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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2021, 4:09 PM EDT for Saint Joseph County, Indiana. It was in force for 36 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 26, 2021, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Saint Joseph County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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 26, 1:05 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 492 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 493 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
969
WFUS53 KIWX 262009
TORIWX
INC141-262045-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0012.210626T2009Z-210626T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
409 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern St. Joseph County in north central Indiana...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 409 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gulivoire Park, moving northeast at 35 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 dangerous storm will be near...
South Bend around 415 PM EDT.
Mishawaka, Georgetown and Roseland around 425 PM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Osceola and Granger.
This includes Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 76 and
87.
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 4176 8606 4164 8606 4157 8632 4162 8641
4176 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 230DEG 30KT 4161 8631
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
MCS3 follow-up statements
916
WWUS53 KIWX 262016
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
416 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
INC141-262045-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210626T2045Z/
St. Joseph IN-
416 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY...
At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over South Bend, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Mishawaka and Georgetown around 425 PM EDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Granger and Osceola.
LAT...LON 4161 8627 4166 8632 4176 8620 4176 8606
4167 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 231DEG 31KT 4165 8623
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
MCS008
WWUS53 KIWX 262027
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
427 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
INC141-262045-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210626T2045Z/
St. Joseph IN-
427 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY...
At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mishawaka, moving northeast at 30 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Granger around 435 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4167 8617 4169 8620 4176 8613 4176 8606
4171 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 230DEG 27KT 4170 8615
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
MCS509
WWUS53 KIWX 262039
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
439 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
INC141-262049-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210626T2045Z/
St. Joseph IN-
439 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 445 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for north central
Indiana.
LAT...LON 4167 8617 4169 8620 4176 8613 4176 8606
4171 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 230DEG 30KT 4176 8605
$$
MCSThe 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, 10:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, Pulaski | 38 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, 4:38 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.