May 27, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXFulton45 min
May 27, 6:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXCass, Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke, White113 min
May 27, 6:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Miami42 min
May 27, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange46 min
May 27, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Wabash46 min
May 27, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX57 min
May 27, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXMiami, Wabash37 min
May 27, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash46 min
May 27, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXFulton, Miami, Wabash26 min
May 27, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningIWXGrant, Miami, Wabash31 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.