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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Northern Indiana

September 14, 2021Blackford County, Grant County, Wells County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 2021, 8:46 PM EDT for Blackford County, Grant County, Wells County, Indiana. It was in force for 44 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
Sep 14, 2021, 8:46 PM EDT (00:46 UTC)
Expired
Sep 14, 2021, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Blackford County, IN, Grant County, IN, Wells County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 14, 9:14 PM EDTHAIL 0.252 Nnw Marion, INPEA SIZED HAIL.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 14, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2021-09-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1109 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2021-09-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1109 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1416 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

836 
WUUS53 KIWX 150046
SVRIWX
INC009-053-179-150130-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0111.210915T0046Z-210915T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
846 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Grant County in central Indiana...
  Blackford County in east central Indiana...
  Southwestern Wells County in northeastern Indiana...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 846 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Marion,
  moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Marion, Hartford City, Gas City, Upland, Montpelier, Jonesboro,
  Sweetser, Swayzee, Van Buren, Sims, Converse, Poneto, Mcnatts,
  Landess, Mount Zion, Mier, Herbst, Keystone, Roseburg and Home
  Corner.

This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 257 and
271.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4048 8586 4065 8586 4066 8520 4041 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 277DEG 27KT 4058 8571 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

NWS
2 follow-up statements
189 
WWUS53 KIWX 150109
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
909 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021

INC009-053-179-150130-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210915T0130Z/
Grant IN-Blackford IN-Wells IN-
909 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR GRANT...BLACKFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN WELLS COUNTIES...

At 909 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Van Buren, or
near Upland, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Marion, Hartford City, Gas City, Upland, Montpelier, Jonesboro,
Sweetser, Swayzee, Van Buren, Sims, Converse, Poneto, Mcnatts,
Landess, Mount Zion, Mier, Herbst, Keystone, Roseburg and Home
Corner.

This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 257 and
270.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4048 8586 4062 8585 4066 8520 4041 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 277DEG 27KT 4056 8548 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

NWS
229 
WWUS53 KIWX 150129
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
929 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021

INC009-053-179-150139-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210915T0130Z/
Grant IN-Blackford IN-Wells IN-
929 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GRANT...BLACKFORD AND
SOUTHWESTERN WELLS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
central, northeastern and east central Indiana.

LAT...LON 4048 8586 4062 8585 4066 8520 4041 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 277DEG 27KT 4054 8531 

$$

NWS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 8:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAdams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Wells67 min
Sep 14, 9:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXBlackford, Cass, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Miami and 2 more2 hr
Sep 14, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBlackford, Jay37 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.