Convection developed across southern Lake Michigan into northeastern Illinois and moved east. The storms generally remained below severe limits.
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The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
Convection developed across southern Lake Michigan into northeastern Illinois and moved east. The storms generally remained below severe limits. While overall CAPE was somewhat lower than seen across portions of northern Indiana and northwestern Ohio, shear was somewhat stronger. This allowed for more in the way of persistent winds of 45 to 50 mph with isolated damage reported in Hillsdale county as a line segment tried to bow out.
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 13, 6:42 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 742 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016 .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 739 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2016 Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the area this evening. Some of these storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rainfall. A cold front will move through the area Thursday, continuing the chance of storms. High pressure will move across the area Friday and Saturday providing fair weather with temperatures a bit below normal. As the high moves east Sunday, warmer and more humid air along with a chance of thunderstorms will return to the area and continue into early next week. && .SHORT TERM...(This Afternoon through Thursday) Issued at 300 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2016 Weak MCV remnants into nw IN as of 18z is expected to spark isolated to scattered convection into areas mainly along/east of US 31 late this afternoon. Moderate boundary layer destabilization given slight cooling aloft over a warm/moist near sfc layer more than adequate for development, but rather paltry warm sector wind field and weak forcing (capping concerns) does bring coverage/probability into question...hence the 30-50 percent type PoPs. The main threats for the remainder of the afternoon will be lightning and isolated wind gusts > 50 mph. Another/stronger convectively aided shortwave over IA/northern MO will continue to progress east and provide the next opportunity for more widespread convection this evening into the early overnight (01- 06z). Stronger wind fields and forcing on leading edge of synoptic scale height falls should allow upscale growth of MCS over eastern IA/MO into IL early this evening. What happens east from here remains of low confidence given outrun from slightly better upper support (shear/buoyancy balance offset) and potential for stronger bowing segment to focus more along leftover instability gradient/outflow through central IL/IN. This gradient/outflow will be the key as it attempts to mix north late this afternoon/evening possibly bringing the severe threat north into our area (best chances south of the US 30 corridor in Indiana). Any bowing segment would present a wind damage threat and potentially a brief spinup tornado. Stay tuned for updates this evening. Mainly dry conditions are then expected in wake of composite outflow later tonight/Thursday morning. The main cold front will translate southeast through the local area Thursday afternoon as mid-level trough works east through the Great Lakes region. Will finally have the deep background flow/shear necessary for better organization tomorrow...yet weak frontal convergence/deep layer ascent and southward exit of deeper moisture tied to tonight's composite outflow/pre-frontal trough should limit the severe threat/coverage...although low chances warranted mainly along/southeast of US-24. Temperatures will likely overachieve somewhat tomorrow given deep mixing and lowering dewpoints under a mostly/partly sunny sky. && .LONG TERM...(Thursday Night through Wednesday) Issued at 300 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2016 Friday into Saturday will be characterized by much cooler/less humid conditions as fresh canadian airmass builds in post-frontal. Passage of a weak secondary trough on Friday is allowing some model guidance print out some light QPF. Opted to retain silent 10 PoP given dry airmass and weak forcing along this secondary feature. Sfc high pressure then builds in Friday night through Saturday night as subsidence/height rises in flat flow. An upper level ridge (595-600 dm at 500 mb) and associated dome of extreme heat will build/expand across the central US later Sunday through next week. Theta-e ridge/frontal boundary on the northeast fringe of this feature will likely be positioned in the vicinity late Sunday through the middle of next resulting in chances for showers/storms in ring of fire type pattern. Heat/humidity levels will also gradually increase, especially by late next week/weekend (just beyond this forecast period) as upper ridge becomes better established into the Ohio Valley and western Great Lakes. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday Evening) Issued at 738 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2016 Ongoing convection upstream of the terminals is main concern for this forecast. Ongoing showers/thunderstorms near terminals at forecast issuance time are ending, however a line of storms upstream should hold together, moving into KSBN around 01Z and KFWA around 02Z. Storms should clear the area around 06Z. Will ammend as needed based on radar and obs trends. Some MVFR conditions possible in the wake of these storms at KFWA, and refined timing from previous forecast.&& .IWX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...NG SHORT TERM...Steinwedel LONG TERM...Steinwedel AVIATION...NG Visit us at www.weather.gov/iwx 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 411 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2016 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-141000- 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...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE... LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...MONON...BROOKSTON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...FAIR PLAIN...BENTON HEIGHTS...BUCHANAN...PAW PAW LAKE... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE... JONESVILLE...LITCHFIELD...BRYAN...EDGERTON...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD... SWANTON...DELTA...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON... DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...PAYNE...OTTAWA... LEIPSIC...COLUMBUS GROVE...CONTINENTAL...PANDORA...VAN WERT... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 411 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2016 /311 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. ALSO, THE HEAT INDEX WILL BE IN THE 90S THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY. ISOLATED STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST OHIO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED 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 LMZ043-046-141000- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 411 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED STORMS WITH WINDS GREATER THAN 40 KNOTS AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. && 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
750 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW LIMA 40.73N 84.14W
07/13/2016 ALLEN OH AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWNED IN LIMA.
ROOF DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED BUT DETAILS ON
ROOF WERE UNAVAILABLE.
&&
MCDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
806 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W HUDSON LAKE 41.72N 86.58W
07/13/2016 LA PORTE IN 911 CALL CENTER
REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY.
SPECIFIC ROADS KNOWN WERE CR 600 E AND CR
650 E. TIME WAS LIKELY BETWEEN 630 PM EDT
AND 7 PM EDT.
&&
MCDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
811 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM TSTM WND GST OTTAWA 41.02N 84.04W
07/13/2016 M58 MPH PUTNAM OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL BRANCHES 1-3" IN DIAMETER DOWNED. ALSO
REPORTED DIME SIZED HAIL.
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG NAPOLEON 41.39N 84.13W
07/13/2016 HENRY OH PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWNED ACROSS TWO
YARDS-APPROXIMATELY 1 FT DIAMETER.
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW LIMA 40.73N 84.14W
07/13/2016 ALLEN OH AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWNED IN LIMA.
ROOF DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED BUT DETAILS ON
ROOF WERE UNAVAILABLE.
0655 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW JEWELL 41.36N 84.33W
07/13/2016 DEFIANCE OH TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 55-60 MPH WINDS. 5 LARGE TREES
DOWNED-NO ESTIMATE ON SIZE/HEALTH. TREE
BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN-APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES
IN DIAMETER.
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W HUDSON LAKE 41.72N 86.58W
07/13/2016 LA PORTE IN 911 CALL CENTER
REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY.
SPECIFIC ROADS KNOWN WERE CR 600 E AND CR
650 E. TIME WAS LIKELY BETWEEN 630 PM EDT
AND 7 PM EDT.
0622 PM TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 40.83N 84.93W
07/13/2016 ADAMS IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE LIMBS DOWNED. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON
SIDING OFF A HOME. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 55-60
MPH.
0545 PM HAIL DECATUR 40.83N 84.93W
07/13/2016 M0.75 INCH ADAMS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0522 PM HAIL 3 SSE CURRYVILLE 40.74N 85.04W
07/13/2016 E0.75 INCH ADAMS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED BIGGER THAN 0.5 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
BUT LESS THAN 1".
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
819 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0719 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW WESTMINSTER 40.71N 84.02W
07/13/2016 M52 MPH ALLEN OH ASOS
ASOS STATION LIMA ALLEN COUNTY AIRPORT
/AOH/.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
832 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016
INZ012>015-022>024-032-140100-
STARKE-MARSHALL-CASS-WABASH-FULTON-MIAMI-PULASKI-GRANT-
832 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MIAMI...FULTON...
SOUTHEASTERN STARKE...SOUTHERN WABASH...PULASKI...SOUTHWESTERN
MARSHALL...NORTHWESTERN GRANT AND NORTHERN CASS COUNTIES...
AT 831 PM EDT /731 PM CDT/...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MEDARYVILLE TO NEAR ROYAL CENTER TO 6
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUNKER HILL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL IS LIKELY OCCURING WITH THESE STORMS. WATCH FOR PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW AREAS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...ROCHESTER...WINAMAC...GRISSOM AFB...
CULVER...AKRON...BUNKER HILL...LA FONTAINE...ROYAL CENTER...
MEDARYVILLE...MEXICO...WELLS...PULASKI...MIAMI...CONVERSE...RIPLEY...
KEWANNA AND ERIE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM
EDT/MIDNIGHT CDT/ FOR INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4108 8693 4128 8654 4106 8602 4104 8602
4104 8599 4068 8564 4065 8564 4056 8586
4056 8607 4086 8648 4107 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 241DEG 39KT 4107 8679 4090 8641 4059 8600
FISHERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
843 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016
INZ007-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-140130-
STEUBEN-HILLSDALE-BRANCH-WILLIAMS-
843 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN STEUBEN...
EASTERN BRANCH...HILLSDALE AND NORTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES...
AT 841 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM NEAR
LITCHFIELD MICHIGAN TO ANGOLA INDIANA AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANGOLA...HILLSDALE...MONTPELIER...JONESVILLE...FREMONT...WEST
UNITY...QUINCY...PIONEER...LITCHFIELD...READING...HOLIDAY CITY...LONG
LAKE...JEROME...SOMERSET...COLUMBIA...WEST JEFFERSON...RAY...
CAMBRIA...PITTSFORD AND KINDERHOOK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 69 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 347 AND 357.
INTERSTATE 69 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.
INTERSTATE 80 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 140 AND 156.
INTERSTATE 80 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 22.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4194 8436 4171 8438 4170 8440 4162 8440
4162 8438 4153 8439 4163 8518 4184 8497
4207 8487 4207 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 271DEG 41KT 4188 8475
SLLThe Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:50 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management officials reported up to 15 trees blown down across northern parts of the county.
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