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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

August 7, 2022Elkhart County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2022, 3:55 PM EDT for Elkhart County, Indiana. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2022, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2022, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Elkhart County, IN

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 1:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 1:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 4:44 AM EDT, 11 hours 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 7, 2:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 7, 2:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 2:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 7, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
255 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 W GOSHEN              41.58N 85.87W
08/07/2022  M2.40 INCH       ELKHART            IN   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT FROM TWITTER.

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MSL

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 3:34 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
334 PM EDT Sun Aug 7 2022

INZ015>017-024-072000-
Wabash IN-Whitley IN-Kosciusko IN-Fulton IN-
334 PM EDT Sun Aug 7 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Wabash,
western Whitley, northeastern Fulton and southern Kosciusko Counties
through 400 PM EDT...

At 333 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Mentone to near Akron. Movement was east
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Warsaw and Winona Lake around 350 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include North Manchester
and Pierceton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4105 8609 4117 8608 4117 8605 4123 8606
      4131 8565 4100 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 263DEG 28KT 4120 8599 4109 8598

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 3:55 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart	37 min
Aug 7, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart	36 min
Aug 7, 2:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke	60 min
Aug 7, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Kosciusko	37 min
Aug 7, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Kosciusko	26 min
Aug 7, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Kosciusko, Whitley	30 min
Aug 7, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Whitley	27 min
Aug 7, 4:22 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	IWX		49 hr
Aug 7, 4:22 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		43 hr
Aug 7, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart	31 min
Aug 7, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Grant	24 min
Aug 7, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Jay	30 min
Aug 7, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Henry	37 min
Aug 7, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Van Wert	34 min
Aug 7, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen	38 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.