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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Northern Indiana

July 24, 2021Elkhart County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana; Berrien County, Cass County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2021, 7:17 PM EDT for Elkhart County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana; Berrien County, Cass County, Michigan. It was in force for 43 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
Jul 24, 2021, 7:17 PM EDT (23:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Elkhart County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Berrien County, MI, Cass County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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
Jul 24, 7:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Lydick, INREPORT OF POWER LINES DOWN AT QUINCE AND SR 2. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Jul 24, 7:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 E Bertrand, MILARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN AND HOUSE WAS SHAKING FROM THE WIND.

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 24, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 259 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 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 588 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 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 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
588 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

330 
WUUS53 KIWX 242317
SVRIWX
INC039-141-MIC021-027-250000-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0059.210724T2317Z-210725T0000Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Elkhart County in north central Indiana...
  Northeastern St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
  Southwestern Cass County in southwestern Michigan...
  Southeastern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 717 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Buchanan,
  moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  South Bend, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Niles, Buchanan, Georgetown,
  Granger, Gulivoire Park, Simonton Lake, Osceola, Wakarusa,
  Edwardsburg, Lakeville, Roseland, Bertrand, Indian Village,
  Adamsville, Chain-o-lakes, Woodland and Jimtown.

This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 65 and
91.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4176 8647 4183 8637 4185 8600 4154 8595
      4153 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 319DEG 23KT 4175 8638 

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

MCS
1 follow-up statement
140 
WWUS53 KIWX 242332
SVSIWX

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

MIC021-242341-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210725T0000Z/
Berrien MI-
732 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN 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 1100 PM EDT for
north central Indiana...and southwestern Michigan.

LAT...LON 4154 8595 4153 8630 4170 8642 4176 8633
      4176 8623 4178 8623 4181 8599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 303DEG 26KT 4171 8620 

$$

INC039-141-MIC027-250000-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210725T0000Z/
Elkhart IN-St. Joseph IN-Cass MI-
732 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ELKHART...NORTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH AND SOUTHWESTERN
CASS COUNTIES...

At 731 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Georgetown,
moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
South Bend, Elkhart, Mishawaka, Georgetown, Granger, Gulivoire Park,
Simonton Lake, Osceola, Wakarusa, Edwardsburg, Lakeville, Roseland,
Indian Village, Adamsville, Chain-o-lakes, Woodland, Jimtown, Lydick
and Eagle Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4154 8595 4153 8630 4170 8642 4176 8633
      4176 8623 4178 8623 4181 8599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 303DEG 26KT 4171 8620 

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

MCS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDeKalb23 min
Jul 24, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX85 min
Jul 24, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte41 min
Jul 24, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke51 min
Jul 24, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph57 min
Jul 24, 7:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph56 min

Nearby

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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.