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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS Northern Indiana

August 27, 2024Fulton County, Henry County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2024, 7:23 PM EDT for Fulton County, Henry County, Ohio. It was in force for 37 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
Aug 27, 2024, 7:23 PM EDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2024-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1160 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2024-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1052 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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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 Aug 27, 7:00 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 7:00 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 3:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
349 PM EDT Tue Aug 27 2024

INZ005-012>015-020-103-104-116-203-204-216-MIZ078-177-277-282000-
Elkhart-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-White-Northern La Porte-
Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko-Southern La Porte-
Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-Cass MI-Northern Berrien-
Southern Berrien-
349 PM EDT Tue Aug 27 2024 /249 PM CDT Tue Aug 27 2024/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and
southwest 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.

 Excessive Heat Warning.

There are chances for thunderstorms tonight. Gusty winds, hail, heavy
rain are possible threats in these storms. Confidence in severe
weather occurring is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There are periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms this week.
A few strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday afternoon and
evening and again Friday. Confidence is low in severe weather
occurring.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ006>009-017-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-282000-
Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Whitley-St. Joseph MI-Branch-
Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-
349 PM EDT Tue Aug 27 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.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.

There are chances for thunderstorms tonight. Some of the
thunderstorms this evening may be strong to severe, with damaging
winds and large hail the main threats. Friday has another chance for
strong to severe storms. Confidence in severe weather occurring is
low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Heat indices of around 95 to 100 degrees are possible Wednesday,
mainly along and south of US 24.

There are periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms this week.
A few strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday afternoon and
evening and again Friday. Confidence is low in severe weather
occurring.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-282000-
Allen IN-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Paulding-Putnam-
Van Wert-Allen OH-
349 PM EDT Tue Aug 27 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

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

.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.

There are chances for thunderstorms tonight. Some of the
thunderstorms this evening may be strong to severe, with damaging
winds and large hail the main threats. Confidence in severe weather
occurring is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

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

   Heat Advisory.

There are periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms this week.
A few strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday afternoon and
evening and again Friday. Confidence is low in severe weather
occurring.

Heat indices between 95 and 100 are possible again Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ022>024-282000-
Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-
349 PM EDT Tue Aug 27 2024

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

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.

   Excessive Heat Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

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

   Heat Advisory.

There are periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms this week.
A few strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday afternoon and
evening and again Friday. Confidence is low in severe weather
occurring.

Heat indices between 95 and 100 are possible again Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-282000-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
349 PM EDT Tue Aug 27 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Heat indices today will climb to around 95 to 100 degrees.

There are chances for thunderstorms tonight. Some of the
thunderstorms this evening may be strong to severe, with damaging
winds and large hail the main threats. Confidence in severe weather
occurring is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There are periodic chances for showers and thunderstorms this week.
A few strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday afternoon and
evening and again Friday. Confidence is low in severe weather
occurring.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 3:09 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Huntington and 4 more25 hr
Aug 27, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXSaint Joseph34 min
Aug 27, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart44 min
Aug 27, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXLaGrange46 min
Aug 27, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXElkhart44 min
Aug 27, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass37 min
Aug 27, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch36 min
Aug 27, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch45 min
Aug 27, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHillsdale33 min
Aug 27, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBranch, Hillsdale40 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.