Several clusters of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across northeastern Indiana and moved into northwestern Ohio. The storms interacted with 30 to 40 knots of shear and CAPES in excess of 2000 j/kg, resulting in several reports of damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
Several clusters of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across northeastern Indiana and moved into northwestern Ohio. The storms interacted with 30 to 40 knots of shear and CAPES in excess of 2000 j/kg, resulting in several reports of damaging winds. A few reports of possible tornado touchdowns were received, but surveys determined all damage was the result of straight-line winds.
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 9, 1:40 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 240 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...SEVERE STORMS IMMINENT ALONG AND EAST OF A WABASH TO MONTPELIER LINE... .NEAR TERM... STG INSTABILITY/HIGH SFC THETA-E AIRMASS AGAIN THIS AFTN EAST OF SFC FNTL ZONE NOW BISECTING CWA...RUNNING FM MONTPELIER TO KOKOMO PER SAT IMAGERY SHOWING WELL DEMARCATED LINE OF TCU. MCV AND ASSOCD MID LVL SPEED MAX LIFTING NEWD OUT OF SRN IL WILL CONT TO SPARK NEW CONVECTIVE DVLPMNT NEWD ALG SFC FNTL BNDRY. GREATER RISK WILL BE W/ORGANIZING MULTICELLULAR CONVN LIFTING NEWD OUT OF EC IL AND POTENTIAL FOR SHRT SEGMENTED BOW ECHO AND ENHANCED HIGH END WIND DAMAGE THREAT. BEST GUESS WOULD BE ALG/E OF A LINE FM MARION TO AUBURN TWD 4 PM. && .SHORT TERM... ...THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT... FOCUS ON UPSTREAM SW TROUGH OVR KS THIS AFTN AND SECONDARY SFC FNTL WAVE OVR SRN PLAINS LIFTING NE INTO THE SRN LAKES OVERNIGHT. 12Z NAM/WRF IDEAL PROG THIS AFTN ALTHOUGH AS IS TYPICAL A BIT SLOW W/CONV DVLPMNT. ITS CONTS PRIOR SUGGESTION OF LIFTING SFC WAVE UP THROUGH MIDDLE OF CWA OVERNIGHT W/RENEWED LLJ AND W/HIGH PWAT AIRMASS IN PLACE SEE NO REASON TO BACK AWAY FM PRIOR HEAVY RAIN MENTION ESP IN LIGHT OF OTHER GUIDANCE SHOWING SIMILAR RESULTS. HWVR GIVEN MOST OF CWA HAS ESCAPED BULK OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE LAST WEEK AND HIGH FFG WILL NOT GO W/FFA. SHOWERS WILL LINGER A BIT INTO TUE AM BFR LIFTING OUT W/PARENT TROUGH. FLW BACKS BY AFTN AND W/SOME INSOLATION NMM/ARW IDEA OF SCT DVLPMNT IS CERTAINLY PLAUSIBLE BUT QUITE UNCERTAIN. WILL KEEP W/AT LEAST SLIGHT CHC MENTION AT THIS POINT. && .LONG TERM MUCH CALMER LONG TERM IN STORE FOR THE REGION WITH ONE POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE EVENT FRIDAY. QUIET WEATHER WEDNESDAY AS MID LEVEL LOW OVER MT DRIFTS EAST ALONG US-CN BORDER AS OCCLUDED SFC LOW ALSO MOVES ACROSS ONTARIO. STRONG WARM MOIST AIR RETURN AHEAD OF SFC FRONT INCREASES TEMPS/HUMIDITY WED-THU. WARM MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WITH HEIGHTS RISING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS SE CONUS RIDGING HOLDS NWARD OVER AREA...STILL THINKING THERE WONT BE ANY SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION DEVELOPING DURING PEAK HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON. BUT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AGAIN AS 12Z GFS RUN TRENDED TOWARDS MORE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THAN PVS RUNS. FRIDAY SFC BNDRY APPROACHES WHILE COOLER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT AS H5 TROUGH EDGES EAST. WITH PRESENT TIMING PLACING FRONT JUST TO OUR WEST ALONG WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LVL WINDS/DIVERGENCE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON DEEP MOIST CONVECTION WOULD CERTAINLY BE SUPPORTED. KEPT LINGERING CHANCES OF PCPN SATURDAY MORNING INTO AFTERNOON WITH COLD AIR ALOFT ABOVE LEFTOVER BOUNDARIES AT THE SURFACE. GFS ENSEMBLE AND EC ALL SUPPORT A DRY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH BNDRY WORKING FARTHER EAST. THUS REMOVED POPS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT WITH DRIER LOW LEVELS AND WARMER ALOFT WORKING INTO THE REGION. 12Z GFS RUN BRINGS A DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THE MID LEVEL LOW OVER ONTARIO INTO THE NORTH PORTION OF THE CWA ON SUNDAY. WILL WAIT TO SEE IF THIS FEATURE IS REPRODUCED IN SUCCESSIVE RUNS BEFORE INTRODUCING POPS SO LATE IN THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDS XPCD THROUGH EVENING BFR DETERIORATING OVERNIGHT AS SFC WAVE OVR THE SRN PLAINS LIFTS NEWD. SHLD SEE AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF SHRA/TSRA OVERNIGHT AS LLJ CRANKS UP AGAIN. GIVEN DEGREE OF DEEP MSTR IN PLACE...IFR CONDS LOOK PSBL YET WILL KEEP SOMEWHAT OPTIMISTIC AT THIS POINT W/MVFR MENTION AND SEE HOW AFTN DVLPMNTS SHAKE OUT...ESP UPSTREAM. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...NONE. && NEAR TERM...HOLSTEN SHORT TERM...HOLSTEN LONG TERM...LUDINGTON AVIATION...HOLSTEN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 433 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-102045- 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 433 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 /333 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH IS THE MAIN THREAT. HAIL TO THREE- QUARTERS OF AN INCH IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. STORM RUNOFF COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED FLOODING OF STREETS... SMALL STREAMS AND BASEMENTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO ASCERTAIN THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS...RAINFALL REPORTS OF OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR RATES OR TOTALS GREATER THAN 1.50 INCHES ARE APPRECIATED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-102045- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 433 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WITH LOCALIZED HIGH WAVES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
440 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0438 PM HAIL DECATUR 40.83N 84.93W
06/09/2008 M0.70 INCH ADAMS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER 01427
BMLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
514 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0441 PM HAIL NAPOLEON 41.39N 84.13W
06/09/2008 M0.50 INCH HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
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EVENT NUMBER 01428
LMKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 602 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 INZ018-092245- ALLEN- 602 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 601 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF FORT WAYNE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN... HESSEN CASSEL... MAPLES... ZULU AND TILLMAN... CUBA... 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. $$
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
609 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG FORT WAYNE 41.07N 85.14W
06/09/2008 ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
WIRES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF 14 AND 69
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EVENT NUMBER 01429
LMKThe Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:09 UTC.
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Amateur radio operators recorded a 80 mph wind gust in the Ohio City area.
Numerous reports of damage to trees, power lines and poles were received across Van Wert County, especially in the Middle Point area. One wind gust of 72 mph was recorded near the area of damage, but signs of winds as high as 80 mph were observed. A car was pushed off the road near Chenowith Rd in the Middle Point area.
Numerous trees were determined to have been blown down by straight-line winds.
Emergency management officials reported that part of a wall from a building fell onto a man walking by, causing minor injuries.
A trained spotter observed damaging winds remove the siding and shingles from a nearby church.
Local law enforcement officials reported a few trees and power lines across parts of the county.
Local law enforcement officials reported numerous trees down across the county. Many of these were in a swath from Edon northeast to Kunkle. A tree fell onto a house in the town of Kunkle with trees onto several cars in West Unity. Damage is estimated at $75,000.
Law enforcement officials reported a few trees were down onto power lines.
Emergency management officials reported power lines and trees down in the Lyons area.
Numerous trees and power lines came down across the county, with the focus from Lyons to Metamora. Several of the power poles were snapped with road signs being blown over.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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