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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Northern Indiana

March 14, 2024Grant County, Huntington County, Wells County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 14, 2024, 5:57 PM EDT for Grant County, Huntington County, Wells County, Indiana. It was in force for 33 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: Mar 14, 2024, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2024, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Wells County, IN

The radar

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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
Mar 14, 5:13 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 Mar 14, 5:29 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 5:29 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 5:15 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 14, 12:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 14, 1:07 PM EDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
107 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

INZ027-034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-141730-
Jay IN-Adams IN-Henry OH-Allen OH-Putnam OH-Defiance OH-Fulton OH-
Van Wert OH-Williams OH-Paulding OH-
107 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS...EASTERN
JAY...EASTERN DEFIANCE...PUTNAM...EASTERN PAULDING...HENRY...VAN
WERT...FULTON...SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMS AND ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 130
PM EDT...

At 107 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Morenci to near Dublin. Movement was
northeast at 70 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lima, Defiance, Van Wert, Napoleon, Wauseon, Delphos, Portland,
Ottawa, Archbold, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Swanton, Paulding, Delta,
Spencerville, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Elida, Cridersville, and
Deshler.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.
 Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 24 and 48.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for
northeastern and east central Indiana.

&&

LAT...LON 4064 8411 4066 8422 4069 8422 4068 8446
      4073 8446 4073 8480 4031 8480 4031 8503
      4171 8430 4170 8388 4065 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 244DEG 62KT 4178 8420 3984 8520

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Andersen

Local storm report, Mar 14, 1:55 PM EDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 14, 2:17 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
217 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

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

1258 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Wren                    40.80N 84.78W
03/14/2024                   Van Wert           OH   Emergency Mngr

            Roof damage to a home in Wren.

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MCS

Local storm report, Mar 14, 4:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 14, 5:47 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
547 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

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

0542 PM     Hail             1 NW Jalapa             40.64N 85.76W
03/14/2024  M1.00 inch       Grant              IN   Trained Spotter

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 14, 2:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Pulaski	52 min
Mar 14, 3:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Miami	46 min
Mar 14, 3:36 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		36 hr
Mar 14, 5:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen	39 min
Mar 14, 5:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash	3 hr
Mar 14, 9:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke, White	52 min
Mar 14, 10:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke	38 min
Mar 14, 10:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami	49 min
Mar 14, 11:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Miami, Wabash, Whitley	39 min
Mar 14, 11:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Huntington, Wabash	7 hr
Mar 14, 12:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen, Grant, Huntington	27 min
Mar 14, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Jay, Wells	45 min
Mar 14, 12:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	24 min
Mar 14, 1:36 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley	14 hr
Mar 14, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Miami	29 min
Mar 14, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Grant, Huntington, Wabash, Wells	24 min
Mar 14, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Grant, Miami, Wabash	29 min
Mar 14, 5:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Grant, Wabash	25 min
Mar 14, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen, Wells	35 min
Mar 14, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Grant, Miami, Wabash	29 min
Mar 14, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Huntington, Wells	26 min
Mar 14, 5:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Grant, Huntington, Wells	26 min
Mar 14, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Grant, Huntington, Wabash	23 min
Mar 14, 6:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Wells	19 min
Mar 14, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Blackford, Grant, Wells	37 min
Mar 14, 6:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	23 min
Mar 14, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Huntington, Miami, Wabash	21 min
Mar 14, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Wells	15 min
Mar 14, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Jay, Wells	20 min
Mar 14, 6:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IWX	Grant	26 min
Mar 14, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Blackford, Jay	16 min
Mar 14, 1:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 1 more	23 min
Mar 14, 4:07 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Williams	18 hr
Mar 14, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Putnam, Van Wert	35 min
Mar 14, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Putnam	18 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.