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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Northern Indiana

August 27, 20245 counties in Indiana; Berrien County, Cass County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2024, 9:21 PM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana; Berrien County, Cass County, Michigan. It was in force for 39 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, 9:21 PM EDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2024, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Elkhart County, IN, Kosciusko County, IN, LaPorte County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Berrien County, MI, Cass County, MI

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
Aug 27, 8:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 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 Aug 27, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 3:49 PM EDT, 5 hours 32 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

Local storm report, Aug 27, 6:09 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 27, 6:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 27, 6:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 27, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	IWX		59 min
Aug 27, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IWX	LaPorte, Saint Joseph	66 min
Aug 27, 10:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart, Saint Joseph	27 min
Aug 27, 10:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart, Kosciusko	63 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2024 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2024 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

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.