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2013 [KIWX] NORTHERN_INDIANA Tornado (TO) Watch (A) Number 561

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733 
WWUS63 KIWX 171453
WCNIWX

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 561
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
953 AM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

LMZ080-172200-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.A.0561.131117T1453Z-131117T2200Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 561 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI 5NM OFF SHORE
TO MID LAKE           

$$
318 
WWUS63 KIWX 171628
WCNIWX

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 561/562
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1128 AM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

INC001-003-009-017-033-039-049-053-069-075-085-087-091-099-103-
113-131-141-149-151-169-179-181-183-MIC021-023-027-059-149-OHC003-
039-051-069-125-137-161-171-180100-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.A.0562.131117T1628Z-131118T0100Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 562 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS                 ALLEN IN              BLACKFORD            
CASS IN               DE KALB               ELKHART              
FULTON IN             GRANT                 HUNTINGTON           
JAY                   KOSCIUSKO             LA PORTE             
LAGRANGE              MARSHALL              MIAMI                
NOBLE                 PULASKI               ST. JOSEPH IN        
STARKE                STEUBEN               WABASH               
WELLS                 WHITE                 WHITLEY              

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BERRIEN               BRANCH                CASS MI              
HILLSDALE             ST. JOSEPH MI         

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH              DEFIANCE              FULTON OH            
HENRY                 PAULDING              PUTNAM               
VAN WERT              WILLIAMS              

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AKRON...ALBION...ANGOLA...ANTWERP...
ARCHBOLD...AUBURN...BASS LAKE...BENTON HARBOR...BERNE...
BLUFFTON...BLUFFTON...BREMEN...BRONSON...BROOKSTON...BRYAN...
BUCHANAN...CASSOPOLIS...COLDWATER...COLUMBIA CITY...CULVER...
DECATUR...DEFIANCE...DELPHOS...DESHLER...DOWAGIAC...DUNKIRK...
ELKHART...FAYETTE...FORT JENNINGS...FORT WAYNE...FRANCESVILLE...
FREMONT...GARRETT...GAS CITY...GOSHEN...GRISSOM AFB...
HARTFORD CITY...HICKSVILLE...HILLSDALE...HUNTINGTON...
JONESVILLE...KALIDA...KENDALLVILLE...KNOX...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE...
LIBERTY CENTER...LIGONIER...LIMA...LITCHFIELD...LOGANSPORT...
MARCELLUS...MARION...MEDARYVILLE...MELROSE...MENDON...MENTONE...
MEXICO...MICHIGAN CITY...MISHAWAKA...MONON...MONTICELLO...
MONTPELIER...MONTPELIER...NAPOLEON...NAPPANEE...NEW CARLISLE...
NEW HAVEN...NILES...NORTH JUDSON...NORTH MANCHESTER...OHIO CITY...
OSSIAN...OTTAWA...PANDORA...PAULDING...PERU...PLYMOUTH...
PORTLAND...ROANOKE...ROCHESTER...ROYAL CENTER...SHERWOOD...
SHIPSHEWANA...SOUTH BEND...SOUTH WHITLEY...SPENCERVILLE...
ST. JOSEPH...STURGIS...SWANTON...SYRACUSE...THREE RIVERS...
TOPEKA...TRI-LAKES...UPLAND...VAN WERT...WABASH...WALKERTON...
WARSAW...WAUSEON...WHITE PIGEON...WINAMAC AND WINONA LAKE.

$$

LMZ043-046-180100-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.A.0562.131117T1628Z-131118T0100Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 562 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI              
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI          

$$

LMZ080-172200-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.A.0561.000000T0000Z-131117T2200Z/

TORNADO WATCH 561 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI 5NM OFF SHORE
TO MID LAKE           

$$
784 
WWUS63 KIWX 172112
WCNIWX

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 561/562
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
412 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

INC091-MIC021-172215-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.A.0562.000000T0000Z-131118T0100Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 562 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS CANCELS 1 COUNTY

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

LA PORTE              

IN MICHIGAN THIS CANCELS 1 COUNTY

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BERRIEN               

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BENTON HARBOR...BUCHANAN...
LA PORTE...MICHIGAN CITY...NILES AND ST. JOSEPH.

$$

LMZ043-046-172215-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.A.0562.000000T0000Z-131118T0100Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 562 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS CANCELS THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI              
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI          

$$

LMZ080-172215-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.A.0561.000000T0000Z-131117T2200Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 561 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS CANCELS THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI 5NM OFF SHORE
TO MID LAKE           

$$

INC001-003-009-017-033-039-049-053-069-075-085-087-099-103-113-
131-141-149-151-169-179-181-183-MIC023-027-059-149-OHC003-039-051-
069-125-137-161-171-180100-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.A.0562.000000T0000Z-131118T0100Z/

TORNADO WATCH 562 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS                 ALLEN IN              BLACKFORD            
CASS IN               DE KALB               ELKHART              
FULTON IN             GRANT                 HUNTINGTON           
JAY                   KOSCIUSKO             LAGRANGE             
MARSHALL              MIAMI                 NOBLE                
PULASKI               ST. JOSEPH IN         STARKE               
STEUBEN               WABASH                WELLS                
WHITE                 WHITLEY               

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BRANCH                CASS MI               HILLSDALE            
ST. JOSEPH MI         

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH              DEFIANCE              FULTON OH            
HENRY                 PAULDING              PUTNAM               
VAN WERT              WILLIAMS              

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AKRON...ALBION...ANGOLA...ANTWERP...
ARCHBOLD...AUBURN...BASS LAKE...BERNE...BLUFFTON...BLUFFTON...
BREMEN...BRONSON...BROOKSTON...BRYAN...CASSOPOLIS...COLDWATER...
COLUMBIA CITY...CULVER...DECATUR...DEFIANCE...DELPHOS...DESHLER...
DOWAGIAC...DUNKIRK...ELKHART...FAYETTE...FORT JENNINGS...
FORT WAYNE...FRANCESVILLE...FREMONT...GARRETT...GAS CITY...
GOSHEN...GRISSOM AFB...HARTFORD CITY...HICKSVILLE...HILLSDALE...
HUNTINGTON...JONESVILLE...KALIDA...KENDALLVILLE...KNOX...
LAGRANGE...LIBERTY CENTER...LIGONIER...LIMA...LITCHFIELD...
LOGANSPORT...MARCELLUS...MARION...MEDARYVILLE...MELROSE...
MENDON...MENTONE...MEXICO...MISHAWAKA...MONON...MONTICELLO...
MONTPELIER...MONTPELIER...NAPOLEON...NAPPANEE...NEW CARLISLE...
NEW HAVEN...NORTH JUDSON...NORTH MANCHESTER...OHIO CITY...
OSSIAN...OTTAWA...PANDORA...PAULDING...PERU...PLYMOUTH...
PORTLAND...ROANOKE...ROCHESTER...ROYAL CENTER...SHERWOOD...
SHIPSHEWANA...SOUTH BEND...SOUTH WHITLEY...SPENCERVILLE...
STURGIS...SWANTON...SYRACUSE...THREE RIVERS...TOPEKA...
TRI-LAKES...UPLAND...VAN WERT...WABASH...WALKERTON...WARSAW...
WAUSEON...WHITE PIGEON...WINAMAC AND WINONA LAKE.

$$
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733 
WWUS63 KIWX 171453
WCNIWX

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 561
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
953 AM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

LMZ080-172200-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.A.0561.131117T1453Z-131117T2200Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 561 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI 5NM OFF SHORE
TO MID LAKE           

$$
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318 
WWUS63 KIWX 171628
WCNIWX

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 561/562
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1128 AM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

INC001-003-009-017-033-039-049-053-069-075-085-087-091-099-103-
113-131-141-149-151-169-179-181-183-MIC021-023-027-059-149-OHC003-
039-051-069-125-137-161-171-180100-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.A.0562.131117T1628Z-131118T0100Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 562 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS                 ALLEN IN              BLACKFORD            
CASS IN               DE KALB               ELKHART              
FULTON IN             GRANT                 HUNTINGTON           
JAY                   KOSCIUSKO             LA PORTE             
LAGRANGE              MARSHALL              MIAMI                
NOBLE                 PULASKI               ST. JOSEPH IN        
STARKE                STEUBEN               WABASH               
WELLS                 WHITE                 WHITLEY              

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BERRIEN               BRANCH                CASS MI              
HILLSDALE             ST. JOSEPH MI         

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH              DEFIANCE              FULTON OH            
HENRY                 PAULDING              PUTNAM               
VAN WERT              WILLIAMS              

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AKRON...ALBION...ANGOLA...ANTWERP...
ARCHBOLD...AUBURN...BASS LAKE...BENTON HARBOR...BERNE...
BLUFFTON...BLUFFTON...BREMEN...BRONSON...BROOKSTON...BRYAN...
BUCHANAN...CASSOPOLIS...COLDWATER...COLUMBIA CITY...CULVER...
DECATUR...DEFIANCE...DELPHOS...DESHLER...DOWAGIAC...DUNKIRK...
ELKHART...FAYETTE...FORT JENNINGS...FORT WAYNE...FRANCESVILLE...
FREMONT...GARRETT...GAS CITY...GOSHEN...GRISSOM AFB...
HARTFORD CITY...HICKSVILLE...HILLSDALE...HUNTINGTON...
JONESVILLE...KALIDA...KENDALLVILLE...KNOX...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE...
LIBERTY CENTER...LIGONIER...LIMA...LITCHFIELD...LOGANSPORT...
MARCELLUS...MARION...MEDARYVILLE...MELROSE...MENDON...MENTONE...
MEXICO...MICHIGAN CITY...MISHAWAKA...MONON...MONTICELLO...
MONTPELIER...MONTPELIER...NAPOLEON...NAPPANEE...NEW CARLISLE...
NEW HAVEN...NILES...NORTH JUDSON...NORTH MANCHESTER...OHIO CITY...
OSSIAN...OTTAWA...PANDORA...PAULDING...PERU...PLYMOUTH...
PORTLAND...ROANOKE...ROCHESTER...ROYAL CENTER...SHERWOOD...
SHIPSHEWANA...SOUTH BEND...SOUTH WHITLEY...SPENCERVILLE...
ST. JOSEPH...STURGIS...SWANTON...SYRACUSE...THREE RIVERS...
TOPEKA...TRI-LAKES...UPLAND...VAN WERT...WABASH...WALKERTON...
WARSAW...WAUSEON...WHITE PIGEON...WINAMAC AND WINONA LAKE.

$$

LMZ043-046-180100-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.A.0562.131117T1628Z-131118T0100Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 562 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI              
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI          

$$

LMZ080-172200-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.A.0561.000000T0000Z-131117T2200Z/

TORNADO WATCH 561 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI 5NM OFF SHORE
TO MID LAKE           

$$
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784 
WWUS63 KIWX 172112
WCNIWX

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 561/562
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
412 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

INC091-MIC021-172215-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.A.0562.000000T0000Z-131118T0100Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 562 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS CANCELS 1 COUNTY

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

LA PORTE              

IN MICHIGAN THIS CANCELS 1 COUNTY

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BERRIEN               

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BENTON HARBOR...BUCHANAN...
LA PORTE...MICHIGAN CITY...NILES AND ST. JOSEPH.

$$

LMZ043-046-172215-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.A.0562.000000T0000Z-131118T0100Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 562 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS CANCELS THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI              
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI          

$$

LMZ080-172215-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.A.0561.000000T0000Z-131117T2200Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 561 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS CANCELS THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI 5NM OFF SHORE
TO MID LAKE           

$$

INC001-003-009-017-033-039-049-053-069-075-085-087-099-103-113-
131-141-149-151-169-179-181-183-MIC023-027-059-149-OHC003-039-051-
069-125-137-161-171-180100-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.A.0562.000000T0000Z-131118T0100Z/

TORNADO WATCH 562 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS                 ALLEN IN              BLACKFORD            
CASS IN               DE KALB               ELKHART              
FULTON IN             GRANT                 HUNTINGTON           
JAY                   KOSCIUSKO             LAGRANGE             
MARSHALL              MIAMI                 NOBLE                
PULASKI               ST. JOSEPH IN         STARKE               
STEUBEN               WABASH                WELLS                
WHITE                 WHITLEY               

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BRANCH                CASS MI               HILLSDALE            
ST. JOSEPH MI         

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH              DEFIANCE              FULTON OH            
HENRY                 PAULDING              PUTNAM               
VAN WERT              WILLIAMS              

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AKRON...ALBION...ANGOLA...ANTWERP...
ARCHBOLD...AUBURN...BASS LAKE...BERNE...BLUFFTON...BLUFFTON...
BREMEN...BRONSON...BROOKSTON...BRYAN...CASSOPOLIS...COLDWATER...
COLUMBIA CITY...CULVER...DECATUR...DEFIANCE...DELPHOS...DESHLER...
DOWAGIAC...DUNKIRK...ELKHART...FAYETTE...FORT JENNINGS...
FORT WAYNE...FRANCESVILLE...FREMONT...GARRETT...GAS CITY...
GOSHEN...GRISSOM AFB...HARTFORD CITY...HICKSVILLE...HILLSDALE...
HUNTINGTON...JONESVILLE...KALIDA...KENDALLVILLE...KNOX...
LAGRANGE...LIBERTY CENTER...LIGONIER...LIMA...LITCHFIELD...
LOGANSPORT...MARCELLUS...MARION...MEDARYVILLE...MELROSE...
MENDON...MENTONE...MEXICO...MISHAWAKA...MONON...MONTICELLO...
MONTPELIER...MONTPELIER...NAPOLEON...NAPPANEE...NEW CARLISLE...
NEW HAVEN...NORTH JUDSON...NORTH MANCHESTER...OHIO CITY...
OSSIAN...OTTAWA...PANDORA...PAULDING...PERU...PLYMOUTH...
PORTLAND...ROANOKE...ROCHESTER...ROYAL CENTER...SHERWOOD...
SHIPSHEWANA...SOUTH BEND...SOUTH WHITLEY...SPENCERVILLE...
STURGIS...SWANTON...SYRACUSE...THREE RIVERS...TOPEKA...
TRI-LAKES...UPLAND...VAN WERT...WABASH...WALKERTON...WARSAW...
WAUSEON...WHITE PIGEON...WINAMAC AND WINONA LAKE.

$$

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