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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Nov 10, 2020, 11:42 AM EST for 9 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 10, 2020, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2020, 11:42 AM EST (16:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 10, 2020, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2020, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 227 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
490 WWUS73 KIWX 101642 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1142 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2020 INZ003>009-012>016-MIZ077>081-110045- /O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0009.201110T2100Z-201111T0600Z/ La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Berrien-Cass MI- St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale- Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester, Akron, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, and Litchfield 1142 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2020 /1042 AM CST Tue Nov 10 2020/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. * WHEN...From 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ this afternoon to 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Showers and isolated thunderstorms will increase this evening. A few of these showers may produce wind gusts in excess of 50 mph. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
127 WWUS73 KIWX 102035 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 335 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2020 INZ003>009-012>016-MIZ077>081-110445- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0009.201110T2100Z-201111T0600Z/ La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Berrien-Cass MI- St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale- Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester, Akron, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, and Litchfield 335 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2020 /235 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2020/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Showers and isolated thunderstorms will increase this evening. A few of these showers may produce wind gusts in excess of 50 mph. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
678 WWUS73 KIWX 110350 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1050 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2020 INZ003>009-012>016-MIZ077>081-110600- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-201111T0600Z/ La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Berrien-Cass MI- St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale- Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester, Akron, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, and Litchfield 1050 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2020 /950 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2020/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 6:13 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 2 hr |
Nearby
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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.