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2016 [KIWX] NORTHERN_INDIANA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 27
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
RADAR Composite at Issuance Time
Storm Based Warning History
607
WFUS53 KIWX 242254
TORIWX
OHC051-069-242330-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0027.160824T2254Z-160824T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
654 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR NAPOLEON OHIO...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 651 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS
OBSERVED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEFIANCE AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR NAPOLEON OHIO! THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DEADLY 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...
NAPOLEON AROUND 700 PM EDT.
LIBERTY CENTER AROUND 705 PM EDT.
MCCLURE AROUND 710 PM EDT.
SWANTON AROUND 720 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OKOLONA...GRELTON...GERALD...BRAILEY...RIDGEVILLE
CORNERS...TEXAS...COLTON AND FLORIDA.
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 AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS.. MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA 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 4130 8423 4143 8423 4143 8428 4144 8429
4160 8388 4136 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 246DEG 36KT 4139 8418
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
PBM498
WWUS53 KIWX 242325
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
725 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
OHC051-069-242330-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/
HENRY OH-FULTON OH-
725 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES...
AT 724 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIBERTY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BRAILEY...COLTON AND TEXAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4141 8395 4146 8399 4150 8399 4160 8388
4136 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 246DEG 36KT 4152 8380
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PBMPermalink to 201608242254-KIWX-WFUS53-TORIWX
607
WFUS53 KIWX 242254
TORIWX
OHC051-069-242330-
/O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0027.160824T2254Z-160824T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
654 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR NAPOLEON OHIO...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 651 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS
OBSERVED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEFIANCE AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR NAPOLEON OHIO! THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DEADLY 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...
NAPOLEON AROUND 700 PM EDT.
LIBERTY CENTER AROUND 705 PM EDT.
MCCLURE AROUND 710 PM EDT.
SWANTON AROUND 720 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OKOLONA...GRELTON...GERALD...BRAILEY...RIDGEVILLE
CORNERS...TEXAS...COLTON AND FLORIDA.
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 AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS.. MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA 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 4130 8423 4143 8423 4143 8428 4144 8429
4160 8388 4136 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 246DEG 36KT 4139 8418
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
PBMPermalink to 201608242325-KIWX-WWUS53-SVSIWX
498
WWUS53 KIWX 242325
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
725 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
OHC051-069-242330-
/O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/
HENRY OH-FULTON OH-
725 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES...
AT 724 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIBERTY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BRAILEY...COLTON AND TEXAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 4141 8395 4146 8399 4150 8399 4160 8388
4136 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 246DEG 36KT 4152 8380
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
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