There’s a slight risk of severe weather this afternoon in the southern half of Indiana, according to a convective outlook from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. Conditions support the development of supercell thunderstorms that could bring large hail and high winds to the area. The risk of tornadoes is very low. At 2:04 p.m. EDT, the SPC announced in a mesoscale discussion that a watch is possible in part of southwestern Indiana.
National Weather Service (NWS) surveyors have found evidence of a fourth tornado in Henry County, Ohio June 13, 2013. This brings to five the total number of tornadoes in area covered by the northern Indiana NWS office from the event June 13 outbreak. The updated map graphic above shows the locations of the four Henry County tornadoes. See the surveyors’ complete report on the NWS website. NWS is updating that report continually, as new information comes in.
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| June 13, 2013 straight-line wind damage to farm buildings near Wabash, Indiana (NWS photo) |
The northern Indiana National Weather Service office has posted an album of photos from the June 13, 2013 storms on Facebook (you don’t need a Facebook account to view them). Members of the general public submitted some of the photos. Members of NWS damage survey teams took others, like the one above from near Wabash, Indiana.
Cleveland TV station WKYC is reporting that the National Weather Service will classify the June 13, 2013 complex of storms as a “low-end derecho.” See WKYC’s report.
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| A home damaged by a June 13, 2013 EF-1 tornado in Henry County, Ohio (NWS photo) |
The northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service posted more information last evening from its storm damage survey teams. The full report is on the office’s website, but I’ve posted below the map graphics that show the storm paths the teams found.
This afternoon, the northern Indiana National Weather Service office published the following preliminary report from official surveys of areas damaged by last night’s storms:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1254 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 /1154 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013/
...UPDATE ON JUNE 12 SEVERE WEATHER DAMAGE SURVEYS...
ALL INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
A COMBINATION OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS AND BOWING LINE SEGMENTS
WITH MANY AREAS OF ROTATION MOVED THROUGH NORTHERN INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST OHIO DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS OF
WEDNESDAY...JUNE 12. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN
INDIANA DISPATCHED TWO DAMAGE SURVEY CREWS TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE
COUNTY WARNING AREA TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THESE
STORMS. REPORTS FROM THESE TEAMS FOLLOW.
...WABASH /WABASH COUNTY/...
NATURE: STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
TIME: 1047 PM EDT (ESTIMATED BY RADAR)
LOCATION: NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE TOWN OF WABASH
WIND SPEED: ESTIMATED 90 TO 100 MPH WINDS
DESCRIPTION: A GRAIN SILO AND 2 POLE BARNS WERE COMPLETELY
DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS BLOWN SOUTHEAST. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE WAS
FOUND ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF WABASH.
...TORNADO /VAN WERT COUNTY/...
RATING: EF0
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 0.2 MILES PATH
WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 80 YARDS
TIME: 1127 PM EDT
LOCATION: WILLSHIRE OHIO /GREEN STREET FROM WILLIAMS STREET TO SR
49/
DESCRIPTION: A WEAK EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF THE TOWN OF WILLSHIRE AT THE INTERSECTION OF GREEN STREET AND
WILLIAMS STREET AND CONTINUED 3 BLOCKS EAST TO THE INTERSECTION OF
GREEN STREET AND SR 49. ONE WITNESS SAW TORNADO DESCEND IN HIS
YARD...SNAP OFF 2 LARGE TREES AND CONTINUE DOWN THE STREET. OTHER
TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. A FEW HOMES SUSTAINED MAJOR ROOF AND WINDOW
DAMAGE. A FREE STANDING GARAGE WAS ROLLED OFF OF CINDER BLOCK
FOUNDATION. TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR LESS THAN 2 MINUTES.
MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH.
...HENRY COUNTY OHIO DAMAGE...
SURVEY IS IN PROGRESS AND DETAILS WILL BE RELAYED AS THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE.
The following is a public information statement the northern Indiana National Weather Service office issued. Sorry about the caps, that’s how NWS sends these and I don’t have time to re-capitalize.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1101 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 /1001 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013/
...DAMAGE SURVEYS BEING CONDUCTED TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS DEPLOYED TWO
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS TO SURVEY POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE FROM LAST
NIGHTS SEVERE WEATHER. ONE TEAM HAS DEPLOYED TO WABASH INDIANA
AND WILL BE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH WABASH COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. THE SECOND TEAM HAS DEPLOYED TO HENRY COUNTY OHIO AND
WILL BE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH HENRY COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. VAN WERT COUNTY OHIO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS SURVEYING
A THIRD AREA OF DAMAGE IN THE TOWN OF WILLSHIRE IN SOUTHERN VAN
WERT COUNTY. THEY WILL BE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH NWS
WILMINGTON.
RESULTS FROM THESE DAMAGE SURVEYS WILL BE PUBLISHED AS SOON AS
THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
TO REPORT ADDITIONAL WIND DAMAGE...HAIL...OR FLOODING FROM THE
STORMS PLEASE POST TO THE NWS NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK
PAGE...TWEET TO @NWSIWX...OR SEND AN EMAIL TO OUR WEBMASTER AT
W-IWX.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV.
Above is a photo I took of the storm cell that prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning for northern Allen County, Indiana June 12, 2013. I never saw any rotation in the storm, which I reported via ham radio, as did many other ham radio-equipped trained SKYWARN spotters in the area.
The National Weather Service (NWS) northern Indiana office published this morning a preliminary summary of “local storm reports” from yesterday’s storms. Local storm reports include reports of funnel clouds, hail, wind damage, etc. Below are a few highlights (sorry about the capital letters — that’s how NWS publishes them and I don’t have time to change them). As you can see, the 37 counties covered by the northern Indiana office can be thankful that they escaped the kind of widespread damage seen in the June 29, 2012 storms.
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM HAIL 9 W WINAMAC 41.05N 86.78W
06/12/2013 E1.75 INCH PULASKI IN PUBLIC
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT RT 39 AND RT 14 IN PULASKI COUNTY
0730 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CULVER 41.22N 86.42W
06/12/2013 MARSHALL IN EMERGENCY MNGR
0737 PM HAIL WINAMAC 41.05N 86.60W
06/12/2013 E1.75 INCH PULASKI IN EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR WINAMAC
0738 PM HAIL WINAMAC 41.05N 86.60W
06/12/2013 M1.75 INCH PULASKI IN TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL LASTED FOR 2 MIN. MINOR DAMAGE TO
VEHICLES
0825 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CHURUBUSCO 41.23N 85.32W
06/12/2013 WHITLEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR CHURBUSCO
0847 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SW KINGSBURY 41.50N 86.73W
06/12/2013 M60 MPH LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
60MPH WIND GUST NEAR 39 AND HWY 6
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG TWELVE MILE 40.87N 86.23W
06/12/2013 CASS IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE BRANCH FELL ON AND INTO HOUSE
1010 PM TSTM WND GST WOLCOTT 40.76N 87.04W
06/12/2013 M65 MPH WHITE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED 65MPH GUST... ESTIMATED 45MPH SUSTAINED FOR 15
MIN
1010 PM HEAVY RAIN HUNTERTOWN 41.23N 85.17W
06/12/2013 M1.15 INCH ALLEN IN COCORAHS
1.15 INCHES OF RAIN IN PAST 20 MINUTES
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E ROCHESTER 41.06N 86.12W
06/12/2013 FULTON IN PUBLIC
ESTIMATED THREE FOOT DIAMETER TREE BRANCH FELL ONTO
ROOF OF HOME. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIA CITY 41.16N 85.49W
06/12/2013 WHITLEY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E ROCHESTER 41.06N 86.12W
06/12/2013 FULTON IN PUBLIC
3 FT DIAMETER TREE BRANCH FELL ON HOUSE
1046 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SE ONWARD 40.66N 86.15W
06/12/2013 E80 MPH MIAMI IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATES 70 TO 80MPH GUST NEAR CASS
MIAMI COUNTY BORDERS NEAR GRISSOM AFB
1047 PM TSTM WND DMG WABASH 40.80N 85.82W
06/12/2013 WABASH IN PUBLIC
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WABASH.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
1059 PM TSTM WND DMG MACY 40.96N 86.13W
06/12/2013 MIAMI IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS MANY POWERLINES DOWN IN AREA OF
500 AND 600 N
1059 PM TSTM WND DMG DENVER 40.87N 86.08W
06/12/2013 MIAMI IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE BLOCKING SR 19 NEAR 500 N...BROUGHT DOWN
POWERLINES...SR 19 CLOSED AT THIS TIME
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E CHILI 40.85N 85.97W
06/12/2013 MIAMI IN TRAINED SPOTTER
DAMAGE ALONG E 600 N EAST OF PAW PAW PIKE. LARGE WALNUT
TREE UPROOTED. ROOF OFF HOUSE. HOG BARN PARTIALLY
DESTOYED.
1102 PM TSTM WND GST 1 WSW BLUFFTON 40.73N 85.19W
06/12/2013 E60 MPH WELLS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF BLUFFTON.
1114 PM TSTM WND GST NW MARION 40.56N 85.66W
06/12/2013 M65 MPH GRANT IN TRAINED SPOTTER
MEARSURED GUST AT 300W AND 300N GRANT COUNTY
1114 PM TSTM WND DMG HUNTINGTON 40.88N 85.50W
06/12/2013 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREE DOWN THROUGHOUT HUNTINGTON
1117 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W WARREN 40.68N 85.50W
06/12/2013 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
OVERTURNED SEMI ON I-69 MILEMARKER 274
1125 PM FLOOD 5 N COLUMBIA CITY 41.23N 85.49W
06/12/2013 WHITLEY IN AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODED ROADS 500N EAST OF 109...1FT OF WATER ON GROUND
100FT WIDE
1149 PM TSTM WND DMG CONTINENTAL 41.10N 84.27W
06/12/2013 PUTNAM OH EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AROUND CONTINENTAL TIME
EST FROM RADAR
1155 PM TSTM WND DMG HAMLER 41.23N 84.03W
06/12/2013 HENRY OH TRAINED SPOTTER
38MPH SUSTAINED FOR 10 MIN WITH STRONGER GUSTS..SEVERAL
2 AND 4 INCH BRANCHES DOWN..SOME BRANCHES UP TO 15 FEET
IN LENGTH..SHEET METAL REMOVED FROM BUILDING
1158 PM TSTM WND DMG HAMLER 41.23N 84.03W
06/12/2013 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN EVERYWHERE ACROSS HAMLER
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG HAMLER 41.23N 84.03W
06/13/2013 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
45FT SPRUCE UPROOTED 2FT TRUNK..MINOR ROOF DAMAGE..TOP
OF MAPLE TREE TAKEN OFF
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 W HAMLER 41.23N 84.13W
06/13/2013 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HENRY COUNTY ROAD 3 BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS
G AND H
1215 AM TSTM WND DMG HAMLER 41.23N 84.03W
06/13/2013 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES DOWN AND POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL CO RD F
BETWEEN 10 AND 109
Particularly dangerous situation (PDS) severe thunderstorm watches are very rare, so there’s a good chance you’ve never heard one before today. Want to know more about PDS watches? There’s a good article on Wikipedia.