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Frost Advisory 7, NWS Northern Indiana

May 12, 202111 counties in Indiana; 6 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this frost advisory at May 12, 2021, 3:23 PM EDT for 11 counties in Indiana; 6 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at May 13, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 12, 2021, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
In effect from
May 13, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 13, 2021, 7:37 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
All 21 counties

Allen County, IN, 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, 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), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 207 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 2021-05-12Temperature 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 2021-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -40 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

152 
WWUS73 KIWX 121923
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
323 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021

INZ003>009-012>018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-130330-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FR.Y.0007.210513T0600Z-210513T1200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-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,
Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, 
Rochester, Akron, 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
323 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021 /223 PM CDT Wed May 12 2021/

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

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

* 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/ 
  Thursday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
230 
WWUS73 KIWX 130220
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1020 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021

INZ003>009-012>018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-131200-
/O.CON.KIWX.FR.Y.0007.210513T0600Z-210513T1200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-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,
Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, 
Rochester, Akron, 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
1020 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021 /920 PM CDT Wed May 12 2021/

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

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

* 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/ 
  Thursday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
749 
WWUS73 KIWX 131013
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
613 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-131115-
/O.CAN.KIWX.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210513T1200Z/
Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-
Including the cities of Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, Wauseon, 
Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, 
Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, 
Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, and Pandora
613 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures in the mid and upper 30s will limit frost 
development. The advisory has been cancelled. 

$$

INZ003>009-012>018-MIZ077>081-131200-
/O.CON.KIWX.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210513T1200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-
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, 
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, and Litchfield
613 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021 /513 AM CDT Thu May 13 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 areas 
  of frost.

* 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/ 
  Thursday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
756 
WWUS73 KIWX 131137
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
737 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

INZ003>009-012>018-MIZ077>081-131245-
/O.CAN.KIWX.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210513T1200Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-
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, 
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, and Litchfield
737 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021 /637 AM CDT Thu May 13 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

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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.