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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2021, 10:37 PM EDT for Fulton County, Pulaski County, Indiana. It was in force for 38 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
- Jun 25, 2021, 10:37 PM EDT (02:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2021, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Fulton County, IN, Pulaski County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 1254 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 910 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted.
133
WFUS53 KIWX 260237
TORIWX
INC049-131-260315-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0011.210626T0237Z-210626T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1037 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Pulaski County in northwestern Indiana...
Northwestern Fulton County in north central Indiana...
* Until 1115 PM EDT.
* At 1037 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Winamac, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Pulaski and northwestern Fulton Counties, including
the following locations... Leiters Ford, Kewanna, Bruce Lake
Station, Delong and Lake Bruce.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If in a mobile home, a
vehicle or outdoors, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4098 8649 4103 8654 4116 8641 4105 8629
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 229DEG 13KT 4102 8648
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CR2 follow-up statements
481
WWUS53 KIWX 260253
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1053 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021
INC131-260302-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210626T0315Z/
Pulaski IN-
1053 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
north central and northwestern Indiana.
LAT...LON 4115 8640 4106 8630 4105 8629 4100 8643
4102 8647 4107 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 229DEG 13KT 4106 8642
$$
INC049-260315-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210626T0315Z/
Fulton IN-
1053 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY...
At 1052 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles east of Winamac, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Kewanna, Leiters Ford, Bruce Lake Station and Lake Bruce.
LAT...LON 4115 8640 4106 8630 4105 8629 4100 8643
4102 8647 4107 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 229DEG 13KT 4106 8642
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CR368
WWUS53 KIWX 260305
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1105 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021
INC049-260315-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210626T0315Z/
Fulton IN-
1105 PM EDT Fri Jun 25 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1115 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However heavy rain is still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
north central and northwestern Indiana.
LAT...LON 4115 8640 4106 8630 4105 8629 4100 8643
4102 8647 4107 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 229DEG 13KT 4109 8638
$$
CRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 9:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass | 28 min |
| Jun 25, 9:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | DeKalb | 14 min |
| Jun 25, 9:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Cass | 9 min |
| Jun 25, 10:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Pulaski | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Starke | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 1:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 1:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 10:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 70 hr |
| Jun 26, 10:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 5 days |
| Jun 26, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 114 min | |
| Jun 26, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 34 min | |
| Jun 26, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 4:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 95 min | |
| Jun 26, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Pulaski, Starke | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 14 min |
| Jun 26, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Pulaski, Starke, White | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.