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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Northern 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1:34 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 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.
- 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
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 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, 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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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
&&
MJLocal 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.
&&
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 4:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 4:30 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 16 hr | |
| Jun 25, 4:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Pulaski, White | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | LaPorte, Starke | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 41 min | |
| Jun 25, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 55 min |
| Jun 25, 2:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Marshall, Starke | 23 min |
| Jun 25, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Marshall, Starke | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami, White | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Saint Joseph | 35 min |
| Jun 25, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Saint Joseph | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Marshall | 55 min |
| Jun 25, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble | 37 min |
| Jun 25, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and 1 more | 56 min |
| Jun 25, 3:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Kosciusko | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash | 27 min |
| Jun 25, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 28 min |
| Jun 25, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | DeKalb, Steuben | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Whitley | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Fulton, Williams | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Henry, Paulding | 28 min |
| Jun 25, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Paulding | 33 min |
| Jun 25, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Paulding | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Henry | 27 min |
| Jun 25, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Williams | 61 min |
| Jun 25, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Saint Joseph | 42 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.