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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2021, 3:54 PM EDT for Jay County, Indiana. It was in force for 19 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 18, 2021, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2021, 4:13 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Jay County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 3:57 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Ssw Trinity, IN | LARGE WEDGE TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND MOVING ESE. APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS WIDE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KIWX 181954
TORIWX
INC075-182030-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0002.210618T1954Z-210618T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
354 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Jay County in east central Indiana...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 353 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Geneva, or 8 miles northeast of Portland, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
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
northeastern Jay County, including the following locations...
Bryant, Trinity and Westchester.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4049 8497 4057 8497 4056 8480 4045 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 289DEG 28KT 4053 8489
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
MARSILI2 follow-up statements
946
WWUS53 KIWX 182000
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
400 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
INC075-182030-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210618T2030Z/
Jay IN-
400 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN JAY COUNTY...
At 400 PM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located 7 miles southeast of Geneva, or 8 miles northeast of
Portland, moving southeast at 25 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may
be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes
will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction
is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Westchester and Trinity.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A large and extremely dangerous tornado is on the ground. take
immediate tornado precautions. this is an emergency situation.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4048 8493 4055 8492 4056 8480 4045 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 293DEG 23KT 4051 8486
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
MARSILI345
WWUS53 KIWX 182013
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
413 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
INC075-182022-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210618T2030Z/
Jay IN-
413 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4048 8493 4055 8492 4056 8480 4045 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 289DEG 28KT 4048 8474
$$
MARSILIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 5:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 82 min | |
| Jun 18, 6:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 7:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart, LaGrange | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 7:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Allen, Wells | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Grant, Miami | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Wabash, Wells | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Jay, Wells | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Blackford, Jay | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Jay | 13 min |
| Jun 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Jay | 18 min |
| Jun 18, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 27 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.