A line of thunderstorms moved from central and northeastern Indiana into portions of northwestern Ohio. Several reports of straight-line wind damage were reported across the area.
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The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
A line of thunderstorms moved from central and northeastern Indiana into portions of northwestern Ohio. Several reports of straight-line wind damage were reported across the area. In one small area, a storm survey revealed a brief tornado developed and produced a short path of damage near Wetsel in Van Wert 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 Jun 6, 4:47 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 547 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 .UPDATE... INSTABILITY CONTINUING TO INCREASE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH STRONG STORMS ALREADY AFFECTING NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF CWA THIS AFTERNOON. MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH STRONG SW LOW LEVEL FLOW IN PLACE. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AREA OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS SHOULD IMPACT SE PORTIONS OF CWA EARLY TONIGHT. ISOLATED STORMS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY PROGRESSING EASTWARD BEFORE STALLING OVER NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA ON SATURDAY. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 256 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008/ ..SEVERE STORMS IMMINENT... NEAR TERM... DEEP WARM SECTOR CONTS TO DESTABILIZE ESP EAST OF MID/HIGH CLD PLUME ALG PREFNTL TROUGH THROUGH IL. LARGE SCALE SW TROUGH CONTS TO SHIFT RAPIDLY NEWD INTO MB YET DOWNSTREAM FLW STILL QUITE STRONG W/TAIL END OF MID LVL SPD MAX AND ATTENDANT LLJ STILL PROGGED TO SHIFT ACRS CWA BTWN 21-00Z. ARRIVAL OF MID LVL HGT FALLS AND ASSOCD LARGE SCALE ASCENT TIMED W/MAX HEATING AND DEEPLY SHEARED FLW STILL ALL POINT TO SVR STORMS THIS AFTN AND EARLY EVENING W/MIXED MODE CONVN XPCD. MID LVL CAPPING INVERSION SLOW TO ERODE W/EWD EXTENT AND SEEN IN 12Z RAOBS AND CURRENT SAT IMAGERY YET WILL PROMOTE A WINDOW OF DISCRETE SUPERCELL POTENTIAL ALG PREFNTL TROUGH THIS AFTN AND SUBSEQUENT QLCS ALG ACCOMPANYING CDFNT THIS EVE. RAPID NEWD STORM MOTION W/STG MID LVL FLW AND ALTHOUGH PWS HIGH W/INHERENT HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL DONT BELIEVE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THAT MUCH OF A PROB UNLESS TRAINING CONVN MATERIALIZES. NEW 12Z HIGHRES WRF DOES MAKE SOME SUGGESTION OF THAT POSSIBILITY BUT MENTIONED ALREADY IN VARIOUS PRODUCTS. FAR BIGGER THREAT WILL BE FOR DAMAGING WIND GIVEN STG MOMENTUM FIELD IN PLACE W/TOR POTENTIAL CONFINED TO MATURE BOW STRUCTURES AND DISCRETE SUPERCELLS EARLY ON. INITIATION ALREADY UNDERWAY FM ERN MO INTO SE WI W/ADDNL STORMS DVLPG DOWNSTREAM THROUGH ERN IL AND WRN IN BY 20Z AND GROWING UPSCALE QUICKLY AFT THAT. SHORT TERM... ELONGATING UPR TROUGH WILL ALLOW FOR CDFNT TO STALL OVR THE AREA OVERNIGHT W/NEAR TERM CONV EVOLUTION DICTATING POTENTIAL LTR TONIGHT. IN THE LEAST...STG LLJ IMPINGING ON POTENTIAL MESOSCALE OUTFLW WILL LIKELY AUGMENT CONVECTIVE CHCS AFT MIDNIGHT SOUTH AND WILL SHADE POPS THAT WAY IN AGREEMENT W/HIGHER RESOLUTION MODEL GUIDANCE. SAT MORE UNCERTAIN ESP IN LIGHT OF MID LVL HGT RISES ACRS THE SRN PLAINS AND CONTD INFLUX OF HIGH THETA-E AIR WITHIN FVRBL SWRLY LLJ. IN THE LEAST XPC SUFFICIENT AFTN DESTABILIZATION TO WARRANT A CONTD MENTION OF STORMS BFR INHIBITION BUILDS FURTHER SAT NIGHT. LONG TERM... UPPER LVL PATTERN NEXT WEEK CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT TROF WEST/RIDGE EAST THROUGH EXTENDED PERIOD WITH A SFC BNDRY IMPACTING CWA MON-WED. NAM SLOWER THAN GFS WITH PROGRESSION OF CLOSED LOW ACROSS MT-ND/CANADIAN BORDER WHICH RESULTS IN SLOWER SE PROGRESSION OF SFC BOUNDARY ACROSS IA-WI. GFS PROGRESSES IT FURTHER WITH POSSIBLE FAR NW CWA BEING IMPACTED BY SUNDAY NIGHT. NO CLEAR CUT FAVORITE MODEL FOR SUNDAY SOLUTION...SO CONTINUING WITH A DRY SUNDAY FOR NOW AS SE PROGRESSION OF QPF IN GFS SOMEWHAT SUSPECT AND NAM CONSISTENTLY KEEPING THE ACTION JUST OFF TO THE NW. MON NIGHT-TUES SFC FRONT MOVES INTO CWA WITH NAM SLIGHTLY FASTER TO BRING IN BNDRY...BUT SIMILAR OVERALL BETWEEN MODELS. FRONT MOVES IN TO NW ILLINOIS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND SLOWS SE PROGRESSION WITH GFS STALLING FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. BOTH SOLUTIONS PROJECT CONVECTION ACROSS CWA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDED CHC POPS MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH DECENT MODEL AGREEMENT ON CONVECTION. MODELS CONTINUE TO DIG CLOSED LOW INTO INTMTN WEST BUT GFS/EC BOTH LIFT IT NE AND HOLD OFF ON FLATTENING THE E CONUS RIDGE UNTIL PAST END OF EXTENDED PERIOD...KEEPING CONTINUED WARM HUMID CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR LMZ043-046. && SHORT TERM...HOLSTEN LONG TERM...LUDINGTON UPDATE...LUDINGTON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 619 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-072230- LA PORTE-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-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...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...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 619 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 /519 PM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER...THOUGH LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 WILL ALLOW FOR HEAT INDICIES TO REACH INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY...AND MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-072230- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 619 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER...THOUGH LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 30 KNOTS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. ANY THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 50 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY...AND TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && 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
819 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0817 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 W WREN 40.80N 84.80W
06/06/2008 VAN WERT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL POSSIBLY TOUCHING THE GROUND
3 MILES SOUTH OF US 224
&&
EVENT NUMBER 01397
LWFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
823 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0822 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NE MONROEVILLE 41.00N 84.83W
06/06/2008 ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD
&&
EVENT NUMBER 01398
SCHOTTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
824 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0814 PM TSTM WND GST FORT WAYNE 41.07N 85.13W
06/06/2008 M63 MPH ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
HALF INCH HAIL AND MEASURE 63 MPH WIND GUST
&&
EVENT NUMBER 01399
LWFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
825 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0824 PM TSTM WND DMG MARION 40.55N 85.67W
06/06/2008 GRANT IN EMERGENCY MNGR
EM REPORTS THAT OVER 6000 PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER IN
THE COUNTY
&&
EVENT NUMBER 01400
SCHOTTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
832 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0816 PM TSTM WND GST WOODBURN 41.13N 84.85W
06/06/2008 M75 MPH ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER 01401
SAWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
834 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0833 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 N VAN WERT 40.89N 84.58W
06/06/2008 VAN WERT OH AMATEUR RADIO
POSSIBLE TOUCHDOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER 01402
LWFThe Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:33 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management officials reported estimated winds of at least 70 mph in many parts of the county with trees and tree limbs down. A tree was reported down onto a garage in the Paulding area.
The tornado touched down on the northeast side of the intersection of Convoy Road and tracked northeast towards a residence. Numerous trees were snapped, uprooted and topped. The house suffered siding and roof damage. Path length was around one half mile and 100 yards wide. Damage is estimated at $5,000.
Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and tree limbs were down in and around Defiance.
A trained spotter reported a tree was blown down.
Emergency management officials reported a power pole was blown down.
Spotters reported several branches of three to five inches in diameter being blown down.
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Every storm in Ohio in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Ohio, 2008Warnings in Ohio, June 2008
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