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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Northern Indiana

August 6, 20214 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 45 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, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2021, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
45 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, LaGrange County, IN, Noble County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 217 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 229 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 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
229 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1292 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

781 
WUUS53 KIWX 070030
SVRIWX
INC039-085-087-113-070115-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0070.210807T0030Z-210807T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Elkhart County in north central Indiana...
  Noble County in northeastern Indiana...
  Northeastern Kosciusko County in north central Indiana...
  Southern Lagrange County in northeastern Indiana...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 830 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Millersburg to near Ligonier to near Warsaw, moving
  east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Kendallville, Ligonier, Avilla, Albion, Rome City, Topeka, North
  Webster, Millersburg, Swan, Wolcottville, Cromwell, Brimfield,
  Honeyville, Brushy Prairie, Big Long Lake, Lake Wawasee, Plato,
  Bear Lake, Oswego and Green Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4168 8520 4131 8520 4130 8584 4144 8571
      4156 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 256DEG 28KT 4154 8571 4144 8564 4131 8584 

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

$$

NWS
2 follow-up statements
907 
WWUS53 KIWX 070054
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
854 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

INC039-085-070103-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210807T0115Z/
Elkhart IN-Kosciusko IN-
854 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART AND
NORTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4168 8520 4131 8520 4130 8565 4144 8565
      4160 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 254DEG 31KT 4158 8550 4149 8539 4135 8560 

$$

INC087-113-070115-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210807T0115Z/
Noble IN-Lagrange IN-
854 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR NOBLE AND SOUTHERN LAGRANGE COUNTIES...

At 853 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Topeka to Rome City to near North Webster, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Kendallville, Ligonier, Avilla, Albion, Rome City, Topeka, Swan,
Wolcottville, Cromwell, Brimfield, Brushy Prairie, Big Long Lake,
Plato, Bear Lake, Green Center, Indianola, Lisbon, Wilmot, Woodruff
and Knapp Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4168 8520 4131 8520 4130 8565 4144 8565
      4160 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 254DEG 31KT 4158 8550 4149 8539 4135 8560 

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

$$

NWS
947 
WWUS53 KIWX 070106
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
906 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

INC087-113-070115-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210807T0115Z/
Noble IN-Lagrange IN-
906 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NOBLE AND SOUTHERN LAGRANGE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4168 8520 4131 8520 4130 8565 4144 8565
      4160 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 256DEG 28KT 4160 8542 4151 8531 4137 8552 

$$

NWS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko30 min
Aug 6, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDeKalb44 min
Aug 6, 11:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte36 min
Aug 7, 12:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph3 hr
Aug 7, 12:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMarshall33 min
Aug 7, 1:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko24 min
Aug 7, 2:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXNoble27 min
Aug 7, 3:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHuntington, Wabash32 min
Aug 7, 3:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPulaski31 min
Aug 7, 5:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXFulton35 min
Aug 7, 5:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko32 min
Aug 7, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen32 min
Aug 7, 12:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen37 min
Aug 7, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHuntington29 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.