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2016 [KIWX] NORTHERN_INDIANA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 19

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124 
WFUS53 KIWX 242159
TORIWX
OHC039-069-125-242230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0019.160824T2159Z-160824T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 558 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST CECIL...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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DEFIANCE AROUND 630 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MARK
CENTER...BRUNERSBURG...STANDLEY...CECIL...RIDGEVILLE CORNERS...THE
BEND...JEWELL...NEY AND EVANSPORT.

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 4117 8468 4130 8477 4143 8449 4143 8434
      4148 8434 4149 8433 4149 8422 4126 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 242DEG 25KT 4123 8464 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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130 
WWUS53 KIWX 242218
SVSIWX

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

OHC125-242226-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
PAULDING OH-
618 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PAULDING 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 WEST CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4125 8452 4134 8457 4143 8449 4143 8434
      4148 8434 4149 8433 4149 8422 4126 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 246DEG 30KT 4131 8447 

$$

OHC039-069-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
DEFIANCE OH-HENRY OH-
618 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DEFIANCE AND NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES...
    
AT 616 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR DEFIANCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO 1 MILE NORTH OF
         SHERWOOD. 

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...
  DEFIANCE AROUND 625 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRUNERSBURG...STANDLEY...RIDGEVILLE CORNERS...THE
BEND...JEWELL...NEY AND EVANSPORT.

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 4125 8452 4134 8457 4143 8449 4143 8434
      4148 8434 4149 8433 4149 8422 4126 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 246DEG 30KT 4131 8447 

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

$$

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124 
WFUS53 KIWX 242159
TORIWX
OHC039-069-125-242230-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0019.160824T2159Z-160824T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
  NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 558 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST CECIL...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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DEFIANCE AROUND 630 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MARK
CENTER...BRUNERSBURG...STANDLEY...CECIL...RIDGEVILLE CORNERS...THE
BEND...JEWELL...NEY AND EVANSPORT.

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 4117 8468 4130 8477 4143 8449 4143 8434
      4148 8434 4149 8433 4149 8422 4126 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 242DEG 25KT 4123 8464 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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130 
WWUS53 KIWX 242218
SVSIWX

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

OHC125-242226-
/O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
PAULDING OH-
618 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PAULDING 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 WEST CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.

LAT...LON 4125 8452 4134 8457 4143 8449 4143 8434
      4148 8434 4149 8433 4149 8422 4126 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 246DEG 30KT 4131 8447 

$$

OHC039-069-242230-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160824T2230Z/
DEFIANCE OH-HENRY OH-
618 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DEFIANCE AND NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES...
    
AT 616 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR DEFIANCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO 1 MILE NORTH OF
         SHERWOOD. 

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...
  DEFIANCE AROUND 625 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRUNERSBURG...STANDLEY...RIDGEVILLE CORNERS...THE
BEND...JEWELL...NEY AND EVANSPORT.

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 4125 8452 4134 8457 4143 8449 4143 8434
      4148 8434 4149 8433 4149 8422 4126 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 246DEG 30KT 4131 8447 

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

$$

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