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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Sep 14, 2021, 6:41 PM EDT for Elkhart County, LaGrange County, Indiana. It was in force for 49 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
- Sep 14, 2021, 6:41 PM EDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
Counties Elkhart County, IN, LaGrange County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 620 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 977 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 14, 3:28 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 3:28 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 328 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 324 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 Severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. The primary hazards are damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall. Not as hot tomorrow, but the heat quickly returns for the remainder of the week. && .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Wednesday) Issued at 324 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of, and eventually along, a cold front currently working its way through northeast Illinois. Well out ahead of this, in our unstable environment, a couple storms have popped off in a area of subtle convergence and dew point pooling. These isolated storms pose a locally damaging wind threat due to abundant DCAPE and steep low- level lapse rates. Storms are expected to become more numerous over the next few hours in the western and or central part of our CWA. Discrete storms early may be disorganized due to only marginal shear at 20 knots. As the cold front approaches, shear will increase and storms can become organized into a squall line posing a damaging wind threat. This squall line will exit our CWA before/near midnight, likely weakening as it moves east due to the atmosphere becoming more stable through time and less-favorable mid-level lapse rates (6.5C/km). High PWATs lead to a non-zero concern for heavy rainfall, paired with some parallel flow to the cold front. However, the cold front is overall expected to keep things moving along. && .LONG TERM...(Wednesday Night through Tuesday) Issued at 324 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 Not too much to speak of in the long term forecast period. Relief from the cold front is gone by Thursday as high temperatures return to the 80s, and the upper-air pattern picks up where it seemingly left off. This means generally dry and hot conditions are expected through about Tuesday. The blend tried to populate some low POPs in for the weekend, but drought begets drought around here, and best forcing looks to be elsewhere. Around Tuesday is when a high- amplitude trough may move east of the Rockies, with a strong surface low over Manitoba and a cold front stretching through the central states. When we are in the warm sector ahead of this cold front, moisture return from the Gulf will improve such that we could see pop-up showers and storms. Otherwise, look for widespread rain chances near midweek as the cold front moves through, bringing a blast of fall-like temperatures in its wake. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Wednesday Afternoon) Issued at 100 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 Low pressure centered over Lake Superior with cold front trailing down Lake Michigan and back into northern Illinois will bring scattered showers/thunderstorms to the area this evening/tonight. Latest HREF guidance has members lacking in coverage along the front initially as it moves through KSBN and will therefore cover with VCTS mention for now. Line then becomes more organized as it approaches and moves through KFWA...will use SHRA for prevailing and tempo group for TSRA. Latest NBM guidance still indicating predominately VFR for ceilings as KFWA less than 30 percent chance for MVFR. Some indication of MVFR/IFR conditions developing in post-frontal environment by early Wednesday morning but timing looks to be southeast of KFWA by then...will continue to monitor for later issuances. Gusty southwest winds continuing to begin this TAF cycle then becoming light northwest tonight behind the front. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...Beach Hazards Statement through late tonight for INZ003. MI...Beach Hazards Statement through late tonight for MIZ077. OH...NONE. LM...Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM EDT Wednesday for LMZ043-046. && SYNOPSIS...Brown SHORT TERM...Brown LONG TERM...Brown AVIATION...JAL Visit us at www.weather.gov/iwx Follow us on Facebook...Twitter...and YouTube at: www.facebook.com/NWSNorthernIndiana www.twitter.com/nwsiwx www.youtube.com/NWSNorthernIndiana
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 14, 3:36 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 336 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>026-032-033-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-151945- St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski- Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami- Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Grant-Blackford-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch- Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding- 336 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 /236 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021/ ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 498 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions. INZ027-034-OHZ016-024-025-151945- Adams-Jay-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- 336 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms are likely late this afternoon and evening. Some storms could be strong to severe. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. INZ003-MIZ077-151945- La Porte-Berrien- 336 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 /236 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021/ ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 498 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Beach Hazards Statement. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A Moderate Swim Risk for southeast Lake Michigan beaches will linger into Wednesday morning. Breaking waves and currents are expected. See the latest surf zone forecast for details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. LMZ043-046-151945- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 336 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 498 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 5:48 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
548 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021
INZ013-015-020-022-142230-
Cass IN-White IN-Fulton IN-Pulaski IN-
548 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern White,
southeastern Pulaski, Fulton and northern Cass Counties through 630
PM EDT...
At 547 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Royal Center, or 11 miles south of Winamac, moving northeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Rochester.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
north central and northwestern Indiana.
&&
LAT...LON 4098 8669 4117 8624 4117 8617 4082 8617
4077 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 246DEG 36KT 4089 8653
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NWSLocal storm report, Sep 14, 5:59 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
559 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0554 PM HAIL 2 S GRANGER 41.71N 86.14W
09/14/2021 E0.25 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
&&Special weather statement, Sep 14, 6:00 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
600 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021
MIZ079>081-142300-
Branch MI-Hillsdale MI-St. Joseph MI-
600 PM EDT Tue Sep 14 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of St. Joseph, Branch
and Hillsdale Counties through 700 PM EDT...
At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Three Rivers to near Coldwater. Movement
was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Quincy around 605 PM EDT.
Litchfield around 615 PM EDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Hillsdale,
Jonesville, Colon, Union City and Coldwater.
This includes Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 5 and
21.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
southeastern and southwestern Michigan.
&&
LAT...LON 4186 8437 4176 8570 4176 8579 4178 8579
4179 8577 4180 8576 4202 8576 4207 8557
4207 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 258DEG 33KT 4195 8572 4200 8495
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NWSLocal storm report, Sep 14, 6:01 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
601 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM HAIL 2 SW GRANGER 41.71N 86.17W
09/14/2021 E0.25 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
&&Local storm report, Sep 14, 6:32 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 5:06 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | IWX | 30 hr | |
| Sep 14, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Steuben | 23 min |
| Sep 14, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski, White | 47 min |
| Sep 14, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Marshall | 36 min |
| Sep 14, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 42 min |
| Sep 14, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami | 29 min |
| Sep 14, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Huntington, Miami, Wabash | 66 min |
| Sep 14, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange, Steuben | 42 min |
| Sep 14, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Williams | 32 min |
| Sep 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Hillsdale | 31 min |
| Sep 14, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 45 min |
| Sep 14, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 62 min |
| Sep 14, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 34 min |
| Sep 14, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 60 min |
| Sep 14, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Hillsdale | 30 min |
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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.