Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 4:59 AM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 46 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 29, 2021, 4:59 AM EDT (08:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2021, 5:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Elkhart County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Noble County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 5:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Nw Benton, IN | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 2 NW BENTON. GOSHEN AIRPORT WIND GUST. |
| Jul 29, 5:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 Nw Benton, IN | GOSHEN AIRPORT WIND GUST. |
| Jul 29, 5:23 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nw Tippecanoe Lake, IN | ESTIMATED WIND GUST BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Jul 29, 5:25 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Tippecanoe Lake, IN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND TIPPECANOE LAKE. |
| Jul 29, 5:25 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tippecanoe Lake, IN | DELAYED REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 219 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
173
WUUS53 KIWX 290859
SVRIWX
INC039-085-099-113-141-290945-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0065.210729T0859Z-210729T0945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
459 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Elkhart County in north central Indiana...
Western Noble County in northeastern Indiana...
Southeastern St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
Northern Kosciusko County in north central Indiana...
Northeastern Marshall County in north central Indiana...
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 458 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bremen,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Goshen, Nappanee, Bremen, Ligonier, Syracuse, Wakarusa, Milford,
North Webster, Millersburg, New Paris, Benton, Locke, Cromwell,
Foraker, Lake Wawasee, Gravelton, Waterford Mills, Wilmot, James
Lake and Hastings.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4155 8566 4152 8566 4152 8565 4153 8554
4153 8543 4152 8541 4130 8557 4131 8569
4142 8621 4161 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0858Z 283DEG 37KT 4148 8607
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
PBM2 follow-up statements
108
WWUS53 KIWX 290911
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
511 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
INC099-141-290921-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210729T0945Z/
St. Joseph IN-Marshall IN-
511 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH AND
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for
north central and northeastern Indiana.
LAT...LON 4155 8566 4152 8566 4152 8565 4153 8554
4153 8543 4152 8541 4130 8557 4131 8569
4138 8601 4157 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 282DEG 38KT 4143 8586
$$
INC039-085-113-290945-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210729T0945Z/
Elkhart IN-Noble IN-Kosciusko IN-
511 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART...WESTERN NOBLE AND NORTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO
COUNTIES...
At 511 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Milford, or
near Syracuse, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Goshen, Nappanee, Ligonier, Syracuse, Milford, North Webster,
Millersburg, New Paris, Benton, Cromwell, Wilmot, James Lake,
Hastings, Knapp Lake, Kimmel, Lake Wawasee, Gravelton, Dewart Lake,
Oakwood Park and Waterford Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4155 8566 4152 8566 4152 8565 4153 8554
4153 8543 4152 8541 4130 8557 4131 8569
4138 8601 4157 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 282DEG 38KT 4143 8586
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
PBM757
WWUS53 KIWX 290946
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
546 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
INC039-085-113-290956-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210729T0945Z/
Elkhart IN-Noble IN-Kosciusko IN-
546 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART...WESTERN
NOBLE AND NORTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for
north central and northeastern Indiana.
LAT...LON 4155 8566 4152 8566 4152 8565 4153 8554
4153 8543 4152 8541 4130 8557 4131 8569
4138 8601 4157 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0946Z 283DEG 37KT 4135 8543
$$
PBMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 3:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 29, 4:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 4:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 52 min |
| Jul 29, 5:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton, Pulaski, Starke | 44 min |
| Jul 29, 5:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Steuben | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 5:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Kosciusko, Noble, Whitley | 50 min |
| Jul 29, 5:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen, Cass, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 42 min |
| Jul 29, 5:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Steuben | 36 min |
| Jul 29, 6:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Jay, Wells | 43 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.