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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Northern Indiana

August 11, 2021LaGrange County, Steuben County, Indiana; Branch County, Hillsdale County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT for LaGrange County, Steuben County, Indiana; Branch County, Hillsdale County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan. It was in force for 36 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 11, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT (17:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties LaGrange County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Branch County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:39 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, 1:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGColon, MIDELAYED REPORT. NUMEROUS 1-2 FT DIAMETER OR SMALLER LIMBS DOWNED AROUND COLON TOWNSHIP AND THE VILLAGE. SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED, AROUND 1-3 FT IN DIAMETER. ONE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE, MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PART OF A METAL ROOF WAS TORN OFF A STORAGE
Aug 11, 1:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGColdwater, MILARGE TREE DOWNED ON A HOME.
Aug 11, 1:57 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Orland, INTREE DOWN ON ORLAND ROAD SOUTHEAST OF ORLAND, INDIANA.

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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 106 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 169 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
106 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-290 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1220 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

482 
WUUS53 KIWX 111739
SVRIWX
INC087-151-MIC023-059-149-111815-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0088.210811T1739Z-210811T1815Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Steuben County in northeastern Indiana...
  Northeastern Lagrange County in northeastern Indiana...
  Eastern St. Joseph County in southwestern Michigan...
  Branch County in southwestern Michigan...
  Northwestern Hillsdale County in southeastern Michigan...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 139 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Vicksburg to near Bronson to 7 miles northeast
  of Lagrange, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Sturgis, Coldwater, Bronson, Fremont, Quincy, Union City,
  Litchfield, Colon, Reading, Long Lake, Ray, Nottawa, Girard,
  Kinderhook, Fawn River, Batavia, Leonidas, California, Mendon and
  Burr Oak.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 356 and 357.
 Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 1 and 21.
 Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 123 and 145.

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.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4177 8476 4166 8533 4207 8558 4207 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 241DEG 42KT 4207 8550 4191 8525 4169 8529 

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

$$

CM
1 follow-up statement
423 
WWUS53 KIWX 111759
SVSIWX

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

INC087-MIC149-111809-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210811T1815Z/
Lagrange IN-St. Joseph MI-
159 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAGRANGE AND
EASTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES 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
northeastern Indiana...and southeastern and southwestern Michigan.

LAT...LON 4177 8476 4171 8510 4186 8519 4200 8529
      4207 8529 4207 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 241DEG 42KT 4218 8524 4202 8499 4180 8503 

$$

INC151-MIC023-059-111815-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210811T1815Z/
Steuben IN-Branch MI-Hillsdale MI-
159 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL STEUBEN...BRANCH AND NORTHWESTERN HILLSDALE
COUNTIES...

At 159 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Climax to near Coldwater to 6
miles northwest of Fremont, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Coldwater, Bronson, Fremont, Quincy, Union City, Litchfield, Reading,
Long Lake, Ray, Girard, Kinderhook, Batavia, California, Montgomery,
Sherwood, Allen, East Gilead, Nevada Mills, South Butler and Marble
Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 356 and 357.
 Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 1 and 21.
 Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 137 and 145.

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.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4177 8476 4171 8510 4186 8519 4200 8529
      4207 8529 4207 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 241DEG 42KT 4218 8524 4202 8499 4180 8503 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.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, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Pulaski, Wabash36 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, 1:48 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
Aug 10, 10:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien, Cass27 min
Aug 11, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXHillsdale46 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.