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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Northern Indiana

July 7, 2021Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2021, 2:43 PM EDT for Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 17 min. 5 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
Jul 7, 2021, 2:43 PM EDT (18:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Henry County, OH, Putnam County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 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
Jul 7, 2:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDeshler, OHPOWER LINES AND TREES DOWNED.
Jul 7, 2:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDeshler, OHCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM DESHLER. STORAGE TRAILER BLEW OVER AND DESTROYED.
Jul 7, 2:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDeshler, OHMOBILE HOME BLEW OVER AND DESTROYED.
Jul 7, 2:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDeshler, OHREPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN.
Jul 7, 2:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDeshler, OHTREE UPROOTED.

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
Jul 7, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1092 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 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
1092 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
779 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

605 
WUUS53 KIWX 071843
SVRIWX
OHC069-137-071900-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0053.210707T1843Z-210707T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
243 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Putnam County in west central Ohio...
  Southeastern Henry County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 242 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Deshler, or
  12 miles northeast of Ottawa, moving northeast at 25 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Leipsic, Deshler, Belmore and Gallup. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Northern Indiana.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4118 8404 4129 8388 4104 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 221DEG 22KT 4118 8391 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 1:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXWilliams3 hr
Jul 7, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen47 min
Jul 7, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXVan Wert34 min
Jul 7, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPutnam34 min
Jul 7, 2:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXAllen, Putnam, Van Wert2 hr
Jul 7, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHenry27 min
Jul 7, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWilliams45 min
Jul 7, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDefiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams52 min
Jul 7, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXVan Wert48 min
Jul 7, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPaulding, Van Wert41 min
Jul 7, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDefiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams51 min
Jul 7, 6:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXDefiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams3 hr
Jul 7, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDefiance, Fulton, Henry22 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.