3 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 5, 2:51 PM EST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 251 PM EST TUE JUL 5 2005 .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AT 19Z...A WEAK COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM SRN MICHIGAN...WNW INTO SRN WISCONSIN. THIS BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. THERE IS NOT MUCH FORCING ASSOCD WITH THIS FRONT...AND THUS WILL KEEP THE FCST DRY FOR THIS EVENING. CUMULUS/MODERATE CUMULUS CLOUDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DISSIPATE AFTER 23Z...LEAVING SOME SCT TO BKN CIRRUS. BIG FCST QUESTION FOR LATER TONIGHT WILL BE WHETHER LOW STRATUS/FOG FORMS ACRS THE REGION...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF U. S. 30. AS STATED IN THE AVIATION DISCUSSION...NAM SOUNDINGS POINT TO POSSIBLE STRATUS FORMATION. HOWEVER...THIS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO ITS TYPICAL BIAS OF BEING TOO MOIST IN ITS LOW LEVELS. HOWEVER...LOW CLOUDS/FOG DID FORM UPSTREAM ACRS WISCONSIN...THE U. P. OF MICHIGAN AND UPPER LOWER MICHIGAN. FOR A PUBLIC FCST STAND POINT...PARTLY CLOUDY SHOULD STILL SUFFICE...BUT LATER FCST SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO MONITOR TRENDS FOR AVIATION PURPOSES. FOR WEDNESDAY...AN UPR LVL H5 TROF WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACRS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WITH PLENTY OF 925 MB AND 850 MB MSTR...SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. DAY TIME HEATING AND WEAK SHEAR VORTICITY IN THE NW FLOW AROUND THE UPPER TROF MAY TRIGGER AN ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWER DURING THE PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY. AT THIS POINT...THE CHC/S ARE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...SO HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH A DRY FCST. AS FOR TEMPS...MAV AND MET GUIDANCE WERE FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH THE MAV A LITTLE COOLER THAN THE MET. USING 1000 MB-850 MB THICKNESS SCHEMES...A BLEND OF THE TWO SEEMS PRUDENT ATTM. && .LONG TERM... WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE MEAN FLOW PATTERN ACROSS NOAM DURING THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD. A WEAK TROUGH WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY REMAINING IN CONFLUENT NORTHWEST FLOW. NEXT WEEKEND A STRONG GULF OF ALASKA TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND BUILD A STRONG DOWNSTREAM RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS. THIS WILL SLOWLY SPREAD EAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN WITH NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT NAM/GFS CONTINUE TO SHOW A WEAK SECONDARY SHORTWAVE AND ATTENDANT UPPER LEVEL JETLET DROPPING THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES DURING THE EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOISTURE STARVED AND WILL PROBABLY ONLY RESULT IN SOME INCREASED CLOUD COVER FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY EVENING. FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND BRING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES ALONG WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY LOW HUMIDITY. FOR SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE EAST TO THE MID ATLANTIC WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. H85 TEMPS WILL SLOWLY RISE ALONG WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL SUPPORT A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH HIGH TEMPS REACHING THE UPPER 80S ALONG WITH GRADUALLY INCREASING HUMIDITY. WILL KEEP THE ENTIRE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST DRY. STRONG MID LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING OVER THE CWA DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL KEEP ANY SYNOPTIC SCALE SYSTEMS WELL WEST OF THE REGION OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. POSITION OF THE RIDGE WILL KEEP ANY RIDGE RIDING MCS WELL NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA. AS FAR AS ANY TROPICAL SYSTEMS GO...GFS AND OFFICIAL NHC TRACK FOR TROPICAL STORM CINDY KEEPS THIS SYSTEM WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE CWA WITH A TRACK UP THE APPALACHIANS AS IT BECOMES CAPTURED BY THE MEAN TROUGH OVER NEW ENGLAND. MUCH TOO EARLY TO FORECAST WITH ANY CONFIDENCE THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF DENNIS. UNTIL THESE DETAILS BECOME MORE APPARENT THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY. && .AVIATION... 18Z-18Z. AN UPR LVL H5 TROF WILL BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE ACRS THE GREAT LAKES REGION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 17Z...A SFC TROF WAS NOTED FROM ERN MICHIGAN...WNW INTO WISCONSIN. THE TROF WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO NRN INDIANA AND NRN OHIO BETWEEN 21Z AND 00Z. WITH THE LACK OF DEEP MSTR AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...AM NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO OCCUR. THUS...WILL CONTINUE WITH SCT CUMULUS CLOUDS UNTIL 00Z...THEN THESE CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE WITH LOSS OF DAY TIME HEATING. THE BIG QUESTION FOR THIS TAF ISSUANCE WILL BE WHETHER SHALLOW FOG/STRATUS DECK WILL FORM LATE TONIGHT. NAM SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR A STRATUS DECK TO FORM LATE TONIGHT ACRS THE TAF SITES. AT FIRST GLANCE...AM INCLINED THAT THIS MAY BE THE TYPICAL NAM BIAS OF BEING TOO MOIST IN THE LOWEST LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER...LOW CLOUDS/FOG DID FORM ACRS WISCONSIN...LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE U. P./ PARTS OF LOWER MICHIGAN...AND THIS TYPE OF AIRMASS REGION WILL DROP SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE FCST REGION OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT...AM INCLINED TO KEEP THE FCST OF IFR STRATUS AT BOTH KSBN AND KFWA ATTM. IF IFR STRATUS DOES FORM LATE TONIGHT...THEN IT SHOULD QUICKLY BURN OFF INTO A CUMULUS DECK DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...AND HAVE SHOWN THIS TREND IN THE TAFS. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .IN...NONE. .MI...NONE. .OH...NONE. .LK MI...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...HICKMAN LONG TERM...HITCHCOCK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 501 AM EST TUE JUL 5 2005 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-061000- ADAMS IN-ALLEN OH-ALLEN IN-BERRIEN MI-BLACKFORD IN-BRANCH MI-CASS MI- CASS IN-DE KALB IN-DEFIANCE OH-ELKHART IN-FULTON OH-FULTON IN- GRANT IN-HENRY OH-HILLSDALE MI-HUNTINGTON IN-JAY IN-KOSCIUSKO IN- LA PORTE IN-LAGRANGE IN-MARSHALL IN-MIAMI IN-NOBLE IN-PAULDING OH- PULASKI IN-PUTNAM OH-ST. JOSEPH MI-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE IN- STEUBEN IN-VAN WERT OH-WABASH IN-WELLS IN-WHITE IN-WHITLEY IN- WILLIAMS OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...ARCHBOLD...AUBURN... BENTON HARBOR...BENTON HEIGHTS...BERNE...BLUFFTON...BREMEN...BRYAN... BUCHANAN...BUTLER...COLDWATER...COLUMBIA CITY...DECATUR...DEFIANCE... DELPHOS...DOWAGIAC...DUNKIRK...DUNLAP...ELKHART...FAIR PLAIN... FAIRMOUNT...FORT SHAWNEE...FORT WAYNE...GARRETT...GAS CITY... GEORGETOWN...GOSHEN...GRANGER...GRISSOM AFB...GULIVOIRE PARK... HARTFORD CITY...HICKSVILLE...HILLSDALE...HUNTINGTON...KENDALLVILLE... KNOX...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE...LIGONIER...LIMA...LOGANSPORT...MARION... MICHIGAN CITY...MISHAWAKA...MONTICELLO...MONTPELIER...NAPOLEON... NAPPANEE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...NORTH MANCHESTER...OSSIAN...OTTAWA... PERU...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...ROCHESTER...SIMONTON LAKE... SOUTH BEND...ST. JOSEPH...STURGIS...SWANTON...SYRACUSE... THREE RIVERS...TRAIL CREEK...TRI-LAKES...UPLAND...VAN WERT... WABASH...WARSAW...WAUSEON...WESTVILLE...WINAMAC AND WINONA LAKE 501 AM EST TUE JUL 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS 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 ANTICIPATED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-061-061000- 501 AM EST TUE JUL 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRENGTHENING NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE HIGHER WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED LATER TONIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PROLONGED NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHES. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/MARINE
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 19 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:01 UTC.
3 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous reports were received of well developed cold air funnel clouds in the southern part of the county as a result of interacting boundaries. No thunderstorms were in the area.
Numerous reports were received of well developed cold air funnel clouds in and around the Akron area as a result of interacting boundaries.
Numerous reports were received of well developed cold air funnel clouds in many parts of Miami county as a result of interacting boundaries. At least one sighting occurred at the Miami county fairgrounds, where a picture was taken of the funnel. No thunderstorms were observed in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, July 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5469844, 5469846, 5469845.