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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Northern Indiana

June 25, 2023Allen County, Huntington County, Whitley County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2023, 4:31 PM EDT for Allen County, Huntington County, Whitley County, Indiana. It was in force for 44 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
Jun 25, 2023, 4:31 PM EDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2023, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allen County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Whitley County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 25, 1:34 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 221 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2023-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2023-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1639 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 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 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 Jun 25, 2:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
209 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 207 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon into
early this evening, mainly across northeast Indiana, south-central
Michigan, and northwest Ohio. Cool, breezy, and showery weather
conditions will then follow tonight through Tuesday.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This Afternoon through Monday)
Issued at 207 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

Severe event on target with all hazards (hail/wind/tornado) in play
as initial discrete convection has already developed into northwest
IN and sw MI. This activity will grow upscale, eventually congealing
into multicellular line segments once reaching the I-69 corridor and
points east. A Tornado Watch has been issued for the entire
forecast around through 00z.

Steepening lapse rates, incoming lift/cooling aloft on the leading
edge of an upper low approaching southern WI, and good pre-frontal
moisture return has pushed MLCAPE values up around 2000 j/kg in a
narrow plume immediately in advance of the system cold front.
Effective deep layer shear generally ranging from 20-30 knots north
to 30-40 knots south, which when combined with the relatively steep
lapse rates should support sustained/robust convection. Hail and
wind look to be the primary threats initially with discrete
convection, with wind and isolated tornadoes where any organization
takes place given strong 0-3 km bulk shear magnitudes within
strengthening 850 mb sw flow. This is conjunction with some subtle
backing of the low level wind field could provide enough low level
hodo curvature for a tornado or two ... highest probs from I-69 east
into northwest OH. The bulk of the severe activity should clear the
forecast area to the east by around 23-00z.

Mostly cloudy skies, blustery northwesterly winds, cooler temps and
scattered rain showers will become the wx story later tonight into
Monday under deep/moist cyclonic flow. The greatest coverage of
showers is expected late morning and afternoon tomorrow given some
diurnal support on the southern periphery of the lower MI centered
low and cool pocket aloft. A few embedded storms can also not be
ruled out during this time if sfc temps can recover into the low to
mid 70s.

&&

.LONG TERM...(Monday Night through Sunday)
Issued at 207 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

The stacked low will migrate east toward the eastern Great Lakes
into Tuesday allowing drier air to filter in. The result should be
lesser rain shower chances and coverage, though northerly winds will
remain on the breezy side and highs will struggle to reach the upper
60s to mid 70s.

A transition to a more common summer pattern will emerge Wednesday
through Friday with more of a quasi-zonal flow regime taking shape
on the northern fringe of a south-central CONUS upper ridge.
Wednesday and Thursday appear to be dry/warmer days with sfc ridging
in control and any convective activity well west-southwest near a
developing frontal zone. This frontal zone and another incoming
upper trough cresting the aformentioned upper ridge then brings
periodic shower/storm chances back into the forecast Friday into
Saturday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday Afternoon)
Issued at 110 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

Another round of storms will move through with a cold frontal
passage this afternoon. Storms have developed over northwest IL
and are moving east to northeastward and will likely begin
affecting KSBN around 19-20z period but then move east of the
terminal by 21z Sun. There is a bit more uncertainty to the exact
evolution and initiation further eastward however latest HRRR
guidance has a linear convective feature moving into the KFWA
vicinity around 21z. Strong gusty winds and hail will be possible
with these storms, some look to become severe. Storms should exit
the area after 23z Sun. Scattered showers behind the frontal
boundary with lowering cigs with MVFR conditions after 06z Mon
for KSBN and around 07z for KFWA.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for LMZ043-046.

&&

SYNOPSIS...Steinwedel
SHORT TERM...Steinwedel
LONG TERM...Steinwedel
AVIATION...Andersen

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 4:10 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
410 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

INZ012>014-020-104-203-204-MIZ078-262015-
Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-White-Eastern St. Joseph IN-
Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-Cass MI-
410 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 /310 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ005>009-015-017-018-022>027-032>034-116-216-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-
004-005-015-016-024-025-262015-
Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN-
Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-
Northern Kosciusko-Southern Kosciusko-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-
Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
410 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

...TORNADO WATCH 374 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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.

   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is needed late this afternoon.

INZ103-MIZ177-277-262015-
Northern La Porte-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
410 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 /310 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous swimming conditions are possible on Lake Michigan beaches
today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Dangerous swimming conditions are expected on Lake Michigan beaches
late Monday through Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-262015-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
410 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Conditions hazardous to small craft are expected again late Monday
through early Wednesday.

In the hours before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 4:24 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
424 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

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

0423 PM     Hail             Columbia City           41.16N 85.48W
06/25/2023  M1.00 inch       Whitley            IN   Trained Spotter

&&

MJ
Local storm report, Jun 25, 4:30 PM EDT, 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
430 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023

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

0425 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SSW Salem Center      41.56N 85.16W
06/25/2023                   Steuben            IN   Emergency Mngr

            Salem Township Fire Department has wind
            damage to their building including a portion
            of the roof missing and damage to a wall.
            Reported by Steuben County emergency
            manager.

&&

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 4:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte, Starke42 min
Jun 25, 4:30 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX16 hr
Jun 25, 4:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPulaski, White29 min
Jun 25, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaPorte, Starke45 min
Jun 25, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningIWX41 min
Jun 25, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatIWXLaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke55 min
Jun 25, 2:23 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXMarshall, Starke23 min
Jun 25, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatIWXMarshall, Starke39 min
Jun 25, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Fulton, Miami, White29 min
Jun 25, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph35 min
Jun 25, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXElkhart, Saint Joseph46 min
Jun 25, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph43 min
Jun 25, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatIWXKosciusko, Marshall55 min
Jun 25, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Marshall66 min
Jun 25, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatIWXElkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble37 min
Jun 25, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatIWXAllen, DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and 1 more56 min
Jun 25, 3:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryIWXKosciusko3 hr
Jun 25, 4:03 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXFulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash27 min
Jun 25, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAllen28 min
Jun 25, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatIWXDeKalb, Steuben51 min
Jun 25, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXAllen, Whitley36 min
Jun 25, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatIWXFulton, Williams43 min
Jun 25, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHenry, Paulding28 min
Jun 25, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPaulding33 min
Jun 25, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPaulding29 min
Jun 25, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHenry27 min
Jun 25, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWilliams61 min
Jun 25, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXCass, Saint Joseph42 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.