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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Northern Indiana

August 6, 2021LaPorte County, Starke County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2021, 5:47 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Starke County, Indiana. It was in force for 28 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
Aug 6, 2021, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties LaPorte County, IN, Starke County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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 2021-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 516 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 2021-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 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
516 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-90 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

983 
WUUS53 KIWX 062247
SVRIWX
INC091-149-062315-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0068.210806T2247Z-210806T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
547 PM CDT Fri Aug 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Starke County in northwestern Indiana...
  South central La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 547 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Knox, moving
  east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Knox, North Judson, Hamlet, Koontz Lake, Oak Grove, Toto, Ober,
  Winona, Bass Lake, Brems and Grovertown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4120 8679 4138 8681 4143 8647 4121 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 264DEG 23KT 4131 8671 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

NWS
2 follow-up statements
939 
WWUS53 KIWX 062259
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
559 PM CDT Fri Aug 6 2021

INC091-062309-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210806T2315Z/
La Porte IN-
559 PM CDT Fri Aug 6 2021

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

LAT...LON 4122 8676 4136 8670 4143 8647 4121 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 261DEG 16KT 4130 8655 

$$

INC149-062315-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210806T2315Z/
Starke IN-
559 PM CDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN STARKE COUNTY...

At 559 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Knox, moving
east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Knox, Hamlet, Koontz Lake, Oak Grove, Toto, Ober, Winona, Brems,
Grovertown and Bass Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4122 8676 4136 8670 4143 8647 4121 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 261DEG 16KT 4130 8655 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

NWS
129 
WWUS53 KIWX 062314
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
614 PM CDT Fri Aug 6 2021

INC149-062324-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210806T2315Z/
Starke IN-
614 PM CDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN STARKE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
                
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.

LAT...LON 4122 8676 4136 8670 4143 8647 4121 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 264DEG 23KT 4131 8644 

$$

NWS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXStarke41 min
Aug 6, 6:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMarshall55 min
Aug 6, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart43 min
Aug 6, 6:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph3 hr
Aug 6, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko40 min
Aug 6, 6:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSteuben34 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.