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2016 [KIWX] NORTHERN_INDIANA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 22

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652 
WFUS53 KIWX 242224
TORIWX
OHC161-242300-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0022.160824T2224Z-160824T2300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 623 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF OHIO CITY...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
  DECATUR... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  OHIO CITY AROUND 635 PM EDT. 
  CONVOY AROUND 640 PM EDT. 
  VAN WERT AROUND 650 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SCHUMM...VENEDOCIA...ABANAKA...WETZEL...MIDDLE POINT...MIDDLEBURY...
WILLSHIRE...GLENMORE...JONESTOWN AND WREN.

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 4082 8436 4082 8440 4077 8440 4073 8467
      4073 8480 4086 8480 4099 8467 4099 8441
      4095 8440 4090 8440 4090 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 235DEG 22KT 4081 8475 

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

$$

NG
592 
WWUS53 KIWX 242235
SVSIWX

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

OHC161-242300-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160824T2300Z/
VAN WERT OH-
635 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR VAN WERT
COUNTY...
    
AT 634 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLEBURY...OR 3 MILES WEST OF VAN WERT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  VAN WERT AROUND 650 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GLENMORE...VENEDOCIA...JONESTOWN...WETZEL...DULL...CAVETT...MIDDLE
POINT... SCOTT AND MIDDLEBURY.

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 4082 8436 4082 8440 4077 8440 4075 8466
      4079 8471 4086 8477 4099 8467 4099 8441
      4095 8440 4090 8440 4090 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 235DEG 22KT 4085 8467 

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

$$

NG
700 
WWUS53 KIWX 242243
SVSIWX

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

OHC161-242300-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160824T2300Z/
VAN WERT OH-
643 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
VAN WERT COUNTY...
    
AT 643 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER VAN WERT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
WETZEL... CAVETT...MIDDLE POINT AND SCOTT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4085 8437 4084 8441 4083 8444 4081 8458
      4083 8465 4087 8471 4099 8467 4099 8441
      4095 8440 4090 8440 4090 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 242DEG 21KT 4087 8461 

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

$$

NG
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652 
WFUS53 KIWX 242224
TORIWX
OHC161-242300-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0022.160824T2224Z-160824T2300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 623 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF OHIO CITY...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
  DECATUR... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  OHIO CITY AROUND 635 PM EDT. 
  CONVOY AROUND 640 PM EDT. 
  VAN WERT AROUND 650 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SCHUMM...VENEDOCIA...ABANAKA...WETZEL...MIDDLE POINT...MIDDLEBURY...
WILLSHIRE...GLENMORE...JONESTOWN AND WREN.

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 4082 8436 4082 8440 4077 8440 4073 8467
      4073 8480 4086 8480 4099 8467 4099 8441
      4095 8440 4090 8440 4090 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 235DEG 22KT 4081 8475 

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

$$

NG
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592 
WWUS53 KIWX 242235
SVSIWX

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

OHC161-242300-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160824T2300Z/
VAN WERT OH-
635 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR VAN WERT
COUNTY...
    
AT 634 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLEBURY...OR 3 MILES WEST OF VAN WERT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  VAN WERT AROUND 650 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GLENMORE...VENEDOCIA...JONESTOWN...WETZEL...DULL...CAVETT...MIDDLE
POINT... SCOTT AND MIDDLEBURY.

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 4082 8436 4082 8440 4077 8440 4075 8466
      4079 8471 4086 8477 4099 8467 4099 8441
      4095 8440 4090 8440 4090 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 235DEG 22KT 4085 8467 

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

$$

NG
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700 
WWUS53 KIWX 242243
SVSIWX

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

OHC161-242300-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160824T2300Z/
VAN WERT OH-
643 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
VAN WERT COUNTY...
    
AT 643 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER VAN WERT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
WETZEL... CAVETT...MIDDLE POINT AND SCOTT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4085 8437 4084 8441 4083 8444 4081 8458
      4083 8465 4087 8471 4099 8467 4099 8441
      4095 8440 4090 8440 4090 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 242DEG 21KT 4087 8461 

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

$$

NG

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