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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

August 3, 20224 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2022, 6:30 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 45 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
Aug 3, 2022, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

Counties Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Miami County, IN, Wabash County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 237 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 12:00Z on 2022-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2195 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2022-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2195 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-134 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1299 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 5:58 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 5:58 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 4:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
459 PM EDT Wed Aug 3 2022

INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>025-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-
042100-
St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-
Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-
Wabash-Huntington-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-
Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-
459 PM EDT Wed Aug 3 2022 /359 PM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022/

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 514 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest
Michigan and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There are low chances for thunderstorms during the afternoon hours
Thursday through Monday. Heavy rainfall is possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed into the early evening.

INZ026-027-032>034-OHZ016-024-025-042100-
Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
459 PM EDT Wed Aug 3 2022

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and
northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

There is a chance for thunderstorms late this afternoon into this
evening. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph and heavy rain will be
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There are low chances for thunderstorms during the afternoon hours
Thursday through Monday. Heavy rainfall is possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ003-MIZ077-042100-
La Porte-Berrien-
459 PM EDT Wed Aug 3 2022 /359 PM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022/

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 514 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and
southwest Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Dangerous swimming conditions and strong currents are possible this
afternoon and evening at Lake Michigan beaches.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Additional thunderstorms are expected through the end of the week.
Heavy rain is possible.

There are low chances for thunderstorms during the afternoon hours
Thursday through Monday. Heavy rainfall is possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

LMZ043-046-042100-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
459 PM EDT Wed Aug 3 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 514 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of
southeastern Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Small Craft Advisory.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Additional thunderstorms are possible through the end of the week.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 6:10 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 6:24 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 6:30 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX2 hr
Aug 3, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte61 min
Aug 3, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke56 min
Aug 3, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXLaPorte, Pulaski, Starke63 min
Aug 3, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke47 min
Aug 3, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Marshall, Saint Joseph43 min
Aug 3, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhite47 min
Aug 3, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Pulaski, White46 min
Aug 3, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall30 min
Aug 3, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXFulton, Kosciusko45 min
Aug 3, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange, Noble, Steuben48 min
Aug 3, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass, Miami26 min
Aug 3, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhitley46 min
Aug 3, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDeKalb, Noble, Steuben51 min
Aug 3, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen, Whitley55 min
Aug 3, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDefiance, Paulding33 min
Aug 3, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHenry35 min
Aug 3, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXDefiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams60 min
Aug 3, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPaulding, Van Wert61 min
Aug 3, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien64 min
Aug 3, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Saint Joseph56 min
Aug 3, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBranch, Saint Joseph51 min
Aug 3, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch, Hillsdale43 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.