Weak surface low pressure was centered in the western Great Lakes. While some upper level support was entering the region, shear profiles kept thunderstorms somewhat disorganized.
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The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
Weak surface low pressure was centered in the western Great Lakes. While some upper level support was entering the region, shear profiles kept thunderstorms somewhat disorganized. A few clusters of thunderstorms took on bowing characteristics and caused small areas of wind damage.
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 23, 12:21 PM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 121 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 1058 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2014 WARM AND HUMID TODAY. THE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN THE REGION WILL CAUSE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 80S IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN TO 90 ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S WITH COOLER NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. && .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 453 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2014 A COUPLE OF WEAK SHORT WAVE TROFS WERE UPSTREAM OF THE FORECAST AREA AND WERE EMBEDDED IN THE LARGER SCALE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. OVERALL... EVEN HIGH RES NCEP MODELS NOT HANDLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION WITH THESE SHORT WAVES AND SUBSEQUENT HANDLING OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES VERY WELL. FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...HAVE ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE 4KM NAM/WRF IN LIGHT OF THE ONGOING INITIALIZATION AND TRACK OF THESE TWO WAVES. IN ADDITION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT AND SHOULD INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR THUNDER. SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS MARGINAL GIVEN LIMITED BULK SHEAR AND GENERALLY A TALL BUT THIN CAPE PROFILE. BETTER CHANCES FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL GIVEN PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1.7 TO 2.0 INCHES AND LITTLE RESULTANT CELL MOVEMENT. CONVECTION SHOULD BE FAIRLY HIGHLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...FAVOR THE WARMER GFS/MAV TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S GIVEN 850 MB TEMPS AROUND 17C. && .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 453 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2014 FOCUS AGAIN LARGELY ON MID RANGE FORECAST ISSUE. DOUBTS AS TO DIMINISHING CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL TOO SOON ON DY2 ACROSS CWA. RICH 1000-850 MB THETA-E DRAPED FROM MI THUMB INTO NWRN IN/NERN IL WITH CWA POISED ALONG SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF DAMPENING MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROF. LACK OF SIGNIFICANT TROF AMPLITUDE MAY PREVENT SUFFICIENT SWD BOUNDARY PUSH UNTIL LATE DY2. PRESENCE OF DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY/PRIOR CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WITH LAKE BREEZE FRONT TO LIKELY PROVIDE A COMPOSITE FOCUS FOR REINVIGORED MIDDAY/AFTERNOON CONVECTION ACROSS MUCH OF CWA SANS LAKE SHADOW REGION. MORE ASSURED AIRMASS SWEEP TUESDAY NIGHT/WED AS BROAD/STRONG CENTRAL CANADIAN ANTICYCLONE BEGINS SEWD PROGRESS INTO WESTERN ONTARIO/NORTHERN UPPER GREAT LAKES. HAVE HELD LINE ON MODEL BLENDS UPWARD POP DRIFT MIDWEEK DY3/4...THOUGH BY FRIDAY EXPECT START OF MOISTURE/STRONGER INSTABILITY RETURN. POP/WX MENTION APPEARS PRUDENT AS LATENT BOUNDARY BEGINS NWD RETREAT ALONG WITH APPROACH OF REMNANT/REXED ENERGY OVER FAR SCNTL CANADA AND WEAK NNEWD LIFTING WAVE FROM SOUTHERN PLAINS. THEREAFTER...REASSERTION OF MID TROPOSPHERIC RIDGE THIS WEEKEND WITH ANEMIC KINEMATIC PROFILES SUGGEST LITTLE MORE THAN WELL ISOLD CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL STRONGLY TIED TO DIURNAL HEAT CYCLE. GIVEN LACK OF SYNOPTIC SIGNALS WILL SIDE WITH DRY/CONSISTENCY. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 119 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014 MORNING DESTABILIZATION RESULTING IN A VRY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS THIS AFTN. APCH OF PREFNTL TROUGH LEADING TO SCT CONVN INITIATING ACRS NRN IN AND XPC THIS WILL CONT THROUGH AFTN ESP INVOF KFWA. HWVR UPSTREAM SUBTLE MCV OVR WRN IL WILL LIKELY YIELD ANOTHER BAND OF CONVN ALG CLD EDGE SEEN IN VISIBLE OVR NW IN/ERN IL LTR THIS AFTN. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...LOTHAMER SHORT TERM...SKIPPER LONG TERM...MURPHY AVIATION...T VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX (ALL LOWER CASE) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.NORTHERNIN.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSIWX WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1236 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-240900- 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 1236 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014 /1136 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH A THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. A FEW STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED WIND GUSTS APPROACHING SEVERE LIMITS ON TUESDAY...PRIMARILY EAST OF INTERSTATE 69. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-240900- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1236 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1242 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014
INZ006-007-009-MIZ081-OHZ001-231715-
DE KALB IN-HILLSDALE MI-LAGRANGE IN-STEUBEN IN-WILLIAMS OH-
1242 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH STEUBEN AND DEKALB COUNTIES
INTO WILLIAMS AND HILLSDALE COUNTIES...
AT 1236 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANGOLA...MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN
ADDITION...RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY
OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW
AREAS.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
EDON...
HAMILTON LAKE...
BERLIEN AND ALVARADO...
METZ AND YORK...
COLUMBIA...CLEAR LAKE AND BLAKESLEE...
NETTLE LAKE AND CAMDEN...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 336 AND
353.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 90 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 146
AND 156.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 90 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 12.
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.
LAT...LON 4183 8466 4156 8453 4144 8514 4161 8526
4176 8485 4176 8483 4177 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 252DEG 28KT 4158 8501
FISHERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1244 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014
INZ020-231715-
WHITE IN-
1244 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING TOWARD WHITE COUNTY...
AT 1241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLCOTT...OR 15 MILES SOUTH
OF RENSSELAER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN
ADDITION...RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY
OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW
AREAS.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MONTICELLO...
WOLCOTT...
MONON...
REYNOLDS AND SMITHSON...
INDIANA BEACH...SITKA AND NORWAY...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 192 AND 198.
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.
LAT...LON 4083 8710 4084 8706 4084 8700 4087 8700
4092 8686 4091 8680 4076 8663 4075 8666
4075 8675 4072 8677 4062 8710
TIME...MOT...LOC 1644Z 247DEG 27KT 4073 8709
FISHERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
125 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0124 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E HAMILTON 41.53N 84.88W
06/23/2014 E45 MPH STEUBEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL AND 1.11 INCHES OF
NEW RAINFALL.
&&
FISHERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
143 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0142 PM TSTM WND GST BRYAN 41.47N 84.55W
06/23/2014 E45 MPH WILLIAMS OH TRAINED SPOTTER
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. ESTIMATED 45 MPH WINDS.
&&
FISHERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
145 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM TSTM WND GST BRYAN 41.47N 84.55W
06/23/2014 E60 MPH WILLIAMS OH TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
FISHERThe Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:45 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management officials reported six to eight utility poles down along State Route 15.
A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
Emergency management officials reported trees down near State Route 108 and County Road T.
Emergency management officials reported trees down near County Roads V and 13.
Emergency management officials investigated sightings of a funnel in the area of US 30 and east of Dog Creek Road. Five to twelve-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down and some topping of the trees was observed. Some lawn furniture was thrown several feet while others were untouched in the same area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2014
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: 529520, 529554, 529521, 529522, 529553.