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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS Northern Indiana

August 11, 20216 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 12:54 PM EDT for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 36 min. 2 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 11, 2021, 12:54 PM EDT (16:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cass County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, Miami County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Wabash County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 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 11, 1:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFulton, INCORRECTS TIME AND EVENT FROM PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM FULTON. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
Aug 11, 1:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 E Adamsboro, INDELAYED REPORT. SNAPPED POWER POLE AND DOWNED TREES, BRANCHES ALONG E 150 N. NO TREE OR LIMB HEALTH OR SIZE INFORMATION. ALSO REPORTS OF TREES AND LIMBS DOWN ON 600E.

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 11, 11:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 233 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1930 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 228 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
1930 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-174 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1253 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
185 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.4

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The text

As transmitted.

402 
WUUS53 KIWX 111654
SVRIWX
INC017-049-085-103-131-169-111730-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0086.210811T1654Z-210811T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1254 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Wabash County in north central Indiana...
  Southeastern Pulaski County in northwestern Indiana...
  Fulton County in north central Indiana...
  Southern Kosciusko County in north central Indiana...
  Northeastern Cass County in north central Indiana...
  Northwestern Miami County in north central Indiana...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 1253 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles south of Argos to near Rochester to near
  Royal Center, moving east at 45 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Peru, Rochester, North Manchester, Akron, Mentone, Mexico, Kewanna,
  Denver, Roann, Claypool, Fulton, Macy, Burket, Leiters Ford, Nyena
  Lake, Leases Corner, Deedsville, Beaver Dam Lake, Hoover and
  Sevastopol.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Northern Indiana.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4118 8572 4089 8584 4071 8621 4094 8660
      4116 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 289DEG 37KT 4114 8626 4103 8628 4090 8649 

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

$$

CM
1 follow-up statement
374 
WWUS53 KIWX 111718
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
118 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

INC131-111728-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210811T1730Z/
Pulaski IN-
118 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for
north central Indiana.

LAT...LON 4118 8572 4089 8584 4071 8621 4083 8640
      4117 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 289DEG 47KT 4102 8585 4094 8595 4082 8619 

$$

INC017-049-085-103-169-111730-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210811T1730Z/
Wabash IN-Fulton IN-Kosciusko IN-Cass IN-Miami IN-
118 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WABASH...CENTRAL FULTON...SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO...
NORTHEASTERN CASS AND NORTHWESTERN MIAMI COUNTIES...

At 118 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near North Manchester to 7 miles southeast of Akron to
near Mexico, moving east at 55 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Peru, Rochester, North Manchester, Akron, Mentone, Mexico, Denver,
Roann, Claypool, Fulton, Macy, Burket, Nyena Lake, Deedsville, Beaver
Dam Lake, Hoover, Sevastopol, Beaver Dam, Lake Manitou and Chili.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Northern Indiana.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4118 8572 4089 8584 4071 8621 4083 8640
      4117 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 289DEG 47KT 4102 8585 4094 8595 4082 8619 

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

$$

CM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX86 min
Aug 10, 9:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte41 min
Aug 10, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Saint Joseph49 min
Aug 10, 10:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke57 min
Aug 10, 10:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Saint Joseph48 min
Aug 10, 11:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke43 min
Aug 10, 11:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSteuben29 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, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart, LaGrange50 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, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaGrange, Steuben36 min
Aug 11, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAdams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Jay, Wells27 min
Aug 11, 2:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXDeKalb, Steuben43 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.