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2016 [KIWX] NORTHERN_INDIANA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 16
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703 WFUS53 KIWX 242139 TORIWX INC003-OHC039-125-242215- /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0016.160824T2139Z-160824T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 539 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO... NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 538 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODBURN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HICKSVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES... BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ANTWERP AROUND 550 PM EDT. HICKSVILLE AROUND 555 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CECIL AND MARK CENTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4121 8445 4112 8486 4120 8491 4125 8481 4131 8480 4135 8464 4133 8456 TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 235DEG 24KT 4119 8484 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL...0.00IN $$ PBM
459 WWUS53 KIWX 242151 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 551 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 INC003-242200- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/ ALLEN IN- 551 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN INDIANA...AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LAT...LON 4121 8445 4113 8480 4123 8481 4131 8480 4135 8464 4133 8456 TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 235DEG 24KT 4121 8480 $$ OHC039-125-242215- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/ DEFIANCE OH-PAULDING OH- 551 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DEFIANCE AND NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTIES... AT 550 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ANTWERP...OR NEAR HICKSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. HOUSES HAVE BEEN TORN APART 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CUBA INDIANA. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES... BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ANTWERP AROUND 555 PM EDT. HICKSVILLE AROUND 600 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CECIL AND MARK CENTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4121 8445 4113 8480 4123 8481 4131 8480 4135 8464 4133 8456 TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 235DEG 24KT 4121 8480 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL...<.75IN $$ PBM
703 WFUS53 KIWX 242139 TORIWX INC003-OHC039-125-242215- /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0016.160824T2139Z-160824T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 539 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN INDIANA... SOUTHWESTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO... NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 538 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODBURN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HICKSVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES... BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ANTWERP AROUND 550 PM EDT. HICKSVILLE AROUND 555 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CECIL AND MARK CENTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4121 8445 4112 8486 4120 8491 4125 8481 4131 8480 4135 8464 4133 8456 TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 235DEG 24KT 4119 8484 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL...0.00IN $$ PBM
459 WWUS53 KIWX 242151 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 551 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 INC003-242200- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/ ALLEN IN- 551 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN INDIANA...AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LAT...LON 4121 8445 4113 8480 4123 8481 4131 8480 4135 8464 4133 8456 TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 235DEG 24KT 4121 8480 $$ OHC039-125-242215- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160824T2215Z/ DEFIANCE OH-PAULDING OH- 551 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DEFIANCE AND NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTIES... AT 550 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ANTWERP...OR NEAR HICKSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. HOUSES HAVE BEEN TORN APART 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CUBA INDIANA. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES... BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ANTWERP AROUND 555 PM EDT. HICKSVILLE AROUND 600 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CECIL AND MARK CENTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4121 8445 4113 8480 4123 8481 4131 8480 4135 8464 4133 8456 TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 235DEG 24KT 4121 8480 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL...<.75IN $$ PBM
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