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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Northern Indiana

June 29, 2021Saint Joseph County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2021, 6:27 PM EDT for Saint Joseph County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 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
Jun 29, 2021, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Saint Joseph County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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
Jun 29, 6:39 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 553 Wnw South Bend, INASOS STATION KSBN SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AP.
Jun 29, 6:40 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 502 Wnw Roseland, INESTIMATED 45 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS WITH PEA SIZE HAIL IN SOUTH BEND.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 257 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 2021-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1224 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
1224 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

695 
WUUS53 KIWX 292227
SVRIWX
INC141-292300-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0051.210629T2227Z-210629T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
627 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near South Bend,
  moving east at 25 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  South Bend around 635 PM EDT.
  Georgetown and Roseland around 645 PM EDT.
  Mishawaka and Granger around 655 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Chain-o-lakes, Indian Village and Lydick.

This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 68 and
81.
 
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 4169 8644 4176 8642 4176 8616 4163 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 276DEG 23KT 4171 8638 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JBALL
2 follow-up statements
511 
WWUS53 KIWX 292242
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
642 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021

INC141-292300-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210629T2300Z/
St. Joseph IN-
642 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL ST. JOSEPH COUNTY...

At 641 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Roseland, or
over South Bend, moving east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe storm will be near...
  Georgetown around 650 PM EDT.
  Mishawaka around 655 PM EDT.
  Granger around 700 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Indian
Village.

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 4169 8637 4176 8635 4176 8616 4163 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 274DEG 22KT 4171 8627 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JBALL
550 
WWUS53 KIWX 292257
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
657 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021

INC141-292306-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210629T2300Z/
St. Joseph IN-
657 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ST. JOSEPH
COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 700 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 to 40 mph and heavy rain are still possible with this 
thunderstorm and a new storm moving in from the west.

LAT...LON 4169 8637 4176 8635 4176 8616 4163 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 276DEG 23KT 4170 8614 

$$

JBALL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 10:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhite39 min
Jun 29, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPulaski28 min
Jun 29, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko29 min
Jun 29, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXNoble43 min
Jun 29, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXNoble47 min
Jun 29, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhitley39 min
Jun 29, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben19 min
Jun 29, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDeKalb37 min
Jun 29, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSteuben41 min
Jun 29, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte48 min
Jun 29, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph40 min
Jun 29, 6:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph3 hr

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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.