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2016 [KIWX] NORTHERN_INDIANA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 10

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531 
WFUS53 KIWX 241934
TORIWX
INC053-103-242000-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0010.160824T1934Z-160824T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
334 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
    
* AT 334 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR AND SPOTTER 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...
  SWAYZEE AROUND 355 PM EDT. 
  MARION AND SWEETSER AROUND 400 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROSEBURG...HACKLEMAN...MICHAELSVILLE...SIMS...JALAPA...HERBST...RADLE
Y... AMBOY...HOME CORNER AND NORMAL.

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.

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8586 4057 8587 4056 8600 4059 8602
      4065 8566 4065 8563 4043 8561 4041 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 256DEG 25KT 4050 8602 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NG
310 
WWUS53 KIWX 241946
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
346 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

INC053-103-242000-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160824T2000Z/
MIAMI IN-GRANT IN-
346 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI AND NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTIES...
    
AT 345 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENTOWN...OR 11 MILES EAST OF KOKOMO...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

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...
  SWAYZEE AROUND 355 PM EDT. 
  MARION AND SWEETSER AROUND 400 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROSEBURG...MICHAELSVILLE...AMBOY...SIMS...NORMAL...HOME
CORNER...JALAPA... CONVERSE...MIER AND HERBST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8586 4057 8587 4056 8600 4059 8602
      4065 8566 4065 8563 4044 8561 4045 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 257DEG 24KT 4052 8593 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NG
220 
WWUS53 KIWX 241951
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
351 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

INC053-103-242000-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160824T2000Z/
MIAMI IN-GRANT IN-
351 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI AND NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTIES...
    
AT 350 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SWAYZEE...OR 12 MILES WEST OF MARION...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
         PRODUCING A DAMAGING TORNADO IN KOKOMO

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE
         IS LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SWAYZEE AROUND 355 PM EDT. 
  SWEETSER AROUND 400 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROSEBURG...MICHAELSVILLE...AMBOY...SIMS...NORMAL...HOME
CORNER...JALAPA... CONVERSE...MIER AND HERBST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4056 8586 4057 8587 4056 8600 4059 8602
      4065 8566 4065 8563 4044 8561 4045 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 254DEG 22KT 4053 8590 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NG
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531 
WFUS53 KIWX 241934
TORIWX
INC053-103-242000-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0010.160824T1934Z-160824T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
334 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
    
* AT 334 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR AND SPOTTER 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...
  SWAYZEE AROUND 355 PM EDT. 
  MARION AND SWEETSER AROUND 400 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROSEBURG...HACKLEMAN...MICHAELSVILLE...SIMS...JALAPA...HERBST...RADLE
Y... AMBOY...HOME CORNER AND NORMAL.

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.

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8586 4057 8587 4056 8600 4059 8602
      4065 8566 4065 8563 4043 8561 4041 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 256DEG 25KT 4050 8602 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NG
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310 
WWUS53 KIWX 241946
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
346 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

INC053-103-242000-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160824T2000Z/
MIAMI IN-GRANT IN-
346 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI AND NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTIES...
    
AT 345 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENTOWN...OR 11 MILES EAST OF KOKOMO...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

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...
  SWAYZEE AROUND 355 PM EDT. 
  MARION AND SWEETSER AROUND 400 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROSEBURG...MICHAELSVILLE...AMBOY...SIMS...NORMAL...HOME
CORNER...JALAPA... CONVERSE...MIER AND HERBST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 8586 4057 8587 4056 8600 4059 8602
      4065 8566 4065 8563 4044 8561 4045 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 257DEG 24KT 4052 8593 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NG
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220 
WWUS53 KIWX 241951
SVSIWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
351 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

INC053-103-242000-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160824T2000Z/
MIAMI IN-GRANT IN-
351 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI AND NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTIES...
    
AT 350 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SWAYZEE...OR 12 MILES WEST OF MARION...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
         PRODUCING A DAMAGING TORNADO IN KOKOMO

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE
         IS LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SWAYZEE AROUND 355 PM EDT. 
  SWEETSER AROUND 400 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROSEBURG...MICHAELSVILLE...AMBOY...SIMS...NORMAL...HOME
CORNER...JALAPA... CONVERSE...MIER AND HERBST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4056 8586 4057 8587 4056 8600 4059 8602
      4065 8566 4065 8563 4044 8561 4045 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 254DEG 22KT 4053 8590 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NG

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