A volatile environment of over 4000 J/KG of SBCAPE, combined with 45 to 60 knots of effective shear set the stage for multiple rounds of thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening hours of June 13th. Initial storms remained poorly organized, but did produce sporadic wind damage or hail.
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The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
A volatile environment of over 4000 J/KG of SBCAPE, combined with 45 to 60 knots of effective shear set the stage for multiple rounds of thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening hours of June 13th. Initial storms remained poorly organized, but did produce sporadic wind damage or hail. More substantial thunderstorm development evolved during the evening hours in northwestern Indiana and southwestern Lower Michigan and progressed southeast, eventually producing several swaths of wind damage. In far southern Lower Michigan, damage occurred in portions of Berrien, St Joseph and Branch counties with the most intense occurring from Three Rivers to Sturgis.
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, 2:16 PM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
316 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022
.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 315 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022
Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon into tonight, with
damaging winds as the main threat. Hot and humid conditions will
settle in after that, with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s
Tuesday and Wednesday and heat indices from 100 to around 110.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 315 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022
A warm front is expected to lift northward today across the region.
A moist airmass, steep mid-level lapse rates, and extreme
instability will be in place, but a strong cap associated with the
incoming ridge may hinder convection. Morning models continued to
have a spread of solutions for how today/tonight's system evolves.
Scattered storms have developed south of the area this afternoon and
have the potential for damaging wind, hail, isolated tornadoes, and
locally heavy rainfall. These storms are expected to move north with
the lifting warm front, but generally stay south of the US-30
corridor within the severe watch area. There is higher confidence in
a severe wind threat associated with a bowing segment coming through
later this evening/tonight, however confidence remains somewhat low
with the exact location and timing. SPC has a day 1 enhanced risk
for most of the CWA. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for
areas south of US-30 in Indiana until 10 PM EDT.
Temperature wise, most of the area will fall into the upper 60s to
mid 70s tonight. The next big story is the heat and humidity. Highs
Tuesday will rise into the mid-to-upper 90s. Hot temperatures
coupled with high humidities will allow heat indices to climb to
around 100 to 110.&&
.LONG TERM...(Tuesday Night through Monday)
Issued at 315 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022
Tuesday night will not offer much relief from the muggy conditions.
Low temperatures are expected to drop only into the mid 70s.
Temperatures return to the upper 90s on Wednesday, with heat indices
once again around 100 to 110. Again, not much relief expected
Wednesday night, with lows in the mid-to-upper 70s. The Excessive
Heat Watch will be upgraded to an Excessive Heat Warning for the
entire CWA for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
A front moves through Wednesday night into Thursday, bringing the
next chance of showers and storms to the area. Temperatures will
gradually cool off into the low-to-mid 80s to end the week.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday Afternoon)
Issued at 1250 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022
A warm front will lift into the area this afternoon with chances
for widely scattered storms during the mid-late afternoon.
Point chances remain too low for anything more than a VCTS mention
during this time. Mainly VFR otherwise outside of any convection.
Confidence diminishes tonight as there remains potential for a
MCS/convective line to clip KSBN/KFWA sometime this evening or the
early overnight. This hinges on how quickly and where upstream
convection becomes rooted in the surface and grows upscale into a
healthy convective system. Later development may result in any
organized convection missing the terminals to the northeast,
while earlier timing could result in a direct hit
(restrictions/strong-severe winds). Confidence is low with
significant amendments possible for this evening.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...Excessive Heat Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday
evening for INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034.
Heat Advisory until noon EDT /11 AM CDT/ Tuesday for INZ003-004-
012>016-020-022>027-032>034.
MI...Excessive Heat Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday
evening for MIZ077>081.
OH...Excessive Heat Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday
evening for OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025.
LM...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...Carpenter
SHORT TERM...Carpenter
LONG TERM...Carpenter
AVIATION...Steinwedel
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www.youtube.com/NWSNorthernIndianaHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 328 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022 INZ005>009-017-018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 141930- Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Whitley-Allen IN-Berrien- Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance- Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- 328 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. More storms are possible this afternoon and this evening. Storms may become severe and produce damaging winds and large hail. A few tornadoes are possible along with locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Excessive Heat Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. INZ013-015-020-022>027-032>034-141930- Pulaski-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams- Grant-Blackford-Jay- 328 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 354 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. More storms are possible this afternoon and this evening. Storms may become severe and produce damaging winds and large hail. A few tornadoes are possible along with locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Excessive Heat Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. INZ003-004-012-014-016-141930- La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Starke-Marshall-Kosciusko- 328 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022 /228 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022/ ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TUESDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. More storms are possible this afternoon and this evening. Storms may become severe and produce damaging winds and large hail. A few tornadoes are possible along with locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Excessive Heat Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. LMZ043-046-141930- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 328 PM EDT Mon Jun 13 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms may become severe today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
509 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0448 PM TSTM WND DMG ROANOKE 40.97N 85.38W
06/13/2022 HUNTINGTON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROADWAY AT 2592 E 1100
N IN ROANOKE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
MJPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
515 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM HAIL ROANOKE 40.97N 85.38W
06/13/2022 M0.70 INCH HUNTINGTON IN PUBLIC
&&
MJPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
530 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0509 PM HAIL 3 S FORT WAYNE 41.04N 85.14W
06/13/2022 M0.88 INCH ALLEN IN PUBLIC
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
MJThe Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:17 UTC.
15 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management officials reported a vehicle crashing into a fallen power pole. No injuries were reported.
Emergency management officials reported a large tree down onto power lines.
Emergency management officials reported a large tree down onto a house.
The public reported trees snapped in the area.
A trained spotter reported several small tree limbs down as well as a car rolled on its side for an unknown reason.
A trained spotter reported a large tree limb roughly five feet in diameter down on Bent Road.
A report of 70 to 75 mph wind gusts was noted near White Pigeon.
A trained spotter recorded a 73 mph wind gust.
Numerous reports of trees down in the area south of Marcellus.
The public reported two small trees down.
A local newspaper reported a tree was blown down onto Shimmel Road.
The public reported a large tree down across US 131, south of Three Rivers.
A local newspaper reported a large tree limb was blown down into a yard at the intersection of Airline and Stubey Roads.
The ASOS at the Three Rivers Airport recorded a 66 mph wind gust.
A trained spotter reported five large trees down south of Coldwater.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, June 2022
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: 1041416, 1041417, 1041418, 1041419, 1041420, 1041421, 1041444, 1041446, 1041431, 1041439, 1043943, 1041440, 1043945, 1041447, 1041442.