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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Northern Indiana

October 11, 2021Cass County, Miami County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 11, 2021, 9:52 PM EDT for Cass County, Miami County, Indiana. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 11, 2021, 9:52 PM EDT (01:52 UTC)
Expired
Oct 11, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cass County, IN, Miami County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2021-10-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2021-10-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -150 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
743 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

804 
WUUS53 KIWX 120152
SVRIWX
INC017-103-120230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0115.211012T0152Z-211012T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
952 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Cass County in north central Indiana...
  Miami County in north central Indiana...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 950 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
  Kokomo, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Peru, Grissom Afb, Walton, Bunker Hill, Mexico, Lincoln, Wells,
  Galveston, Erie, Denver, Macy, Onward, Chili, Deacon, New Waverly,
  Deedsville, Hoover, Gilead, Nead and Anoka.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8637 4060 8638 4091 8617 4100 8617
      4100 8595 4079 8594 4056 8617
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 204DEG 48KT 4051 8634 

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

$$

JAL
1 follow-up statement
183 
WWUS53 KIWX 120221
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1021 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

INC017-120231-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-211012T0230Z/
Cass IN-
1021 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4072 8616 4100 8617 4100 8595 4079 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 203DEG 46KT 4085 8615 

$$

INC103-120230-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-211012T0230Z/
Miami IN-
1021 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTY...

At 1021 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mexico, or 7
miles northwest of Peru, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Peru, Mexico, Erie, Denver, Macy, Chili, Deedsville and Gilead. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. This storm may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

&&

LAT...LON 4072 8616 4100 8617 4100 8595 4079 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 203DEG 46KT 4085 8615 

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

$$

JAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 11, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass45 min
Oct 11, 9:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton46 min
Oct 11, 10:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXMarshall41 min
Oct 11, 11:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart, Noble37 min
Oct 11, 11:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHuntington, Whitley37 min
Oct 12, 12:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSteuben46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.