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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Dec 5, 2021, 3:52 PM EST for 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 6, 2021, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2021, 3:52 PM EST (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 6, 2021, 8:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2021, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 1784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
742 WWUS73 KIWX 052052 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 352 PM EST Sun Dec 5 2021 INZ003-MIZ077-060500- /O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.211206T1300Z-211206T1900Z/ La Porte-Berrien- Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, and Paw Paw Lake 352 PM EST Sun Dec 5 2021 /252 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ TO 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Indiana, La Porte County. In Michigan, Berrien County. * WHEN...From 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ to 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects like holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Use caution if you are traveling a high profile vehicle. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
3 follow-up statements
897 WWUS73 KIWX 060313 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 5 2021 INZ003-MIZ077-061200- /O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.211206T1300Z-211206T1900Z/ La Porte-Berrien- Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, and Paw Paw Lake 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 5 2021 /913 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ TO 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Indiana, La Porte County. In Michigan, Berrien County. * WHEN...From 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ to 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects like holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Use caution if you are traveling a high profile vehicle. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
199 WWUS73 KIWX 060901 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 401 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 MIZ078>081-061715- /O.EXB.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.211206T1300Z-211206T2100Z/ Cass-St. Joseph-Branch-Hillsdale- Including the cities of Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, and Litchfield 401 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Cass, St. Joseph, Branch and Hillsdale Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 4 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects like holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The winds will also be accompanied by lake effect snow showers which may cause reduced visibilities and a few slick spots on the roads by late afternoon as temperatures drop into the 20s. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle on north-south oriented roads. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ INZ003-MIZ077-061715- /O.EXT.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.211206T1300Z-211206T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, and Paw Paw Lake 401 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 /301 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Indiana, La Porte County. In Michigan, Berrien County. * WHEN...From 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ this morning to 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects like holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle on north-south oriented roads. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
918 WWUS73 KIWX 062052 NPWIWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 352 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 INZ003-MIZ077>081-062200- /O.EXP.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211206T2100Z/ La Porte-Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph-Branch-Hillsdale- Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, Niles, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Fair Plain, Benton Heights, Buchanan, Paw Paw Lake, Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, and Litchfield 352 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 /252 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... Winds have fallen below advisory levels. However, gusts 25 to 35 mph can still be expected this evening, diminishing further overnight. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 3:49 AM EST | Gale Warning | IWX | 39 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.