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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Northern Indiana

June 26, 2021Pulaski County, Starke County, White County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2021, 7:49 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Starke County, White County, Indiana. It was in force for 41 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
Jun 26, 2021, 7:49 PM EDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, White County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 1:05 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 683 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 263 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
683 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
263 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

987 
WUUS53 KIWX 262349
SVRIWX
INC131-149-181-270030-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0047.210626T2349Z-210627T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
749 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  White County in northwestern Indiana...
  Pulaski County in northwestern Indiana...
  Southeastern Starke County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 830 PM EDT/730 PM CDT/.

* At 749 PM EDT/649 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along
  a line extending from near North Judson to Boswell, moving
  northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Monticello, Winamac, Monon, North Judson, Wolcott, Francesville,
  Medaryville, Pulaski, Ripley, Reynolds, Monterey, Beardstown,
  Smithson, Denham, Indiana Beach, Clarks, Winona, Sitka, Star City
  and Buffalo.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 191 and 198.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT/900 PM CDT/ for
north central and northwestern Indiana.

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4084 8710 4084 8699 4091 8699 4091 8693
      4110 8693 4121 8683 4126 8648 4106 8647
      4091 8655 4091 8658 4086 8658 4078 8662
      4074 8675 4059 8710
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 233DEG 35KT 4116 8681 4053 8739 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MCS
1 follow-up statement
331 
WWUS53 KIWX 270011
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
811 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021

INC131-149-181-270030-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210627T0030Z/
White IN-Pulaski IN-Starke IN-
811 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM
EDT/730 PM CDT/ FOR WHITE...PULASKI AND SOUTHEASTERN STARKE
COUNTIES...

At 810 PM EDT/710 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from near Knox to 7 miles northeast of Atkinson,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Monticello, Winamac, Monon, Wolcott, Francesville, Medaryville,
Pulaski, Ripley, Reynolds, Monterey, Beardstown, Smithson, Denham,
Indiana Beach, Sitka, Star City, Buffalo, Vanmeter Park, Lakeside In
Pulaski County and Headlee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT/900 PM CDT/ for
north central and northwestern Indiana.

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4084 8710 4084 8699 4091 8699 4091 8693
      4108 8693 4114 8682 4126 8648 4106 8647
      4091 8655 4091 8658 4086 8658 4078 8662
      4074 8675 4059 8710
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 245DEG 39KT 4125 8654 4062 8712 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MCS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 9:17 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXCass28 min
Jun 25, 9:24 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXDeKalb14 min
Jun 25, 9:43 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXCass9 min
Jun 25, 10:37 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXFulton, Pulaski38 min
Jun 25, 10:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Pulaski3 hr
Jun 25, 11:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Starke3 hr
Jun 25, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko32 min
Jun 26, 1:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke3 hr
Jun 26, 1:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart32 min
Jun 26, 1:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart31 min
Jun 26, 10:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph70 hr
Jun 26, 10:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke5 days
Jun 26, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX114 min
Jun 26, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX34 min
Jun 26, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Starke47 min
Jun 26, 4:09 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXSaint Joseph36 min
Jun 26, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph24 min
Jun 26, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX95 min
Jun 26, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Pulaski, Starke61 min
Jun 26, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph44 min
Jun 26, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke40 min
Jun 26, 7:31 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph14 min
Jun 26, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph52 min
Jun 26, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart31 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.