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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2025, 7:58 AM EDT for Defiance County, Paulding County, Ohio. It was in force for 17 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
- Apr 2, 2025, 7:58 AM EDT (11:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2025, 8:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Defiance County, OH, Paulding County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Apr 2, 7:03 AM EDT, 55 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Showers and a few thunderstorms this morning will become more numerous this afternoon and evening. A few storms this morning could contain small hail.
- Enhanced Risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. All severe hazards are possible including damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes, especially along and south of the US 24 corridor.
- Windy outside of any showers and storms, with gusts to 35 mph.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 7:03 AM EDT, 55 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 703 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Showers and a few thunderstorms this morning will become more numerous this afternoon and evening. A few storms this morning could contain small hail. - Enhanced Risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. All severe hazards are possible including damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes, especially along and south of the US 24 corridor. - Windy outside of any showers and storms, with gusts to 35 mph. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 122 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025 Near term, dvlpg convection acrs cntrl IL will expand northeastward through daybreak in response to continued/sharp low level moisture advection. In time, overspread of better low level theta-e ridge beneath at least modest mid lvl lapse rates will promote some small hail risk with elevated storms within nwd advancing srn flank of storms later this morning. Focus then turns to potentially more active period this evening. Severe risk remains conditional owing to debris cloud cover, morning convective overturning, poor mid lvl lapse rates and limited low level theta-e plume. Exception lies south of US24 where more vigorous diurnal heating is likely to occur and generally removed from any spoiler morning storms and where better overlap of the parameter space for supercells exists. Regardless volatile kinematic env in place by evening with extreme 0-3km shear present as denoted in all cam based hodographs warrants much caution this evening. Otherwise cold frontal boundary sweeps through the area this evening downstream of intense cyclone lifting through the upper midwest. Mid lvl dryslot and mixing will promote a mild and windy day Thu post frontal. Sfc boundary stalls down near the OH river late Thu in response to primary upper trough hanging back over the desert southwest. This pronounced wave will eject out into the srn plains Sat and mix frontal zone back north into the OH valley late Fri-late Sat with likely several rounds of deep convection and some flood risk in at least far srn zones. More pronounced mean troughing dvlps thereafter through ern Canada which in turn yields much cooler wx next week with showers at times as a series of upper disturbances drop down through amplifying ern NOAM flow. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 702 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025 Area of showers and thunderstorms has blossomed over both TAF sites and will persist for at least the first few hours of the period. Vsbys have been impacted with the activity, but cigs have generally behaved thus far. Some indications that precip could either linger or redevelop early afternoon especially at KSBN. TAFs do not reflect this for now, but trends will need to be watched. Line of storms as well as some activity ahead of the line is still expected later this afternoon and evening. A period of MVFR/IFR is possible as they pass. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...None. OH...None. MI...None. MARINE...Gale Warning until 7 PM EDT this evening for LMZ043-046. && DISCUSSION...T AVIATION...Fisher
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 4:05 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025 INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-204- 216-MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-030900- 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-Northern La Porte- 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- 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025 /305 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms are likely this morning. While severe weather is not expected, a few storms may produce small hail. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon with a risk for hail and damaging winds. In addition isolated tornadoes appear possible this evening along and south of the US 24 corridor. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Additional rounds of rainfall are possible late Friday through late Saturday. Additional significant rainfall could lead to some areal flooding concerns across portions of northeast Indiana into northwest Ohio. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is probable this afternoon and evening. LMZ043-046-030900- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 405 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. Gale Warning. Scattered thunderstorms are expected through much of today. Small hail and wind gusts to 35 knots are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 7:16 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
716 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
INZ017-024-025-021145-
Wabash IN-Whitley IN-Huntington IN-
716 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WABASH...SOUTHERN WHITLEY AND
NORTHWESTERN HUNTINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 AM EDT...
At 715 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wabash, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Laud, Wabash, Collamer, Liberty Mills, Huntington, La Fontaine,
Roanoke, Raber, Larwill, Banquo, Bippus, Luther, Peabody, Bowerstown,
South Whitley, Andrews, Servia, Lincolnville, Bracken, and
Goblesville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4074 8592 4105 8574 4105 8568 4114 8569
4118 8566 4118 8565 4120 8565 4108 8534
4096 8534 4065 8562 4065 8570
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 217DEG 49KT 4076 8576
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BrownLocal storm report, Apr 2, 7:30 AM EDT, 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
730 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0712 AM Hail Delphos 40.85N 84.34W
04/02/2025 M0.75 Inch Allen OH Trained Spotter
&&Special weather statement, Apr 2, 7:42 AM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Wabash, Whitley | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 7:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Whitley | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 8:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wells, Whitley | 15 min |
| Apr 2, 8:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wells | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 8:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 8:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 22 min |
| Apr 2, 8:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen | 10 min |
| Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 5 days |
| Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Noble | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Wells | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 11:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 12:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 2:14 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Grant and 7 more | 3 days |
| Apr 2, 3:34 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 23 hr | |
| Apr 2, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | IWX | 38 min | |
| Apr 2, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke and 1 more | 81 min |
| Apr 2, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Pulaski, Starke | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 7:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski and 2 more | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 7:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | IWX | Kosciusko, Marshall | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 7:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance, Paulding | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 8:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Defiance | 16 min |
| Apr 2, 9:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Fulton | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 9:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Van Wert | 20 min |
| Apr 2, 9:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 9:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert | 15 min |
| Apr 2, 9:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Putnam | 6 min |
| Apr 2, 9:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Henry | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 10:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen | 21 min |
| Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Williams | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Paulding, Putnam | 5 days |
| Apr 2, 11:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Williams | 5 days |
| Apr 2, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Berrien | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.