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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Northern Indiana

August 6, 2024Defiance County, Henry County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2024, 2:56 PM EDT for Defiance County, Henry County, Ohio. It was in force for 34 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, 2:56 PM EDT (18:56 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2024, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Defiance County, OH, Henry 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 170 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, 1:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 1:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
105 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

MIZ177-277-071715-
Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
105 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. Severe weather is
not expected at this time.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-104-116-203-204-216-
MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-071715-
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-Williams-
Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
105 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024 /1205 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Additional scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into
early this evening. There is a slight risk of severe storms,
especially 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.

INZ103-071715-
Northern La Porte-
1205 PM CDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon into early
evening. Severe weather is not expected.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

LMZ043-046-071715-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
105 PM 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...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.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon.

.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.

Hazardous conditions for small craft will persist into Wednesday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 6, 9:45 AM EDT, 5 hours 11 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, 4 hours 27 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

Local storm report, Aug 6, 10:45 AM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1045 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

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

1016 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SSW Pioneer           41.65N 84.57W
08/06/2024                   Williams           OH   Trained Spotter

            Trees down in the area.

&&

LWF

Local storm report, Aug 6, 11:04 AM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1104 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

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

1016 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 SSW Frontier          41.71N 84.63W
08/06/2024                   Hillsdale          MI   Trained Spotter

            Large tree down near Territorial Road and
            Hillsdale Road. Time estimated from radar.

&&

NDM

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
149 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

OHZ001-004-061815-
Defiance OH-Williams OH-
149 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DEFIANCE AND
SOUTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

At 149 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Edgerton, or 8 miles northeast of Butler, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, West Unity, Stryker, Edon, Edgerton In
Williams County, West Jefferson, Pulaski, Farmer, Blakeslee,
Evansport, Williams Center, Melbern, and Hallock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4137 8480 4158 8480 4160 8438 4151 8438
      4151 8437 4140 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 260DEG 23KT 4148 8473

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MCS

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:35 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
235 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

OHZ004-005-061900-
Henry OH-Defiance OH-
235 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN DEFIANCE AND
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

At 234 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Defiance, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Defiance, Holgate, Hamler, Malinta, Florida, New Bavaria, Jewell,
Okolona, Pleasant Bend, Elery, Ayersville, and Standley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4117 8406 4117 8432 4118 8434 4121 8434
      4121 8438 4124 8443 4137 8433 4133 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 302DEG 28KT 4129 8434

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Brown

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, 10:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Fulton, Henry, Williams	49 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, 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.