Numerous thunderstorms moved into northwestern Ohio during the overnight hours of July 2nd into July 3rd. Reports of flash flooding were received in Fulton County.
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The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
Numerous thunderstorms moved into northwestern Ohio during the overnight hours of July 2nd into July 3rd. Reports of flash flooding were received in Fulton County.
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 3, 12:22 AM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
122 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008
.AVIATION...06Z TAFS
CDFNT MOVG SE ACROSS NWRN INDIANA ATTM SHOULD REACH SBN SHORTLY AND
FWA AROUND 10Z. EXPECT SCT TSRA TO CONT THROUGH FROPA WITH A FEW
SHOWERS AND MVFR CIGS LINGERING THROUGH THE MORNING. CIGS SHOULD
RISE TO LOW VFR BY EARLY AFTN WITH CLOUDS LIKELY BECOMING SCT AT SBN
DUE TO STABILIZING INFLUENCE OF FLOW OFF LM THIS AFTN. NORTHERLY
GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN FAIRLY STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY...SLOWLY
DIMINISHING WITH LOSS OF HEATING/MIXING THIS EVE.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 339 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008/
SHORT-TERM...
SCT SHOWERS/STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS EASTERN IA/NORTHERN MO/WC
IL IN ADV OF CONVECTIVELY INDUCED SHRTWV/MCV OVER EASTERN IA.
ALSO...A MORE ORGANIZED LINE OF CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED ALONG A
STRONG COLD FRONT OVER SRN WI AND CENTRAL MI IN ADVANCE OF A
POTENT UPPER TROUGH THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF DIVING INTO THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES FROM WESTERN ONTARIO. THE ATMOSPHERE HAS
BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH THIS AFTN TO ALLOW FOR DEEP CONVECTION...BUT
WEAK CAPPING INVERSION NEAR 8KFT MAY LIMIT CONVECTION
THROUGH AT LEAST 22Z OR SO. ENOUGH WAA WITH PASSAGE OF THETA-E
RIDGE AND COOLING ALOFT HAS YIELDED MLCAPE VALUES AOA 2000 J/KG
JUST TO THE WEST PER 19Z SPC MESOANALYSIS. AS FOR SHEAR...MARGINAL
25-35KT FLOW IN THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE SOUTH AND EAST OF MCV MAY
AFFECT WESTERN AREAS NEAR 00Z...AS 50KT PLUS MID LEVEL JET MAXIMA
BENEATH UPPER TROUGH STAYS WELL NORTH ALONG WITH H5 COLD POOL.
WITH MARGINAL SHEAR AND DECENT INSTABILITY THINK SPC SLIGHT RISK
STILL WARRANTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING
THE MAIN THREAT. ATTN WILL THEN TURN TO A POSSIBLE LINE OF
SHOWERS/STORMS ALONG THE AFOREMENTIONED CDFNT THAT WILL BE NEAR
OUR FAR NW FA BY 06Z...AND INTO OUR FAR SOUTH BY 12Z THURSDAY. NOT
EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF SVR WX AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH
TALL/SKINNY CAPE AND MARGINAL SHEAR STILL IN PLACE. THINK LIKELY
POPS FOR SHOWERS/STORMS IS THE WAY TO GO FOR TONIGHT GIVING THE
FACT THAT PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE FOR STRONG FORCING
ASSOCIATED WITH IMPRESSIVE COLD FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
PRECIP MAY LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY IN THE FAR
SOUTH AS THE CDFNT WILL SINK FARTHER SOUTH TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE 70
CORRIDOR. POST-FRONTAL STRATO CU WITH SUBSIDENCE INVERSION MAY KEEP
LOW CLOUDS AROUND FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...ALTHOUGH DRIER NE LL FEED IN
RESPONSE TO UPPER MIDWEST ANTICYCLONE MAY ALLOW NRN AREAS TO SEE
SOME SUN BY THE AFTERNOON. MUCH COOLER TOMORROW WITH HIGHS ONLY IN
THE LOW TO MID 70S.
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HAVE STALLED OUT OVER CENTRAL IN BY THURSDAY
NIGHT. A PAC NW SHRTWV WILL TRACK ESE TOWARDS THE MS VALLEY DURING
THIS TIME WITH SOME THETA-E ADV OUT AHEAD OF IT. THIS SHOULD RESULT
IN SOME OVERRUNNING/ISENTROPIC ASCENT WITH THE BULK OF THE SHOWER/
STORM ACTIVITY LIKELY HOLDING OFF TO THE SOUTH CLOSER TO BETTER LL
FORCING. DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH LOW CHC POPS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30
WITH THE FRONT NEARBY.
LONG TERM
CURRENT FORECAST ON TRACK WITH MODELS INDICATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
STALLING SOUTH OF CWA ON FRIDAY. NAM IS LESS IMPRESSIVE WITH IMPACT
OF WAVE SHIFTING ALONG FRONT WHILE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS IN BETTER
AGREEMENT WITH A MEAN KEEPING SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO OUR SOUTH.
PVS PACKAGE TRIMMED POPS FURTHER SOUTH ALREADY AND AM IN AGREEMENT
WITH TREND AND PLACEMENT.
GFS CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE CLOSED LOW OVER OHIO VALLEY SAT/SUN WHILE
ECMWF HAS TRENDED TO FURTHER EAST. SIDING WITH THE EC AS THIS IS
NOT A TYPICAL MID SUMMER FEATURE AND GFS IS MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE
WITH FORMATION OF TROF/CLOSED LOW.
MODELS INDICATING SFC FRONT MONDAY NIGHT TUESDAY WITH DIVERGING
OPINIONS ON LARGE SCALE FLOW THEREAFTER...WITH ECMWF TRYING TO
DEVELOP A MORE SUMMER LIKE PATTERN WITH ELONGATED HIGH OVER EASTERN
US...WHILE GFS RETURNS TO THE PERSISTENT RIDGE WEST/TROF EAST THAT
HAS BEEN PREVALENT.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR LMZ043-
046.
&&
SHORT TERM...STEINWEDEL
LONG TERM...LUDINGTON
AVIATION...JTHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 436 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-032045- ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI- MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART... GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER... HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 436 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 /336 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL... ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 6. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA AGAIN NEXT MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ003-LMZ043-046-MIZ077-032045- LA PORTE-NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI- MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 436 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 /336 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THERE IS THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND SIECHES THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ON THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN NEXT MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1016 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0803 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE BURR OAK 41.83N 85.28W
07/02/2008 BRANCH MI EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN REQUIRING ROAD
COMMISSION RESPONSE
&&
EVENT NUMBER 01707
BJSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1021 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 N ANGOLA 41.70N 85.00W
07/02/2008 M0.99 INCH STEUBEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
0.99 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 25 MINUTES
&&
EVENT NUMBER 01708
BJSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1052 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 INZ006-007-MIZ079-080-030330- BRANCH-LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH-STEUBEN- 1052 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 1049 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHITE PIGEON...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STURGIS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... STURGIS... COLDWATER... COLON... BRONSON... ONTARIO... FAWN RIVER...BURR OAK AND BRIGHTON... GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH MAY OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL MAY OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. HEAVY RAINFALL RATES WILL CAUSE ISOLATED PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1112 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 OHZ004-005-030345- DEFIANCE-HENRY- 1112 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 1110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DEFIANCE...MOVING EAST AT 44 MPH. THIS STORM WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME BRANCHES TO BREAK OFF TREES. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... NAPOLEON AND HOLGATE... MCCLURE AND DESHLER... ELERY...MALINTA AND HAMLER... GRELTON... TEXAS...
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1121 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1109 PM HAIL HOWE 41.72N 85.42W
07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH LAGRANGE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER 01709
BJSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1145 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 INZ006-007-009-OHZ001-030415- DE KALB-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-WILLIAMS- 1145 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 1140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANGOLA...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF KENDALLVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 37 MPH. UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... ANGOLA... HAMILTON... GOLDEN LAKE...HUDSON AND SILVER LAKE... PLEASANT LAKE...STEUBENVILLE AND CROOKED LAKE... HAMILTON LAKE... METZ...ALVARADO AND BERLIEN... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement officials reported numerous roads flooded across the county, with water as high as two feet flowing over some of the roads. The flooding subsided by mid morning.
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