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Gale Warning 8, NWS Northern Indiana

October 28, 2024

NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale warning at Oct 28, 2024, 3:59 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 29, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 66 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 28, 2024, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Nov 1, 2024, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
66 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Oct 28, 3:11 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 3:11 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 28, 3:22 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
322 PM EDT Mon Oct 28 2024

INZ005>009-103-104-204-MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-291930-
Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Northern La Porte-
Eastern St. Joseph IN-Western St. Joseph IN-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-
Branch-Hillsdale-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-Williams-
Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
322 PM EDT Mon Oct 28 2024 /222 PM CDT Mon Oct 28 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Gusty winds surpassing 30 mph are possible on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The gusty winds, combined with the drought conditions and dry fuels
may lead to an elevated fire danger Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-116-203-216-291930-
Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-
Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-
Northern Kosciusko-Southern La Porte-Southern Kosciusko-
322 PM EDT Mon Oct 28 2024 /222 PM CDT Mon Oct 28 2024/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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

   Fire Weather Watch.

Gusty winds surpassing 30 mph are possible on Tuesday and Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-291930-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
322 PM EDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

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

.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.

   Small Craft Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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

   Small Craft Advisory.
   Gale Warning.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 28, 3:46 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 28, 4:03 AM EDTGale WatchIWX12 hr
Oct 28, 4:03 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX28 hr
Oct 28, 3:25 PM EDTFire Weather WatchIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Fulton, Grant and 12 more12 hr

Nearby

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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.