A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front as it moved through the Great Lakes. The line moved from Wisconsin into Lake Michigan and then began building southeast with the southern fringe of the line clipping portions of far southern Lower Michigan into northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio.
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The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front as it moved through the Great Lakes. The line moved from Wisconsin into Lake Michigan and then began building southeast with the southern fringe of the line clipping portions of far southern Lower Michigan into northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio. Wind damage was reported in the Bryan Ohio area.
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 16, 12:47 AM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
147 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 859 PM EDT Wed Jun 15 2016
Widely scattered showers will remain possible through the early
evening, mainly along and southeast of US-24. Cooler air will
work in later tonight into Thursday behind a cold front which may
generate a few showers. Lows tonight will drop into the 60s, with
highs on Thursday ranging between the mid 70s and low 80s. Fair
weather conditions are then expected Friday into the upcoming
weekend as high pressure builds in.
&&
.UPDATE...
Issued at 859 PM EDT Wed Jun 15 2016
Widely scattered showers on northern fringe of outflow bubble
near the Fort Wayne area will continue to weaken/fall apart early
this evening...leaving a mainly dry/quiet night for most.
Convection across east-central/northeast WI on leading edge of a
vigorous upper level circulation/cold front will continue east
into MI along instability gradient tonight. This activity may
clip our far northern zones by the early overnight.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(Today through Thursday night)
Issued at 357 PM EDT Wed Jun 15 2016
Near term convective trends will be the main item of interest for
the short term period. Cu has become increasingly agitated across
the area this morning as influences from shallow morning outflow
have diminished. A rather sharp instability gradient exists across
the area with 100 mb MLCAPES maximized across southwest portions of
the forecast area at 2500 J/KG per SPC mesoanalysis. This seems to
correlate fairly well to modified regional AMDAR soundings of
comparable instability magnitude early this afternoon. A low
amplitude short wave is also impinging on northwest Indiana at
current time and should aid in convective initiation over next 1-2
hours. Enhanced westerly flow off lake Michigan appears to have set
up a couple of favored enhanced cumulus bands just south of Route 6
corridor which also may grow into isolated-scattered showers and
thunderstorms late this afternoon. Not much has changed in terms of
nature of severe threat, with moderate to strong instability and
weak to moderate shear still pointing toward at least an isolated
severe potential in the 20Z-01Z timeframe as aforementioned wave
tracks across the area during peak instability. The greatest risk of
a severe thunderstorm late afternoon/early evening appears to be
generally along and south of the Route 24 corridor.
A secondary area of possible concern may need to be monitored for
late evening/early portions of overnight as additional clusters of
storms are expected to develop across central Wisconsin this
afternoon downstream of increasing diffluence with potent upper
low/upper jet streak. These storms may evolve into a convective
cluster, but still a good deal of uncertainty as to propagation of
these storms. With greater MUCAPES likely centered across southern
Great Lakes/Ohio Valley, would suspect some concurrent
upwind/downwind propagation is possible with potential upstream WI
convection this evening. Still possible that far northern locations
could be clipped by southern extent of this convection late
evening/overnight, with some gusty winds as the main threat.
Upper low will shift southeast across the region on Thursday with
strongest synoptic forcing across eastern half in the morning, where
have maintained low to mid chance PoPs. Otherwise, Thursday will
feature increasing northwest winds as cool front track across the
area with mainly dry conditions developing across entire CWA in the
afternoon. Exception could be across the far east, where some
deformation-forced showers could linger into Thursday evening.
&&
.LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday)
Issued at 357 PM EDT Wed Jun 15 2016
The Friday through Sunday period should feature mainly dry
conditions as rather stagnant and amplifying longwave pattern allows
sfc high pressure to remain anchored across the region. It still
appears as though a stronger upper wave will dampen central CONUS
upper ridge early next week driving next cool front southward. Until
this time, temperatures will gradually moderate through the weekend
with highs back around 90 for Sunday/Monday. The end of the period
should feature a transition back to more seasonable temperatures
behind this front.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Thursday Night)
Issued at 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 16 2016
Cdfnt will move across nrn IN this morning. Tstms along the front
over srn MI should remain n-ne of the terminals with a dry fropa
expected at both sbn and fwa. Post frontal stratus with mvfr/ifr
cigs expected to overspread the area this morning as cyclonic flow
strengthens behind the front in association with deepening sfc
low. These low cigs should cont this aftn before drier air moves
in this evening scattering clouds out. NW winds expected to gust
into the 20- 25kt range today.
&&
.IWX Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
IN...Beach Hazards Statement from 7 AM CDT this morning through late
tonight for INZ003.
MI...Beach Hazards Statement from 8 AM EDT this morning through late
tonight for MIZ077.
OH...NONE.
LM...Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Friday for LMZ043-046.
&&
UPDATE...Steinwedel
SYNOPSIS...Steinwedel
SHORT TERM...Marsili
LONG TERM...Marsili
AVIATION...JT
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www.youtube.com/NWSNorthernIndianaHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 945 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016 INZ004>009-016>018-024>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015- 016-024-025-170145- ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-KOSCIUSKO- WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA... SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... AUBURN...GARRETT...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...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 945 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR STORMS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ003-MIZ077-170145- LA PORTE-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...FAIR PLAIN...BENTON HEIGHTS... BUCHANAN...PAW PAW LAKE 945 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016 /845 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. HIGH WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE MICHIGAN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-170145- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 945 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ012>015-020-022-023-170145- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...MONTICELLO...MONON...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO 945 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016 /845 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STORMS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
300 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
INZ007-OHZ001-004-160730-
STEUBEN-DEFIANCE-WILLIAMS-
300 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN...NORTH
CENTRAL DEFIANCE AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES...
AT 259 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER EDON...OR 10 MILES
NORTH OF BUTLER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRYAN...MONTPELIER...EDGERTON...WEST UNITY...HAMILTON...STRYKER...
EDON...HOLIDAY CITY...EDGERTON IN WILLIAMS COUNTY...COLUMBIA...WEST
JEFFERSON...PULASKI...FARMER...NEY...BLAKESLEE...METZ...HAMILTON
LAKE...ALVARADO...WILLIAMS CENTER AND BERLIEN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 80 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 152 AND 156.
INTERSTATE 80 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 12.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4131 8449 4146 8481 4153 8480 4153 8494
4154 8497 4170 8487 4156 8438 4151 8438
4151 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 297DEG 36KT 4157 8482
NWSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
302 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 AM HAIL MENDON 42.01N 85.45W
06/16/2016 E1.00 INCH ST. JOSEPH MI PUBLIC
.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
303 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 AM TSTM WND DMG MENDON 42.01N 85.45W
06/16/2016 ST. JOSEPH MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
305 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 AM TSTM WND DMG CENTREVILLE 41.93N 85.53W
06/16/2016 ST. JOSEPH MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
306 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 AM TSTM WND DMG BURR OAK 41.85N 85.32W
06/16/2016 ST. JOSEPH MI PUBLIC
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
310 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 AM HAIL ANGOLA 41.65N 85.00W
06/16/2016 U0.75 INCH STEUBEN IN PUBLIC
.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMThe Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Local police officials reported a few trees as well as some tree limbs were blown down in Bryan.
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