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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2024, 8:45 PM EDT for Henry County, Putnam County, Ohio. It was in force for 30 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2024, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2024, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Henry County, OH, Putnam County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 8:54 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 S Belmore, OH | A trained spotter reported a brief tornado touched down south of Belmore, OH at 8:54 PM EDT May 7th. Videos confirm that a tornado did touch down in a field just east of Little Yellow Creek, south of Iams Avenue and west of Road 4. The tornado was on the groun |
| May 7, 8:56 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Belmore, OH | Trained spotter observed a very brief tornado about 2 miles SSE of Belmore. A friend closer to the storm confirmed it visually on the ground for a few seconds. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 4:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 180 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -232 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 866 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
601
WFUS53 KIWX 080045
TORIWX
OHC069-137-080115-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0021.240508T0045Z-240508T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
845 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Putnam County in west central Ohio...
Southeastern Henry County in northwestern Ohio...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 845 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Leipsic, or 9
miles north of Ottawa, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* The tornado will be near...
Leipsic and Deshler around 850 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Gallup, Prentiss, and Belmore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4111 8407 4119 8408 4125 8388 4111 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 258DEG 45KT 4115 8400
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DN1 follow-up statement
049 WWUS53 KIWX 080106 SVSIWX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 906 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 OHC069-137-080115- /O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240508T0115Z/ Putnam OH-Henry OH- 906 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northwestern and west central Ohio. && LAT...LON 4111 8407 4119 8408 4125 8388 4111 8388 TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 258DEG 45KT 4120 8369 $$ DN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 8:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.