Storms initiated along a stationary front across northwestern Ohio. Moderate instability and weak shear led to a few wet downbursts which caused isolated wind damage.
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The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
Storms initiated along a stationary front across northwestern Ohio. Moderate instability and weak shear led to a few wet downbursts which caused isolated wind damage. The greater threat became flooding as rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour became common.
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 13, 6:45 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 745 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 256 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 358 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015 AIRMASS BECOMING MODERATELY UNSTABLE THIS AFTN WITH RAP ANALYSIS SUGGESTING MLCAPES 2.0-2.5KJ/KG. WINDS ALOFT HAVE DECREASED SOME SINCE YDAY AS RIDGE HAS BUILT NNW FROM THE SERN CONUS... STILL MODEST SWLY FLOW WAS RESULTING IN EFFECTIVE DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 25-30KT ACROSS THE AREA WHICH COULD ALLOW FOR SOME STORM ORGANIZATION THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO THERE IS SOME DRY AIR ALOFT EVIDENT ON THE WATER VAPOR LOOP AND BUFR FCST SOUNDINGS RESULTING IN MAX SFC DELTA THETA-E VALUES >30K... SUGGESTING POTENTIAL FOR MICROBURSTS AND CONSIDERABLE CAPE THROUGH THE -10C TO -30C LAYER SUPPORTING HAIL GROWTH WITH ANY DEEP CONVECTION. MAIN FORCING MECHANISM APPEARS TO BE A WK SHRTWV MOVG NE ACROSS NWRN IL WITH STORMS NOW DVLPG TO ITS S-SE ACROSS CENTRAL IL/IN. ANOTHER SHRTWV OVER THE SRN PLAINS EXPECTED TO LIFT NE INTO THE WRN GRTLKS REGION TONIGHT AND THEN EAST OVER THE TOP OF THE SERN CONUS RIDGE ON SUNDAY. EXPECT AN MCS WILL DEVELOP AT NOSE OF LLJ ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE TONIGHT IMPACTING NWRN PORTION OF THE CWA FIRST... THEN SHIFTING EAST LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GIVEN THIS EXPECTATION WILL BE BUMPING UP POPS FROM CHC TO LIKELY FOR TONIGHT OVER MOST OF THE CWA... WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE TO GOING LIKELYS FOR SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL A POSSIBILITY IN THIS TIMEFRAME GIVEN PWATS AROUND 2"... SMALL FCST MBE VECTORS... AND EXPECTED WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF CONVECTION. TEMPS WILL REMAIN MILD WITH LOWS TONIGHT AROUND 70. EXPECT CLOUDS SHOWERS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO HOLD TEMPS DOWN A BIT OVER RECENT DAYS ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS FCST IN THE L80S. && .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 358 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015 A VERY MOIST AIRMASS WILL PERSIST OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THIS UPCOMING WEEK. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL APPROACH THE JUNE CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS NEAR 2.25 INCHES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. GIVEN A LONG DURATION OF THESE HIGH VALUES...CAPE VALUES GENERALLY LESS THAN 1000 J/KG COMBINED WITH A DEEP WARM CLOUD LAYER...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLOODING. HAVE UPDATED THE HYDROLOGICAL OUT THAT WAS ISSUED TO REFLECT THE RISK OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. WPC/NCEP WAS INDICATING A SEVEN DAY AXIS OF 6 INCHES OF HEAVY RAIN NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVED FROM ILLINOIS TO OHIO. THESE HIGH AMOUNTS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST RUNS OF THE GFS...ECMWF AND THE CANADIAN GEM. ALSO...RECENT RAINFALL ANALYSIS BY AHPS SHOW 2 WEEK TOTAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY 7 INCHES OF RAIN. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE MAY 31ST ARE SUPPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVATIONS. ALL CONDSIDERED...HAVE UPDATED THE ESF STATEMENT WITH THESE CONCERNS. OTHERWISE...THERE COULD BE A SHORT BREAK IN THE HUMID PATTERN LATE THIS WEEK...BUT FOR NOW...WAS HESITANT TO LOWER SUPERBLEND RAIN CHANCES. SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES APPEAR FAIRLY LOW THIS PERIOD...NOT COUNTING THE CHANCES FOR FLOODING. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 738 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015 TSTMS ACTIVITY IS SUBSIDING THIS EVENING WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. THE SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN DRAPPED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL S/WAVE WILL LIFT NEWD TOWARD THE GTLKS REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. EXPECT MORE WIDESPREAD SHRA SUNDAY MORNING FOR BOTH TERMINAL SITES WITH A CHANCE FOR TSRA IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT MVFR CIGS WITH SW WINDS IN THE 10-15 KT RANGE TMRW AFTN. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...MCD SHORT TERM...JT LONG TERM...SKIPPER AVIATION...MF VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX (ALL LOWER CASE) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANA WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSIWX WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 429 AM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-140830- 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 429 AM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A FEW STRONG STORMS AND ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE AND COULD CAUSE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD. STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS DURING THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES OVER THE NEXT WEEK. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-140830- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 429 AM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD. && 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
723 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0642 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNW GOBLESVILLE 41.00N 85.52W
06/13/2015 U0.00 INCH WHITLEY IN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF WATER OVER THE ROAD ON SR-114
BETWEEN 300W AND 400W.
&&
MCDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
725 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0650 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 ESE GOBLESVILLE 40.97N 85.47W
06/13/2015 U0.00 INCH HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF WATER ACROSS SR-9 BETWEEN 900N
AND 1000N.
&&
MCDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
738 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N ROANOKE 40.99N 85.38W
06/13/2015 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD. WATER ALSO
RUNNING OVER THE ROAD. NO DETAILS ON
SIZE/HEALTH OF THE TREE AVAILABLE.
&&
MCDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
744 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0743 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSE MAJENICA 40.74N 85.44W
06/13/2015 U0.00 INCH HUNTINGTON IN PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 8" OF WATER OVER ROAD ON SR-124
EAST OF SR-5.
&&
MCDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
747 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0746 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNW WARREN 40.71N 85.43W
06/13/2015 M2.00 INCH HUNTINGTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL FROM TODAY.
&&
MCDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
803 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 E GOBLESVILLE 40.99N 85.45W
06/13/2015 E0.00 INCH HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF 6-12" OF WATER ACROSS THE ROAD ON
1100 N EAST OF MERIDIAN ROAD. ALSO, ON 1000
N EAST OF SR-9 ROAD IS IMPASSIBLE WITH 12"
OF WATER.
&&
MCDThe Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management officials reported a utility pole was snapped with lines onto the road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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