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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS Northern Indiana

August 24, 2021Berrien County, Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan; Elkhart County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2021, 9:02 PM EDT for Berrien County, Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan; Elkhart County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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 24, 2021, 9:02 PM EDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2021, 9:45 PM 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, Saint Joseph County, IN, Berrien County, MI, Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 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 24, 9:02 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 42South Bend, IN

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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 225 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 2021-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3040 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3040 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1099 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

539 
WUUS53 KIWX 250102
SVRIWX
INC039-141-MIC021-027-149-250145-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0104.210825T0102Z-210825T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
902 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Elkhart County in north central Indiana...
  St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
  Cass County in southwestern Michigan...
  St. Joseph County in southwestern Michigan...
  Southeastern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 901 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles south of Decatur to near Lakeville, moving
  east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  South Bend, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Goshen, Niles, Three Rivers,
  Nappanee, Dowagiac, Georgetown, Gulivoire Park, Granger, Dunlap,
  Simonton Lake, Middlebury, Osceola, Walkerton, Constantine, North
  Liberty, Cassopolis and Wakarusa.

This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 74 and
108.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8529 4201 8529 4176 8555 4176 8566
      4165 8566 4144 8587 4144 8606 4148 8606
      4147 8647 4146 8648 4207 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 263DEG 34KT 4201 8596 4151 8631 

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

$$

RTC
1 follow-up statement
884 
WWUS53 KIWX 250135
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
935 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

MIC021-250144-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210825T0145Z/
Berrien MI-
935 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened and moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4146 8585 4155 8632 4207 8591 4207 8529
      4201 8529 4176 8555 4176 8566 4165 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 265DEG 19KT 4205 8585 4162 8619 

$$

INC039-141-MIC027-149-250145-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210825T0145Z/
Elkhart IN-St. Joseph IN-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-
935 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR ELKHART...NORTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH...EASTERN CASS AND ST. JOSEPH
COUNTIES...

At 934 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Marcellus to near Gulivoire Park, moving east at
20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
South Bend, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Goshen, Three Rivers, Gulivoire Park,
Granger, Dunlap, Simonton Lake, Middlebury, Osceola, Constantine,
Cassopolis, Wakarusa, Bristol, White Pigeon, Centreville,
Edwardsburg, Marcellus and New Paris.

This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 81 and
108.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4146 8585 4155 8632 4207 8591 4207 8529
      4201 8529 4176 8555 4176 8566 4165 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 265DEG 19KT 4205 8585 4162 8619 

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

$$

RTC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 8:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXBerrien, Cass3 hr
Aug 24, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien, Cass46 min
Aug 24, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass30 min
Aug 24, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch35 min
Aug 24, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX57 min
Aug 24, 9:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX67 min
Aug 24, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange33 min
Aug 24, 10:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange25 min
Aug 24, 10:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte, Starke66 min
Aug 25, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhite34 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.