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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Northern Indiana

August 10, 2021Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan; 4 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 10:42 PM EDT for Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan; 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 48 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2021, 10:42 PM EDT (02:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Elkhart County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Noble County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 10, 10:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Elkhart, INTREE LIMB DOWN.
Aug 10, 10:59 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFishers Lake, MIREPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;.
Aug 10, 11:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Dunlap, INTREE LIMB DOWN AND HANGING ON TELEPHONE WIRES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 10, 8:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 216 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2462 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2462 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
962 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
3.7

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The text

As transmitted.

931 
WUUS53 KIWX 110242
SVRIWX
INC039-087-113-141-MIC027-149-110330-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0080.210811T0242Z-210811T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1042 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Elkhart County in north central Indiana...
  Northwestern Noble County in northeastern Indiana...
  Southeastern St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
  Lagrange County in northeastern Indiana...
  Eastern Cass County in southwestern Michigan...
  St. Joseph County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1041 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Cassopolis to near South Bend to Koontz Lake,
  moving east at 70 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Elkhart, Goshen, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Lagrange, Dunlap, Simonton
  Lake, Middlebury, Osceola, Constantine, Wakarusa, Bristol, White
  Pigeon, Centreville, Marcellus, Colon, Topeka, Millersburg, New
  Paris and Benton.

This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 90 and
127.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8529 4176 8529 4152 8526 4146 8606
      4148 8606 4148 8624 4174 8601 4207 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 247DEG 62KT 4192 8609 4169 8622 4143 8648 

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
167 
WUUS53 KIWX 110245 CCA
SVRIWX
INC039-087-113-141-MIC027-149-110330-
/O.COR.KIWX.SV.W.0080.210811T0242Z-210811T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1045 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Elkhart County in north central Indiana...
  Northwestern Noble County in northeastern Indiana...
  Southeastern St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
  Lagrange County in northeastern Indiana...
  Eastern Cass County in southwestern Michigan...
  St. Joseph County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1044 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Marcellus to Elkhart to near Bremen, moving
  northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Elkhart, Goshen, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Lagrange, Dunlap, Simonton
  Lake, Middlebury, Osceola, Constantine, Wakarusa, Bristol, White
  Pigeon, Centreville, Marcellus, Colon, Topeka, Millersburg, New
  Paris and Benton.

This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 90 and
127.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8529 4176 8529 4152 8526 4146 8606
      4148 8606 4148 8624 4174 8601 4207 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 246DEG 45KT 4192 8609 4169 8622 4143 8648 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

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009 
WWUS53 KIWX 110323
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1123 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

INC039-087-113-141-MIC027-149-110332-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210811T0330Z/
Elkhart IN-Noble IN-St. Joseph IN-Lagrange IN-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-
1123 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ELKHART...NORTHWESTERN
NOBLE...SOUTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH...LAGRANGE...EASTERN CASS AND ST.
JOSEPH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for
north central and northeastern Indiana...and southwestern Michigan.

LAT...LON 4207 8529 4176 8529 4152 8526 4146 8606
      4148 8606 4148 8624 4174 8601 4207 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 246DEG 45KT 4211 8550 4188 8564 4162 8590 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 9:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBerrien41 min
Aug 10, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien49 min
Aug 10, 10:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien, Cass27 min
Aug 10, 10:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien, Cass57 min
Aug 10, 11:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch, Hillsdale29 min
Aug 11, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass, Saint Joseph50 min
Aug 11, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBranch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph36 min
Aug 11, 2:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBranch, Hillsdale43 min
Aug 11, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXHillsdale46 min
Aug 10, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX86 min
Aug 10, 11:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke43 min
Aug 10, 11:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski34 min
Aug 11, 12:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley40 min
Aug 11, 12:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHuntington31 min
Aug 11, 12:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen22 min
Aug 11, 12:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAdams, Allen, Wells49 min
Aug 11, 3:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass, White33 min
Aug 11, 4:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass, Fulton, Miami44 min
Aug 11, 4:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko46 min
Aug 11, 5:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte39 min
Aug 11, 5:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXNoble41 min
Aug 11, 5:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte38 min
Aug 11, 5:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhitley51 min
Aug 11, 11:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXStarke38 min
Aug 11, 11:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX54 min
Aug 11, 12:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke30 min
Aug 11, 12:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXKosciusko, Marshall29 min
Aug 11, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski and 2 more46 min
Aug 11, 12:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX56 min
Aug 11, 12:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXKosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke3 hr
Aug 11, 12:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph43 min
Aug 11, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Pulaski, Wabash36 min
Aug 11, 1:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami and 3 more43 min
Aug 11, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX46 min
Aug 11, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Jay, Wells27 min
Aug 11, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBlackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells55 min
Aug 11, 2:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Jay, Wells46 min
Aug 11, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXJay29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.