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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2023, 3:14 AM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2023, 3:14 AM EDT (07:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2023, 3:53 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Williams County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 29, 3:10 AM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 3:10 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 310 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 309 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 A few isolated showers and storms are possible Saturday as a cold front passes through the Great Lakes region. A much more quiet pattern returns in the coming days, with the next rain chances holding off until Thursday. High pressure settles in, bringing dry conditions, sunny skies, and mild temperatures. && .SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight) Issued at 309 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 A cold front brings chances for a few isolated showers and storms throughout the day (15% chance or less) as it moves southward through the CWA. Any storm activity will be much less widespread than what we experienced overnight, with no severe weather expected during the day Saturday. Highs Saturday will be in the low to mid 80s with decreasing clouds in the afternoon. Saturday evening will be pleasant, with mostly clear skies, calm winds, and temperatures falling into the low 60s for lows overnight. && .LONG TERM...(Sunday through Friday) Issued at 309 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 The oppressive heat and humidity we've experienced in the past few days dissipates as the aforementioned cold front brings much needed northerly flow back to the CWA. A large area of high pressure builds across Saskatchewan and moves southeastward into the upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions this weekend. Dry conditions and mild temperature prevail over the next several days thanks to northerly flow and the presence of this high pressure system. These dry stays will be pleasant, as northerly winds usher in refreshing air! Dewpoints drop into the 50s Sunday, which will feel much more comfortable compared to the tropical humidity we've experienced as of late. High temperatures Sunday through Friday will be slightly below to near normal in the low to mid 80s each day. The next chance for rain returns Thursday as the area of high pressure migrates east. Given a lack of confidence, I have chosen to keep PoPs low for now (only 15-30%), but it appears several chances are possible towards the end of the long range period. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday Night) Issued at 132 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023 Timed storms through KSBN ending around 07 UTC and 09 UTC at KFWA as convective linear system sweeps eastward through northern Indiana. Convection associated with northwest flow shortwave impinging along east to west frontal boundary through northern Indiana. In wake, of shortwave passage, frontal boundary will accelerate southward and reach the Ohio River by late this afternoon. VFR conditions emerge behind convection with surface flow turning northwest to north as frontal boundary sags south. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...Johnson SHORT TERM...Johnson LONG TERM...Johnson AVIATION...Murphy Visit us at www.weather.gov/iwx Follow us on Facebook...Twitter...and YouTube at: www.facebook.com/NWSNorthernIndiana www.twitter.com/nwsiwx www.youtube.com/NWSNorthernIndiana
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 3:27 PM EDT, 11 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 327 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 INZ005>009-012-014-017-018-024>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-204-216- MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-290900- Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Marshall-Whitley- Allen IN-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay- Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko- Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-Cass MI- St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- 327 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 /227 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms are expected to redevelop late this afternoon and become numerous by late evening with a threat for damaging winds and perhaps some isolated hail early this evening west of I-69. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be need later this evening. INZ013-015-020-022-023-290900- Pulaski-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami- 327 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. A Heat Advisory is in effect until midnight EDT or 11 PM CDT tonight. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create heat indices from 100 to 105 degrees. For full details listen to NOAA Weather Radio or visit online at weather.gov/IWX for more information. Thunderstorms are expected to redevelop late this afternoon and become numerous by late evening with a threat for damaging winds and perhaps some isolated hail early this evening west of I-69. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LMZ043-046-290900- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 327 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms are likely overnight with a risk for wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 29, 2:45 AM EDT, 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
245 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0242 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Wallen 41.18N 85.17W
07/29/2023 Allen IN Public
Trees down in the parking lot of this store.
&&
CRLocal storm report, Jul 29, 2:48 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
248 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 AM Rain 4 ENE Woodland 41.57N 86.11W
07/29/2023 M2.89 inch St. Joseph IN Public
Since midnight. 3.19 since storms started.
&&
CRLocal storm report, Jul 29, 2:52 AM EDT, 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
252 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0236 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NNE Lake Everett 41.19N 85.29W
07/29/2023 Allen IN Amateur Radio
Powerlines down at US 33 and Carroll Rd.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Jul 29, 2:56 AM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
300 AM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 AM Hail 4 NNE Fort Wayne 41.12N 85.10W
07/29/2023 M0.75 inch Allen IN Trained Spotter
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Marshall | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 9:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Miami, Wabash | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 9:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Starke | 43 min |
| Jul 28, 9:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams | 36 min |
| Jul 28, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Miami, Pulaski | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 9:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Wells | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 10:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Wabash | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 10:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Noble | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Marshall | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 11:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | DeKalb | 50 min |
| Jul 28, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 11:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Kosciusko | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Marshall | 23 min |
| Jul 29, 12:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Noble | 56 min |
| Jul 29, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 88 min | |
| Jul 29, 12:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 56 min |
| Jul 29, 12:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph | 66 min |
| Jul 29, 12:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jul 29, 1:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 52 min |
| Jul 29, 1:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, White | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 1:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 2:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Whitley | 42 min |
| Jul 29, 2:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Kosciusko, Wabash, Wells, Whitley | 66 min |
| Jul 29, 2:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Miami | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 2:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 2:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Steuben | 52 min |
| Jul 29, 2:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Wells | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 3:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 65 min |
| Jul 29, 9:53 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | IWX | LaPorte | 10 hr |
| Jul 29, 9:53 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 10 hr | |
| Jul 28, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Van Wert | 26 min |
| Jul 28, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Putnam | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 10:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Putnam | 36 min |
| Jul 28, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Van Wert | 26 min |
| Jul 29, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Williams | 54 min |
| Jul 29, 12:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Williams | 53 min |
| Jul 29, 3:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 3:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen, Van Wert | 57 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.