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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Northern Indiana

July 24, 2021LaPorte County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2021, 5:49 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan. 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
Jul 24, 2021, 5:49 PM CDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties LaPorte County, IN, Berrien County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 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
Jul 24, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 231 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 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 553 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 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
553 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
964 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

001 
WUUS53 KIWX 242249
SVRIWX
INC091-MIC021-242330-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0058.210724T2249Z-210724T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
649 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...
  Southwestern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 730 PM EDT/630 PM CDT/.

* At 649 PM EDT/549 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Michigan City, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Michigan City, La Porte, Westville, Trail Creek, New Buffalo, Three
  Oaks, Long Beach, Pottawattamie Park, Shorewood-Tower Hill,
  Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Michiana Shores, Grand Beach,
  Kingsbury, Michiana, Union Pier, Waterford, New Troy, Harbert,
  Pinhook and Fish Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 61.
 Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45.
 Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 0 and 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4171 8693 4173 8691 4175 8693 4183 8678
      4188 8671 4189 8652 4150 8653 4152 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 293DEG 30KT 4175 8693 

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

MCS
2 follow-up statements
856 
WWUS53 KIWX 242304
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
704 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

INC091-MIC021-242330-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210724T2330Z/
La Porte IN-Berrien MI-
704 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM
EDT/630 PM CDT/ FOR NORTHERN LA PORTE AND SOUTH CENTRAL BERRIEN
COUNTIES...

At 704 PM EDT/604 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near La
Porte, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Michigan City, La Porte, Westville, Trail Creek, Three Oaks,
Kingsbury, Byron, Waterford, Pinhook, Fish Lake, Otis, Rolling
Prarie, Stillwell, Pinola, Hesston and Springville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4165 8693 4172 8683 4176 8673 4183 8654
      4150 8653 4152 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 295DEG 32KT 4168 8676 

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

MCS
675 
WWUS53 KIWX 242319
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
619 PM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

MIC021-242328-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210724T2330Z/
Berrien MI-
619 PM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern Indiana.

LAT...LON 4157 8693 4161 8676 4169 8664 4174 8654
      4150 8653 4152 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 303DEG 30KT 4158 8665 

$$

INC091-242330-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210724T2330Z/
La Porte IN-
619 PM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY...

At 618 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near La Porte,
moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
La Porte, Westville, Kingsbury, Byron, Pinola, Pinhook, Fish Lake,
Rolling Prarie and Stillwell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4157 8693 4161 8676 4169 8664 4174 8654
      4150 8653 4152 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 303DEG 30KT 4158 8665 

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

MCS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDeKalb23 min
Jul 24, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX85 min
Jul 24, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph43 min
Jul 24, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke51 min
Jul 24, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph57 min
Jul 24, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph56 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.