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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Northern Indiana

August 6, 2024Fulton County, Henry County, Williams County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2024, 10:41 AM EDT for Fulton County, Henry County, Williams County, Ohio. It was in force for 49 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 6, 2024, 10:41 AM EDT (14:41 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2024, 11:30 AM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Williams County, OH

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 6, 8:04 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 191 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 351 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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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 6, 10:40 AM EDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 10:40 AM EDT, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 5:04 AM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
504 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-104-116-203-204-216-
MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-070915-
Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-
Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-
Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Eastern St. Joseph IN-
Northern Kosciusko-Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-
Southern Kosciusko-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-
Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-
Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
504 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024 /404 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Two rounds of thunderstorms are expected today. A weakening round of
storms early this morning may bring isolated strong wind gusts.

A second round of storms is possible this afternoon that may bring
damaging wind gusts east of Interstate 69.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

INZ103-070915-
Northern La Porte-
404 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

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

   Beach Hazards Statement.

Thunderstorms with strong gusty winds are possible today.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

LMZ043-046-070915-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
504 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Today 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.

Thunderstorms with strong gusty winds are possible today.

.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.

   Small Craft Advisory.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:26 AM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
526 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

INZ005-012>015-020-022-023-103-104-116-203-204-216-061100-
Elkhart-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-
Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko-
Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-
Including the cities of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Knox,
North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville,
Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester, Akron, Monticello, Monon,
Brookston, Logansport, Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, Mexico,
Michigan City, La Porte, Kingsbury, Fish Lake, South Bend,
Mishawaka, Lakeville, Granger, Syracuse, Milford, North Webster,
Leesburg, Wanatah, La Crosse, Union Mills, North Liberty,
New Carlisle, Walkerton, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Silver Lake,
and Mentone
526 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024 /426 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024/

...Patchy dense fog early this morning...

Patchy dense fog with local visibilities down to or below one
quarter mile will be possible through sunrise.

Local storm report, Aug 6, 9:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
906 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

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

0820 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 W Howardsville        42.03N 85.76W
08/06/2024                   St. Joseph         MI   Trained Spotter

            Large tree limbs down near Highway 216 and
            Lewis Lake Drive. Time estimated from radar.

&&

NDM

Local storm report, Aug 6, 9:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
925 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

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

0829 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 SW Moore Park         41.98N 85.66W
08/06/2024                   St. Joseph         MI   Emergency Mngr

            Reports of trees and power lines down in the
            area of Pulver Rd and Null Road. Time
            estimated from radar.

&&

LWF

Local storm report, Aug 6, 9:45 AM EDT, 56 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
945 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

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

0941 AM     Funnel Cloud     Kinderhook              41.80N 85.01W
08/06/2024                   Branch             MI   Trained Spotter

            Report of a funnel cloud near the
            intersection of S Angola Rd and E Copeland
            Rd.

&&

LWF

Local storm report, Aug 6, 10:29 AM EDT, 12 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1029 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

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

1017 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 ENE Lake Seneca       41.70N 84.61W
08/06/2024                   Williams           OH   Trained Spotter

            Tree damage near intersection of County Road
            11 and Road S.

&&

NDM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 6, 4:36 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		35 hr
Aug 6, 4:43 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	IWX	LaPorte	35 hr
Aug 6, 8:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Steuben	48 min
Aug 6, 9:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Steuben	41 min
Aug 6, 9:44 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Steuben	31 min
Aug 6, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen	35 min
Aug 6, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen	13 min
Aug 6, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Adams	13 min
Aug 6, 10:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Fulton, Williams	40 min
Aug 6, 1:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Williams	26 min
Aug 6, 2:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams	41 min
Aug 6, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Henry	25 min
Aug 6, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Henry	34 min
Aug 6, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry	34 min
Aug 6, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Henry, Putnam	42 min
Aug 6, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Putnam	27 min
Aug 6, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Putnam	40 min
Aug 6, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen	44 min
Aug 6, 7:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Saint Joseph	39 min
Aug 6, 7:59 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Cass, Saint Joseph	31 min
Aug 6, 8:19 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Branch, Cass, Saint Joseph	41 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.