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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Northern Indiana

December 15, 20218 counties in Ohio; 21 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind advisory at Dec 15, 2021, 3:37 AM EST for 8 counties in Ohio; 21 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 15, 2021, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2021, 3:37 AM EST (08:37 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 15, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 16, 2021, 4:00 PM EST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
All 33 counties

Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 38 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 233 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2021-12-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2021-12-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 269 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1226 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
269 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
362 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

807 
WWUS73 KIWX 150837
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
337 AM EST Wed Dec 15 2021

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025-151645-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.211216T0000Z-211216T2100Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-
Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen-White-Cass-Miami-
Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Berrien-Branch-
Hillsdale-Williams-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, 
Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake,
Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, 
Rochester, Akron, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, 
Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, 
Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport, Royal Center, Peru, 
Grissom AFB, Mexico, Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington, 
Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, Berne, Marion, Gas City, 
Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier, Portland, Dunkirk, 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, Litchfield, Bryan, Edgerton, Wauseon, 
Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, 
Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, 
Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, Pandora, Van Wert, 
Ohio City, Lima, and Spencerville
337 AM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 /237 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and 
  northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening to 4 PM EST /3 PM 
  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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
064 
WWUS73 KIWX 151648
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1148 AM EST Wed Dec 15 2021

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025-160300-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.211216T0000Z-211216T2100Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-
Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen-White-Cass-Miami-
Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Berrien-Branch-
Hillsdale-Williams-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, 
Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake,
Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, 
Rochester, Akron, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, 
Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, 
Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport, Royal Center, Peru, 
Grissom AFB, Mexico, Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington, 
Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, Berne, Marion, Gas City, 
Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier, Portland, Dunkirk, 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, Litchfield, Bryan, Edgerton, Wauseon, 
Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, 
Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, 
Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, Pandora, Van Wert, 
Ohio City, Lima, and Spencerville
1148 AM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 /1048 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to around 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and 
  northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening to 4 PM EST /3 PM 
  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.

&&

$$
586 
WWUS73 KIWX 152016
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
316 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025-160430-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.211216T0000Z-211216T2100Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-
Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen-White-Cass-Miami-
Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Berrien-Branch-
Hillsdale-Williams-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, 
Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake,
Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, 
Rochester, Akron, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, 
Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, 
Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport, Royal Center, Peru, 
Grissom AFB, Mexico, Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington, 
Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, Berne, Marion, Gas City, 
Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier, Portland, Dunkirk, 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, Litchfield, Bryan, Edgerton, Wauseon, 
Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, 
Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, 
Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, Pandora, Van Wert, 
Ohio City, Lima, and Spencerville
316 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 /216 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to around 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and 
  northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening to 4 PM EST /3 PM 
  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.

&&

$$
858 
WWUS73 KIWX 160242
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
942 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025-161100-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211216T2100Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-
Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen-White-Cass-Miami-
Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Berrien-Branch-
Hillsdale-Williams-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, 
Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake,
Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, 
Rochester, Akron, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, 
Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, 
Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport, Royal Center, Peru, 
Grissom AFB, Mexico, Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington, 
Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, Berne, Marion, Gas City, 
Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier, Portland, Dunkirk, 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, Litchfield, Bryan, Edgerton, Wauseon, 
Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, 
Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, 
Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, Pandora, Van Wert, 
Ohio City, Lima, and Spencerville
942 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 /842 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southern Lower Michigan 
  and northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EST /3 PM 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.

&&

$$
435 
WWUS73 KIWX 161659
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1159 AM EST Thu Dec 16 2021

INZ012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ024-025-161800-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211216T2100Z/
Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen-White-Cass-
Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Van Wert-
Including the cities of Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac, 
Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester, 
Akron, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Syracuse, Mentone, Columbia City, 
Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, Monticello, 
Monon, Brookston, Logansport, Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, 
Mexico, Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington, Roanoke, Bluffton, 
Ossian, Decatur, Berne, Marion, Gas City, Upland, Hartford City, 
Montpelier, Portland, Dunkirk, Van Wert, Ohio City, Lima, 
and Spencerville
1159 AM EST Thu Dec 16 2021 /1059 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The threat for wind gusts over 45 mph has diminished. Therefore,
the advisory has been cancelled. Wind gusts of 35 mph will be 
possible into this afternoon.


$$

INZ003>009-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-162100-
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211216T2100Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Berrien-Cass-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton-Defiance-Henry-
Paulding-Putnam-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, 
Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, 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, Litchfield, Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, 
Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, 
Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp,
Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, and Pandora
1159 AM EST Thu Dec 16 2021 /1059 AM CST Thu Dec 16 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southern Lower Michigan 
  and northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EST /3 PM 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.

&&

$$
880 
WWUS73 KIWX 162101
NPWIWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
401 PM EST Thu Dec 16 2021

INZ003>009-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-162215-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211216T2100Z/
La Porte-St. Joseph-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Berrien-Cass-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton-Defiance-Henry-
Paulding-Putnam-
Including the cities of Michigan City, La Porte, South Bend, 
Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, 
Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, 
Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, Garrett, 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, Litchfield, Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, 
Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, 
Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center, Paulding, Antwerp,
Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, and Pandora
401 PM EST Thu Dec 16 2021 /301 PM CST Thu Dec 16 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

West winds will continue to diminish through the evening hours. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 14, 10:00 PM ESTStorm WatchIWX7 hr
Dec 15, 4:47 AM ESTGale WarningIWX36 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.