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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Northern Indiana

November 10, 20209 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2020-11-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2020-11-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 6:13 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningIWX2 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Indiana, 2020Wind Advisories in Michigan, 2020Every wind advisory in 2020

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.