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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Northern 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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 3:32 AM EST | Gale Warning | IWX | 27 hr |
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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.