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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Northern Indiana

August 12, 2021Elkhart County, Kosciusko County, Noble County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 7:02 AM EDT for Elkhart County, Kosciusko County, Noble County, Indiana. It was in force for 43 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 12, 2021, 7:02 AM EDT (11:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 7:45 AM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Elkhart County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Noble County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 1 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 12, 7:22 AM EDTTSTM WND GST 532 N North Webster, IN
Aug 12, 7:30 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Lake Wawasee, INA BOAT LIFT COVER DAMAGE AND TREE UPROOTED ON THE EASTERN BANK OF LAKE WAWASEE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 242 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 243 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-458 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
243 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

986 
WUUS53 KIWX 121102
SVRIWX
INC039-085-113-121145-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0100.210812T1102Z-210812T1145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
702 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Elkhart County in north central Indiana...
  Western Noble County in northeastern Indiana...
  Northern Kosciusko County in north central Indiana...

* Until 745 AM EDT.

* At 702 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Bourbon to near North Webster to near
  Pierceton, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  North Webster around 705 AM EDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Milford, New Paris, Syracuse, Albion and Ligonier.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These are potentially deadly storms. Seek shelter in an interior room
on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. Abandon vehicles in
search of a more substantial permanent structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4149 8564 4149 8544 4131 8538 4128 8553
      4130 8554 4130 8565 4127 8565 4123 8587
      4126 8598 4133 8606 4135 8606 4150 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1102Z 240DEG 26KT 4136 8604 4135 8574 4125 8567 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JBALL
2 follow-up statements
617 
WWUS53 KIWX 121118
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
718 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

INC039-085-113-121145-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210812T1145Z/
Elkhart IN-Noble IN-Kosciusko IN-
718 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART...WESTERN NOBLE AND NORTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO
COUNTIES...

At 718 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Milford to near Ligonier to 6 miles northwest of
Tri-lakes, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Ligonier and Albion.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These are potentially deadly storms. Seek shelter in an interior room
on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. Abandon vehicles in
search of a more substantial permanent structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4149 8564 4149 8544 4131 8538 4130 8554
      4130 8566 4129 8584 4131 8587 4137 8588
      4145 8592 4150 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1118Z 240DEG 26KT 4142 8591 4141 8561 4131 8554 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JBALL
825 
WWUS53 KIWX 121141
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
741 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

INC039-085-113-121151-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210812T1145Z/
Elkhart IN-Noble IN-Kosciusko IN-
741 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART...WESTERN
NOBLE AND NORTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 AM
EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4149 8564 4149 8544 4131 8538 4130 8554
      4130 8566 4129 8584 4131 8587 4137 8588
      4145 8592 4150 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 240DEG 26KT 4150 8573 4149 8543 4139 8536 

$$

JBALL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 3:17 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more17 hr
Aug 12, 4:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte, Starke26 min
Aug 12, 4:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX30 min
Aug 12, 4:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Starke32 min
Aug 12, 5:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart, LaGrange45 min
Aug 12, 5:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Pulaski41 min
Aug 12, 6:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXSteuben33 min
Aug 12, 6:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXFulton, Marshall44 min
Aug 12, 6:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Marshall39 min
Aug 12, 6:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhitley35 min
Aug 12, 7:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen, DeKalb30 min
Aug 12, 7:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXNoble44 min
Aug 12, 7:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDeKalb46 min
Aug 12, 7:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange38 min
Aug 12, 8:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSteuben30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.