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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Northern 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.
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
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.
- 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
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
$$
NWS2 follow-up statements
907
WWUS53 KIWX 070054
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
854 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021
INC039-085-070103-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210807T0115Z/
Elkhart IN-Kosciusko IN-
854 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELKHART AND
NORTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4168 8520 4131 8520 4130 8565 4144 8565
4160 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 254DEG 31KT 4158 8550 4149 8539 4135 8560
$$
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
$$
NWS947
WWUS53 KIWX 070106
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
906 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021
INC087-113-070115-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210807T0115Z/
Noble IN-Lagrange IN-
906 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NOBLE AND SOUTHERN LAGRANGE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4168 8520 4131 8520 4130 8565 4144 8565
4160 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 256DEG 28KT 4160 8542 4151 8531 4137 8552
$$
NWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 12:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Marshall | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 1:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Noble | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 3:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Wabash | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 3:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 5:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 5:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 12:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington | 29 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.