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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Northern Indiana

August 10, 2021Cass County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 1:18 AM EDT for Cass County, Michigan. It was in force for 27 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 10, 2021, 1:18 AM EDT (05:18 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 1:45 AM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cass County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:17 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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 532 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 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
532 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

116 
WUUS53 KIWX 100518
SVRIWX
MIC027-100545-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0073.210810T0518Z-210810T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
118 AM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Cass County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 145 AM EDT.

* At 118 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dowagiac,
  moving east at 35 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Pokagon, Penn, Vandalia, Dailey, La Grange,
  Paradise Lake, Calvin Center, Sumnerville, Indian Lake, Donnell
  Lake, Diamond Lake, Shavehead Lake and Wakelee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4203 8587 4182 8586 4189 8622 4200 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 272DEG 31KT 4194 8618 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
645 
WWUS53 KIWX 100533
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
133 AM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

MIC027-100545-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-210810T0545Z/
Cass MI-
133 AM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CASS COUNTY...

At 133 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cassopolis, or
near Dowagiac, moving east at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cassopolis, Penn, Vandalia, Diamond Lake, Shavehead Lake, La Grange,
Paradise Lake, Calvin Center, Donnell Lake and Wakelee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4203 8587 4182 8586 4186 8609 4201 8607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 272DEG 31KT 4194 8600 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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555 
WWUS53 KIWX 100538
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
138 AM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

MIC027-100548-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-210810T0545Z/
Cass MI-
138 AM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CASS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 145 AM EDT...
                
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.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4203 8587 4182 8586 4186 8609 4201 8607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0538Z 272DEG 31KT 4194 8595 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 12:22 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXBerrien3 hr
Aug 10, 12:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBerrien36 min
Aug 10, 1:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningIWXBerrien3 hr
Aug 10, 1:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass32 min
Aug 10, 2:43 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXBerrien, Cass, Saint Joseph3 hr
Aug 10, 6:31 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXBerrien7 hr
Aug 10, 3:27 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryIWXBranch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph29 hr

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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.