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2016 [KIWX] NORTHERN_INDIANA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 18

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Storm Based Warning History

096 
WFUS53 KIWX 242154
TORIWX
INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0018.160824T2154Z-160824T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN INDIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 553 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BERNE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WILLSHIRE...PLEASANT
  MILLS...GLENMORE...SCHUMM... ABANAKA...DULL...WREN...RIVARE AND
  MIDDLEBURY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4066 8505 4077 8507 4088 8469 4073 8465
      4073 8480 4063 8480 4062 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 247DEG 26KT 4068 8497 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

NG
655 
WWUS53 KIWX 242204
SVSIWX

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

INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
604 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
    
AT 603 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONROE...OR NEAR
BERNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DECATUR...MONROE...MIDDLEBURY...WILLSHIRE...WREN...PLEASANT MILLS...
GLENMORE...SCHUMM...ABANAKA...DULL AND RIVARE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4070 8494 4079 8500 4088 8469 4073 8465
      4073 8480 4063 8480 4066 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 247DEG 26KT 4071 8488 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NG
463 
WWUS53 KIWX 242207
SVSIWX

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

INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
607 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
    
AT 606 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MONROE...OR NEAR DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DECATUR...MONROE...MIDDLEBURY...WILLSHIRE...WREN...PLEASANT MILLS...
GLENMORE...SCHUMM...ABANAKA...DULL AND RIVARE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4070 8494 4079 8500 4088 8469 4073 8465
      4073 8480 4063 8480 4066 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 233DEG 24KT 4074 8488 

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

$$

NG
331 
WWUS53 KIWX 242215
SVSIWX

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

INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
615 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
    
AT 615 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MONROE...OR NEAR DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A
         HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE TORNADOES.

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDDLEBURY...WILLSHIRE...WREN...PLEASANT MILLS...GLENMORE...SCHUMM...
ABANAKA...DULL AND RIVARE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4076 8489 4082 8490 4088 8469 4073 8465
      4073 8480 4072 8480 4073 8487
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 233DEG 24KT 4077 8482 

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

$$

NG
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096 
WFUS53 KIWX 242154
TORIWX
INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0018.160824T2154Z-160824T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN INDIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 553 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BERNE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WILLSHIRE...PLEASANT
  MILLS...GLENMORE...SCHUMM... ABANAKA...DULL...WREN...RIVARE AND
  MIDDLEBURY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4066 8505 4077 8507 4088 8469 4073 8465
      4073 8480 4063 8480 4062 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 247DEG 26KT 4068 8497 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

NG
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655 
WWUS53 KIWX 242204
SVSIWX

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

INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
604 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
    
AT 603 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONROE...OR NEAR
BERNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DECATUR...MONROE...MIDDLEBURY...WILLSHIRE...WREN...PLEASANT MILLS...
GLENMORE...SCHUMM...ABANAKA...DULL AND RIVARE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4070 8494 4079 8500 4088 8469 4073 8465
      4073 8480 4063 8480 4066 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 247DEG 26KT 4071 8488 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

NG
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463 
WWUS53 KIWX 242207
SVSIWX

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

INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
607 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
    
AT 606 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MONROE...OR NEAR DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DECATUR...MONROE...MIDDLEBURY...WILLSHIRE...WREN...PLEASANT MILLS...
GLENMORE...SCHUMM...ABANAKA...DULL AND RIVARE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4070 8494 4079 8500 4088 8469 4073 8465
      4073 8480 4063 8480 4066 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 233DEG 24KT 4074 8488 

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

$$

NG
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331 
WWUS53 KIWX 242215
SVSIWX

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

INC001-OHC161-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
ADAMS IN-VAN WERT OH-
615 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...
    
AT 615 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MONROE...OR NEAR DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A
         HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE TORNADOES.

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDDLEBURY...WILLSHIRE...WREN...PLEASANT MILLS...GLENMORE...SCHUMM...
ABANAKA...DULL AND RIVARE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4076 8489 4082 8490 4088 8469 4073 8465
      4073 8480 4072 8480 4073 8487
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 233DEG 24KT 4077 8482 

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

$$

NG

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