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Frost Advisory 5, NWS Northern Indiana

May 10, 20219 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan; 6 counties in Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this frost advisory at May 10, 2021, 2:56 PM EDT for 9 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan; 6 counties in Ohio. It took effect at May 11, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 10, 2021, 2:56 PM EDT (18:56 UTC)
In effect from
May 11, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 11, 2021, 7:35 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Allen County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Noble County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Williams County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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, 6.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-05-10Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1095 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

186 
WWUS73 KIWX 101856
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
256 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021

INZ003>009-012-014-016>018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
110300-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FR.Y.0005.210511T0600Z-210511T1200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Starke-Marshall-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-Berrien-Cass MI-
St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-
Paulding-Putnam-
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,
Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone,
Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, 
Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, 
Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, 
Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, 
Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Bryan, 
Montpelier, Edgerton, Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, 
Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, 
Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, 
Columbus Grove, Continental, and Pandora
256 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021 /156 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 8 AM EDT
/7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and 
  northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
235 
WWUS73 KIWX 110253
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1053 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021

INZ003>009-012-014-016>018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
111100-
/O.CON.KIWX.FR.Y.0005.210511T0600Z-210511T1200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Starke-Marshall-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-Berrien-Cass MI-
St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-
Paulding-Putnam-
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,
Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone,
Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, 
Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, 
Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, 
Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, 
Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Bryan, 
Montpelier, Edgerton, Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, 
Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, 
Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, 
Columbus Grove, Continental, and Pandora
1053 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021 /953 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO
8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and 
  northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
219 
WWUS73 KIWX 110254
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1054 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021

INZ003>009-012-014-016>018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
111200-
/O.CON.KIWX.FR.Y.0005.210511T0600Z-210511T1200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Starke-Marshall-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-Berrien-Cass MI-
St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-
Paulding-Putnam-
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,
Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone,
Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, 
Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, 
Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, 
Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, 
Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Bryan, 
Montpelier, Edgerton, Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, 
Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, 
Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, 
Columbus Grove, Continental, and Pandora
1054 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021 /954 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO
8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and 
  northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
973 
WWUS73 KIWX 111008
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
608 AM EDT Tue May 11 2021

INZ008-009-012-014-016>018-OHZ004-005-015-016-111115-
/O.CAN.KIWX.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210511T1200Z/
Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Marshall-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-Defiance-
Henry-Paulding-Putnam-
Including the cities of Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, 
Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver,
Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, Columbia City, Tri-Lakes,
South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, Defiance, Sherwood, 
Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp,
Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, and Pandora
608 AM EDT Tue May 11 2021 /508 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Clouds early this morning have prevented widespread frost
formation with temperatures generally in the mid-and-upper 30s.

$$

INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-111200-
/O.CON.KIWX.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210511T1200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Berrien-Cass MI-
St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Niles, 
Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, 
Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, 
Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, 
Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, 
Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, and Delta
608 AM EDT Tue May 11 2021 /508 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and 
  northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
923 
WWUS73 KIWX 111135
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
735 AM EDT Tue May 11 2021

INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-111245-
/O.CAN.KIWX.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210511T1200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Berrien-Cass MI-
St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Niles, 
Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, 
Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, 
Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, 
Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, 
Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, and Delta
735 AM EDT Tue May 11 2021 /635 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 8:07 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXCass, Miami, Wabash4 hr
May 10, 11:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXPutnam64 hr

Nearby

Frost Advisories in Indiana, 2021Frost Advisories in Ohio, 2021Frost Advisories in Michigan, 2021Every frost advisory in 2021

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.