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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Northern Indiana

June 19, 2021LaPorte County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2021, 6:35 PM CDT for LaPorte County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan. It was in force for 40 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
Jun 19, 2021, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties LaPorte County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Berrien County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 242 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 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 142 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1960 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

168 
WUUS53 KIWX 192335
SVRIWX
INC091-141-MIC021-200015-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0007.210619T2335Z-210620T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
735 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
  Northern La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...
  Southern Berrien County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 815 PM EDT/715 PM CDT/.

* At 735 PM EDT/635 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located over
  New Buffalo, or 8 miles northeast of Michigan City, moving east at
  30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  South Bend, Michigan City, Buchanan, Trail Creek, New Buffalo, New
  Carlisle, Three Oaks, Long Beach, Pottawattamie Park,
  Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Dayton, Galien, Michiana Shores,
  Grand Beach, Michiana, Union Pier, Harbert, Chain-o-lakes,
  Crumstown and Lakeside In Berrien County.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 49 and 73.
 Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 40 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 4178 8687 4183 8678 4188 8671 4186 8627
      4158 8636 4170 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 273DEG 26KT 4179 8676 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MARSILI
1 follow-up statement
054 
WWUS53 KIWX 192356
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
756 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

INC091-141-MIC021-200015-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210620T0015Z/
St. Joseph IN-La Porte IN-Berrien MI-
756 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM
EDT/715 PM CDT/ FOR NORTHWESTERN ST. JOSEPH...NORTHERN LA PORTE AND
SOUTHEASTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES...

At 756 PM EDT/656 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from near Buchanan to near La Porte, moving east at 40
mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
South Bend, Michigan City, Buchanan, Trail Creek, New Buffalo, New
Carlisle, Three Oaks, Pottawattamie Park, Dayton, Galien, Michiana
Shores, Grand Beach, Michiana, Byron, Hudson Lake, Chain-o-lakes,
Rolling Prarie, Crumstown, Hesston and Lydick.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4176 8681 4180 8671 4187 8657 4186 8627
      4158 8636 4170 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 278DEG 36KT 4186 8644 4166 8665 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MARSILI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 7:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph29 min
Jun 19, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBerrien34 min
Jun 19, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass51 min
Jun 19, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass42 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.