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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Northern Indiana

March 10, 20216 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2021, 3:42 AM EST for 6 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 10, 2021, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2021, 3:42 AM EST (08:42 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2021, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 10, 2021, 8:17 PM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Cass County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, White County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 202 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2021-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2021-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1769 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
319 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

133 
WWUS73 KIWX 100842
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
342 AM EST Wed Mar 10 2021

INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-MIZ077-102000-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0001.210310T1800Z-210311T0600Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-White-
Cass IN-Berrien-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Knox, North Judson, 
Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, 
Culver, Rochester, Akron, Monticello, Monon, Brookston, 
Logansport, Royal Center, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, 
Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, and Paw Paw Lake
342 AM EST Wed Mar 10 2021 /242 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Indiana, La Porte, St. Joseph IN, Starke, Pulaski, 
  Marshall, Fulton IN, White and Cass IN Counties. In Michigan, 
  Berrien County.

* WHEN...From 1 PM EST /noon CST/ this afternoon to 1 AM EST 
  /midnight CST/ Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
739 
WWUS73 KIWX 101606
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1106 AM EST Wed Mar 10 2021

INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-MIZ077-110015-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0001.210310T1800Z-210311T0600Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-White-
Cass IN-Berrien-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Knox, North Judson, 
Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, 
Culver, Rochester, Akron, Monticello, Monon, Brookston, 
Logansport, Royal Center, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, 
Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, and Paw Paw Lake
1106 AM EST Wed Mar 10 2021 /1006 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Indiana, Starke, Pulaski, La Porte, St. Joseph IN, 
  Marshall, Fulton IN, Cass IN and White Counties. In Michigan, 
  Berrien County.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
144 
WWUS73 KIWX 110117
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
817 PM EST Wed Mar 10 2021

INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-MIZ077-110230-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210311T0600Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-White-
Cass IN-Berrien-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Knox, North Judson, 
Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, 
Culver, Rochester, Akron, Monticello, Monon, Brookston, 
Logansport, Royal Center, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, 
Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, and Paw Paw Lake
817 PM EST Wed Mar 10 2021 /717 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Sustained winds have diminished early this evening to 15 to 25 mph
with a few gusts to 35 mph. Therefore, the wind advisory is
cancelled. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 3:32 AM ESTGale WarningIWX27 hr

Nearby

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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.