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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

September 14, 20215 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Sep 14, 2021, 8:08 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 67 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 14, 2021, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired: Sep 14, 2021, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

Counties Adams County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Wells County, IN

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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, 7:12 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 7:12 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 14, 3:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 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

Local storm report, Sep 14, 6:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 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

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Local storm report, Sep 14, 6:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 14, 6:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 14, 7:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 14, 7:09 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 14, 7:33 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 14, 8:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Blackford, Grant, Wells	44 min
Sep 14, 9:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Blackford, Cass, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Miami and 2 more	2 hr
Sep 14, 9:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Blackford, Jay	37 min
Sep 14, 8:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Fulton	40 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.