PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
126 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014 /1226 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014/
...UPDATE #1 ON NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA DISPATCHED A
DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM THIS MORNING TO PORTIONS OF ELKHART COUNTY.
THIS DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THIS TEAM IS CURRENTLY CONTINUING INTO PORTIONS OF ST JOSEPH AND
LA PORTE COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA TO SURVEY ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE.
ANOTHER DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM IS BEING DISPATCHED TO LAGRANGE COUNTY
THIS AFTERNOON TO SURVEY DAMAGE IN SEVERAL AREAS.
DETAILS AND FINDINGS FROM THESE SURVEYS WILL BE RELEASED IN THE
FORM OF A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT (PNSIWX) AS THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN OTHER
COUNTIES ACROSS THE AREA. AT THIS TIME WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND
SPORADIC PROPERTY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS
PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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NWS northern Indiana sends out damage survey team
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1057 AM EDT TUE JUL 1 2014 /957 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014/
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM DISPATCHED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS DISPATCHED A
DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM TO PORTIONS OF ELKHART AND MARSHALL COUNTIES
THIS MORNING TO ASSESS THE CAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM OVERNIGHT STORMS.
DETAILS AND FINDINGS FROM THESE SURVEYS WILL BE RELEASED IN THE
FORM OF A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT (PNSIWX) AS THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN OTHER
COUNTIES ACROSS THE AREA. AT THIS TIME WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND
SPORADIC PROPERTY DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS
PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
NWS tweet: Straight-line winds appear to be cause of most overnight damage
All signs point to straight-line wind damage so far. What’s the difference between that & a tornado? Learn more: http://t.co/xrb0nmPZAr
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) July 1, 2014
Second fatality from overnight storms confirmed
An emergency manager has confirmed a second fatality from last night’s storms, according to a “Local Storm Report” issued by the National Weather Service northern Indiana office at 9:30 a.m. This incident happened in Lagrange County, at Big Long Lake, where a six- to eight-foot diameter tree fell through a house at about 1:37 a.m. A 64-year-old man in the house died.
At 1 a.m. EDT, the NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning that included all of Lagrange County. The warning was in effect until 1:45 a.m. EDT and included the following text:
* AT 1256 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF PAW PAW TO CASSOPOLIS TO
WAKARUSA...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE
IN SOUTH BEND.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE TREE
DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
GOSHEN AND BRISTOL AROUND 105 AM EDT.
WHITE PIGEON AND THREE RIVERS AROUND 110 AM EDT.
CENTREVILLE AND MILLERSBURG AROUND 115 AM EDT.
STURGIS AND LIGONIER AROUND 120 AM EDT.
COLON AND LAGRANGE AROUND 125 AM EDT.
BRONSON AND ROME CITY AROUND 130 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HOWARDSVILLE...MOTTVILLE...
COREY LAKE...CLEAR LAKE...WATERFORD MILLS...FORAKER...MOORE PARK...
FLOWERFIELD...BENTON AND KLINGER LAKE.
Severe thunderstorm watch number 381, which had been in effect since 11:35 p.m. Monday night, included Lagrange County.
At around the same time, a fallen tree killed a 14-year-old boy in Winona Lake of Kosciusko County, as this blog reported earlier.
NWS: Winona Lake boy dies in overnight storm
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| WNDU photo. |
See an update to this story: Second storm fatality confirmed.
A 14-year-old Winona Lake boy died early this morning when a large tree fell on a mobile home, according to a preliminary summary of local storm reports issued by the northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service at 8:14 a.m. The NWS attributes the report to Kosciusko County’s emergency management agency, which reported that the fatality occurred at 1:20 a.m.
The NWS had issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 1:02 a.m. for an area that included Winona Lake. The warning was in effect until 1:45 a.m. and included the following language:
* AT 100 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MENTONE TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
AKRON...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...NORTH MANCHESTER...TRI-LAKES...COLUMBIA
CITY...HUNTINGTON...AKRON...PIERCETON...SOUTH WHITLEY...BURKET...
PALESTINE...BEAVER DAM LAKE...CLUNETTE...GILEAD...MONOQUET...
DISKO...CLAYPOOL...STOCKDALE...SILVER LAKE AND ROANN.
That warning should not have surprised anyone, because all of Kosciusko County had been under severe thunderstorm watch number 381 since 11:35 p.m. Monday night.
As of the time of this writing, the NWS was working with emergency managers throughout its 37-county warning area to determine whether to send out storm survey teams and if so, where to send them.
Below is summary of storm damage reports, issued by the NWS at 8:14 a.m. EDT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
814 AM EDT TUE JUL 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 WNW POTTAWATTOMIE PAR 41.74N 86.91W
06/30/2014 M49 MPH LMZ046 IN C-MAN STATION
43 KNOTS GUST AT MICHIGAN CITY GLERL STATION
0926 PM TSTM WND GST 5 N LA PORTE 41.68N 86.72W
06/30/2014 E60 MPH LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 50 TO 60 MPH
0926 PM TSTM WND DMG STEVENSVILLE 42.01N 86.52W
06/30/2014 BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
REPORTS OF BRANCHES DOWN
0930 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 4 NW BRIDGMAN 41.98N 86.62W
06/30/2014 M45 MPH LMZ043 MI BUOY
REPORTED BY BUOY WEST OF COOK NUCLEAR PLANT
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG MICHIGAN CITY 41.71N 86.90W
06/30/2014 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED AT THE BASE
0936 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW BUFFALO 41.79N 86.74W
06/30/2014 BERRIEN MI AMATEUR RADIO
HANDFUL OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ALSO DIME SIZE
HAIL
0937 PM HAIL BRIDGMAN 41.94N 86.56W
06/30/2014 E0.75 INCH BERRIEN MI AMATEUR RADIO
0944 PM TSTM WND DMG FISH LAKE 41.57N 86.55W
06/30/2014 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
DOWNED POWER LINES REPORTED
0950 PM HAIL NEW CARLISLE 41.70N 86.51W
06/30/2014 E1.25 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
QUARTER TO NEARLY HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
0955 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE DOWAGIAC 41.96N 86.08W
06/30/2014 CASS MI BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORTS OF TREES DOWN BLOCKING SOME STREETS
0955 PM TSTM WND DMG W SOUTH BEND 41.68N 86.25W
06/30/2014 ST. JOSEPH IN 911 CALL CENTER
REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON WEST SIDE OF
SOUTH BEND IN THE EDISON ROAD AREA.
1218 AM TSTM WND GST 5 N LA PORTE 41.68N 86.72W
07/01/2014 E70 MPH LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
1218 AM TSTM WND DMG STEVENSVILLE 42.01N 86.52W
07/01/2014 BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG THE LAKE SHORE
AREAS
1218 AM TSTM WND DMG STEVENSVILLE 42.01N 86.52W
07/01/2014 BERRIEN MI EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN UP TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER ACROSS
MUCH OF BERRIEN COUNTY.
1222 AM TSTM WND DMG KINGSBURY 41.53N 86.70W
07/01/2014 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ONTO HOME. WINDOWS BROKEN ON WEST SIDE OF
GARAGE. NEAR US 6 AND US 35.
1222 AM TSTM WND DMG KINGSFORD HEIGHTS 41.48N 86.69W
07/01/2014 LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ONTO HOMES. SEVERAL ROADS
IMPASSABLE
1230 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 4 NW BRIDGMAN 41.98N 86.62W
07/01/2014 M58 MPH LMZ043 MI BUOY
MEASURED AT BUOY NEAR COOK NUCLEAR PLANT
1230 AM TSTM WND DMG WINAMAC 41.05N 86.60W
07/01/2014 PULASKI IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY
ESPECIALLY NORTH OF WINAMAC
1232 AM TSTM WND GST BUCHANAN 41.83N 86.36W
07/01/2014 M58 MPH BERRIEN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
1237 AM TSTM WND DMG LA PORTE 41.61N 86.72W
07/01/2014 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
TREE DAMAGE REPORTED AROUND PINE LAKE
1243 AM TSTM WND GST 4 NW SOUTH BEND 41.70N 86.31W
07/01/2014 M68 MPH ST. JOSEPH IN ASOS
1243 AM TSTM WND DMG SOUTH BEND 41.68N 86.25W
07/01/2014 ST. JOSEPH IN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES BLOWN DOWN ALONG GREENLAWN NEAR THE ZOO.
1245 AM TSTM WND DMG SOUTH BEND 41.68N 86.25W
07/01/2014 ST. JOSEPH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
3 TREE LIMBS DOWN AT HOME. ONE LANDED ON CAR
1247 AM TSTM WND DMG LA PAZ 41.46N 86.31W
07/01/2014 MARSHALL IN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AS WELL AS POWER LINES
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
1252 AM TSTM WND DMG BREMEN 41.45N 86.15W
07/01/2014 MARSHALL IN PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AND ONE POWER POLE PARTIALLY DOWN IN BREMEN.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
1254 AM TSTM WND DMG TIPPECANOE 41.21N 86.11W
07/01/2014 MARSHALL IN EMERGENCY MNGR
FIRE OFFICIALS REPORTING TREES DOWN
0100 AM TSTM WND GST 2 SE MARCELLUS 42.01N 85.79W
07/01/2014 E75 MPH CASS MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0100 AM TSTM WND GST WAKARUSA 41.54N 86.02W
07/01/2014 M73 MPH ELKHART IN PUBLIC
BETWEEN NAPPANEE AND WAKARUSA WEST OF SR 19. 6 TO 8
INCH DIAMETER LIMBS AND UTILITY LINES DOWN. CORN CROP
LAYED OVER
0108 AM TSTM WND GST ELKHART 41.68N 85.98W
07/01/2014 E60 MPH ELKHART IN PUBLIC
0109 AM TSTM WND GST 4 E LEESBURG 41.33N 85.77W
07/01/2014 E60 MPH KOSCIUSKO IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0110 AM TSTM WND DMG THREE RIVERS 41.94N 85.63W
07/01/2014 ST. JOSEPH MI PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ONTO HOUSE
0110 AM TSTM WND DMG GOSHEN 41.58N 85.83W
07/01/2014 ELKHART IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ONTO HOUSE.
0115 AM TSTM WND GST ANGOLA 41.63N 85.00W
07/01/2014 M66 MPH STEUBEN IN AWOS
0119 AM TSTM WND GST 1 E FLOWERFIELD 42.07N 85.64W
07/01/2014 E70 MPH ST. JOSEPH MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0120 AM TSTM WND DMG GRISSOM AFB 40.66N 86.15W
07/01/2014 MIAMI IN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN EAGLES POINT
NEAR GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE
0120 AM TSTM WND DMG WINONA LAKE 41.23N 85.82W
07/01/2014 KOSCIUSKO IN BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY. LARGE TREE ONTO SEVERAL TRAILERS IN FAIRLANE
MOBILE HOME PARK.
0120 AM TSTM WND DMG WINONA LAKE 41.23N 85.82W
07/01/2014 KOSCIUSKO IN EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 FATAL *** LARGE TREE FELL ON TO MOBILE HOME IN
FAIRLANE MOBILE PARK. EM CONFIRMS 1 FATALITY INSIDE
MOBILE HOME... A 14 YEAR OLD MALE
0121 AM TSTM WND GST GRISSOM AFB 40.66N 86.15W
07/01/2014 M66 MPH MIAMI IN AWOS
0122 AM TSTM WND GST 2 N NORTH WEBSTER 41.36N 85.70W
07/01/2014 E70 MPH KOSCIUSKO IN NWS OFFICE
0123 AM TSTM WND GST TOPEKA 41.54N 85.54W
07/01/2014 E60 MPH LAGRANGE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0129 AM HAIL KIMMELL 41.40N 85.55W
07/01/2014 E0.75 INCH NOBLE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0130 AM TSTM WND GST CENTREVILLE 41.92N 85.53W
07/01/2014 E65 MPH ST. JOSEPH MI AMATEUR RADIO
WIND GUSTS AT LEAST 65 MPH.
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIA CITY 41.16N 85.49W
07/01/2014 WHITLEY IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES... TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY. POWER LINE WAS DOWN ACROSS TRAIN TRACKS NEAR
STATE ROUTES 9 AND 14.
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG ROME CITY 41.50N 85.38W
07/01/2014 NOBLE IN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
DAMAGE FOCUS IN ROME CITY.
0135 AM TSTM WND DMG SHERWOOD 42.00N 85.24W
07/01/2014 BRANCH MI EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY
0136 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 W UNION CITY 42.07N 85.19W
07/01/2014 BRANCH MI EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINE DOWN
0152 AM TSTM WND DMG MARKLE 40.82N 85.34W
07/01/2014 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
GAS STATION SIGN AND CANAOPY BLOWN OVER I 69 AND US 224
0152 AM TSTM WND DMG ANGOLA 41.63N 85.00W
07/01/2014 STEUBEN IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0152 AM TSTM WND DMG ANGOLA 41.63N 85.00W
07/01/2014 STEUBEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN UP TO 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER ON
MARTHA STREET
0152 AM TSTM WND DMG FORT WAYNE 41.08N 85.13W
07/01/2014 ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
75 MPH ESTIMATED WIND GUST NEAR NORTHCREST MALL. LARGE
TREE LIMBS DOWN
0152 AM TSTM WND DMG ANGOLA 41.63N 85.00W
07/01/2014 STEUBEN IN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN INCLUDING ON SOME
HOMES...AS WELL AS POWER LINES. MOST DAMAGE IN THE
ANGOLA AREA.
0155 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE NEVADA MILLS 41.74N 85.06W
07/01/2014 STEUBEN IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND DEBRIS ON US 120 BETWEEN 300 W AND 450 W
0156 AM TSTM WND DMG W ANGOLA 41.63N 85.00W
07/01/2014 STEUBEN IN EMERGENCY MNGR
20 PLUS TREES UPROOTED. FOUR HOMES IN ANGOLA HAVE
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
0156 AM TSTM WND DMG GARRETT 41.35N 85.14W
07/01/2014 DEKALB IN 911 CALL CENTER
SCATTERED REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0156 AM TSTM WND DMG ASHLEY 41.53N 85.07W
07/01/2014 DEKALB IN 911 CALL CENTER
SCATTERED REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN
ASHLEY.
0200 AM TSTM WND GST 3 N FORT WAYNE 41.12N 85.13W
07/01/2014 E65 MPH ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH ESTIMATED 65 MPH WINDS.
0200 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 N NEW HAVEN 41.13N 85.01W
07/01/2014 ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
SIX INCH LIMBS DOWN ACROSS SR 37 NORTHEAST OF I 469
0201 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE NORTH OAKS 40.79N 85.16W
07/01/2014 WELLS IN PUBLIC
TREES DOWN BETWEEN BLUFFTON ADN KINGSLAND. ANOTHER TREE
DOWN BLOCKING ROAD ON 500 N EAST OF SR 1 IN WELLS
COUNTY.
0205 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W ZULU 41.04N 84.92W
07/01/2014 ALLEN IN PUBLIC
SEMI BLOWN OFF ROAD US 30 NEAR WEBSTER ROAD.
0210 AM TSTM WND DMG HILLSDALE 41.92N 84.63W
07/01/2014 HILLSDALE MI EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.
0215 AM TSTM WND DMG JONESVILLE 41.98N 84.66W
07/01/2014 HILLSDALE MI EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
0218 AM TSTM WND GST ANTWERP 41.18N 84.74W
07/01/2014 E70 MPH PAULDING OH PUBLIC
70 MPH WIND GUSTS
0220 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 E MOSCOW 42.05N 84.43W
07/01/2014 HILLSDALE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN
0230 AM TSTM WND DMG GRISSOM AFB 40.66N 86.15W
07/01/2014 MIAMI IN PUBLIC
2 POWER POLES SNAPPED AT BASE.
0245 AM TSTM WND DMG S OHIO CITY 40.77N 84.62W
07/01/2014 VAN WERT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE WITH ROT INSIDE SNAPPED HITTING A HOUSE AND
GARAGE ON SOUTH SIDE
Severe thunderstorm watch includes Fort Wayne until 4 a.m. EDT
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 381
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1135 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2014
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN INDIANA
SOUTHERN MICHIGAN
LAKE MICHIGAN
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1135 PM
UNTIL 400 AM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF
SOUTH BEND INDIANA TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE
INDIANA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
NWS tweet: First line of storms weakening, second line still in Ill.
10:15 pm radar update. Round 1 struggling to stay together. Round 2 back in N IL features more severe storms. pic.twitter.com/mgaO0JpVdu
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) July 1, 2014
Update on thunderstorm line moving through northern Indiana
Here’s an update from a NWS Northern Indiana meteorologist, as of 9:54 p.m. EDT. Regarding the line of storms currently moving through north central Indiana, the best severe threat looks to remain along and north of the U.S. 6 corridor. However, meteorologists are keeping an eye on a second line of storms moving through northern Illinois. There is a currently a severe threat with that line, and they expect it to sustain into the area covered by the Northern Indiana NWS office. The best severe threat with the second line will exist in areas west of Interstate 69. There is also a localized flooding threat with this second line.
Latest convective outlook removes moderate risk, significant winds
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| Probabilities of damaging straight-line thunderstorm winds of 58 mph or higher within 25 miles of a point. Red area: 30 percent. Yellow: 15 percent. Brown: five percent. See an explanation of the probabilities. Highlighted counties: county warning area of the northern Indiana NWS office. Source: 9 p.m. EDT “Day 1 Convective Outlook.” |
No part of the country has more than a slight risk of severe weather between 9 p.m. tonight and 8 a.m. tomorrow morning, according to the latest “Day 1 Convective Outlook” issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center at 9 p.m. EDT. In addition, the latest outlook removes the area of enhanced risk of “significant” severe winds (75 mph or greater) that previously covered parts of northwestern Indiana.
The latest outlook indicates a 30 percent probability of damaging thunderstorm winds of 58 mph or greater in the western half of the 37-county warning area of the northern Indiana NWS office. In IMO SKYWARN quadrant two, the 30 percent probability area includes only the northwestern part of Whitley County. The remainder of Whitley County has a 15 percent probability, as does All of the Indiana counties of Allen, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Blackford and Jay. In quadrant two’s Ohio counties, all of Paulding and the western half of Van Wert have a 15 percent probability. The remainder of the quadrant has a five percent probability (less than “slight risk”). See an explanation of probabilities.
NWS tweets excellent bedtime advice
If you're going to bed soon, we recommend making sure your weather radio is on with fresh batteries! pic.twitter.com/APa4ABXooV
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) July 1, 2014