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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2021, 12:31 AM CDT for LaPorte County, Starke County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 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 21, 2021, 12:31 AM CDT (05:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties LaPorte County, IN, Starke County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 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 21, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 1632 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1351 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 421 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.7
The text
As transmitted.
249
WFUS53 KIWX 210531
TORIWX
INC091-149-210600-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0007.210621T0531Z-210621T0600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1231 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Starke County in northwestern Indiana...
Central La Porte County in northwestern Indiana...
* Until 100 AM CDT.
* At 1231 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Wanatah, or near Westville, moving east at
45 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...
Kingsford Heights around 145 AM EDT.
Hamlet around 150 AM EDT.
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 4152 8693 4153 8654 4137 8656 4141 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 270DEG 38KT 4146 8687
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MARSILI2 follow-up statements
547
WWUS53 KIWX 210544
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1244 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
INC091-149-210600-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210621T0600Z/
Starke IN-La Porte IN-
1244 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN STARKE AND CENTRAL LA PORTE COUNTIES...
At 1243 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Kingsford Heights, or 10 miles south of La Porte,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Hamlet around 150 AM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4152 8676 4153 8654 4137 8656 4139 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0543Z 270DEG 38KT 4146 8669
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MARSILI031
WWUS53 KIWX 210554
SVSIWX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1254 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
INC091-149-210603-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210621T0600Z/
Starke IN-La Porte IN-
1254 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STARKE AND CENTRAL LA PORTE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM CDT...
The radar indication of rotation in the storms which prompted the
tornado warning has weakened. Therefore, the tornado warning will be
allowed to expire at 100 AM CDT. However, strong to severe winds
remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect
for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
northwestern Indiana.
LAT...LON 4152 8676 4153 8654 4137 8656 4139 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 270DEG 38KT 4146 8658
$$
MARSILIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben | 22 min |
| Jun 20, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaGrange | 28 min |
| Jun 20, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 117 min | |
| Jun 20, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 12:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Saint Joseph and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble | 21 min |
| Jun 21, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb, Kosciusko, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Whitley | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 2:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells and 1 more | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 3:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Huntington, Wells | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 38 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.