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2008 [KIWX] NORTHERN_INDIANA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 26
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
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WFUS53 KIWX 050217
TORIWX
INC049-091-099-149-050315-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0026.080805T0217Z-080805T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1017 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
SOUTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
NORTHEASTERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT/1015 PM CDT/
* AT 914 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BREMS...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KNOX...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 57 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
PLYMOUTH...
CULVER...
ARGOS...
BOURBON...
OAK GROVE...OBER AND DONALDSON...
HIBBARD...BURR OAK AND TWIN LAKES...
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 TO 100 MPH..
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THIS SEVERE HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GO TO A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES...AND SEEK
SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4148 8677 4146 8653 4144 8653 4144 8648
4145 8647 4141 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608
4110 8608 4110 8607 4104 8607 4131 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 293DEG 50KT 4135 8664
$$000
WWUS53 KIWX 050232
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1032 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
INC091-050241-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080805T0315Z/
LA PORTE IN-
931 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LA PORTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 927 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT AND
NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAPORTE HOSPITAL
HAS REPORTED WIND DAMAGE TO SIGNS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE THROUGHOUT LAPORTE COUNTY.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4124 8665 4144 8654 4144 8648 4145 8647
4141 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4104 8607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 296DEG 48KT 4128 8647
$$
INC049-099-149-050315-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080805T0315Z/
STARKE IN-FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-
1031 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT/1015 PM CDT/
FOR MARSHALL AND NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA...AND EASTERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
AT 927 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS
SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OBER...OR ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF
KNOX...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
ARGOS...
BOURBON...
RUTLAND AND LAKE OF THE WOODS...
WALNUT...TALMA AND INWOOD...
TIOSA...TIPPECANOE AND OLD TIP TOWN...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4124 8665 4144 8654 4144 8648 4145 8647
4141 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4104 8607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 296DEG 48KT 4128 8647
$$000
WWUS53 KIWX 050316
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1116 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
INC049-099-149-050326-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080805T0315Z/
STARKE IN-FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-
1116 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MARSHALL AND NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND EASTERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
INDIANA HAS EXPIRED...
AT 1114 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT
OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4124 8665 4144 8654 4144 8648 4145 8647
4141 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4104 8607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 296DEG 48KT 4127 8645
$$Permalink to 200808050217-KIWX-WFUS53-TORIWX
000
WFUS53 KIWX 050217
TORIWX
INC049-091-099-149-050315-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0026.080805T0217Z-080805T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1017 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
SOUTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
NORTHEASTERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT/1015 PM CDT/
* AT 914 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BREMS...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KNOX...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 57 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
PLYMOUTH...
CULVER...
ARGOS...
BOURBON...
OAK GROVE...OBER AND DONALDSON...
HIBBARD...BURR OAK AND TWIN LAKES...
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 TO 100 MPH..
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THIS SEVERE HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GO TO A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES...AND SEEK
SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4148 8677 4146 8653 4144 8653 4144 8648
4145 8647 4141 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608
4110 8608 4110 8607 4104 8607 4131 8688
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 293DEG 50KT 4135 8664
$$Permalink to 200808050232-KIWX-WWUS53-SVSIWX
000
WWUS53 KIWX 050232
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1032 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
INC091-050241-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080805T0315Z/
LA PORTE IN-
931 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LA PORTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 927 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT AND
NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAPORTE HOSPITAL
HAS REPORTED WIND DAMAGE TO SIGNS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE THROUGHOUT LAPORTE COUNTY.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4124 8665 4144 8654 4144 8648 4145 8647
4141 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4104 8607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 296DEG 48KT 4128 8647
$$
INC049-099-149-050315-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080805T0315Z/
STARKE IN-FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-
1031 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT/1015 PM CDT/
FOR MARSHALL AND NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA...AND EASTERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
AT 927 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS
SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OBER...OR ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF
KNOX...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
ARGOS...
BOURBON...
RUTLAND AND LAKE OF THE WOODS...
WALNUT...TALMA AND INWOOD...
TIOSA...TIPPECANOE AND OLD TIP TOWN...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4124 8665 4144 8654 4144 8648 4145 8647
4141 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4104 8607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 296DEG 48KT 4128 8647
$$Permalink to 200808050316-KIWX-WWUS53-SVSIWX
000
WWUS53 KIWX 050316
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1116 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
INC049-099-149-050326-
/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080805T0315Z/
STARKE IN-FULTON IN-MARSHALL IN-
1116 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MARSHALL AND NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...AND EASTERN STARKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
INDIANA HAS EXPIRED...
AT 1114 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT
OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER TO REPORT...YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4124 8665 4144 8654 4144 8648 4145 8647
4141 8607 4117 8607 4117 8608 4104 8607
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 296DEG 48KT 4127 8645
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