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2016 [KIWX] NORTHERN_INDIANA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 28
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303 WFUS53 KIWX 242257 TORIWX OHC125-137-161-242330- /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0028.160824T2257Z-160824T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 657 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 730 PM EDT * AT 657 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VAN WERT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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 DESTRUCTIVE 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... OTTOVILLE AROUND 715 PM EDT. KALIDA AND CONTINENTAL AROUND 730 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROSELMS...KIEFERVILLE...WETZEL...WISTERMAN...OAKWOOD...MANDALE...CAVE TT... CLOVERDALE...MELROSE AND GROVER HILL. 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 4098 8404 4085 8452 4096 8461 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 236DEG 25KT 4093 8451 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL...0.00IN $$ NG
573 WWUS53 KIWX 242308 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 708 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 OHC125-137-161-242330- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/ PAULDING OH-VAN WERT OH-PUTNAM OH- 708 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING...NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT AND WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES... AT 707 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OTTOVILLE...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF VAN WERT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... OTTOVILLE AROUND 715 PM EDT. KALIDA AND CONTINENTAL AROUND 730 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROSELMS...KIEFERVILLE...WETZEL...WISTERMAN...OAKWOOD...MANDALE... CLOVERDALE...MELROSE...GROVER HILL AND DUPONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4098 8404 4088 8442 4099 8457 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 232DEG 23KT 4097 8445 TORNADO...OBSERVED HAIL...<.75IN $$ NG
454 WWUS53 KIWX 242319 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 719 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 OHC161-242329- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/ VAN WERT OH- 719 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT 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 4093 8434 4095 8440 4099 8440 4099 8444 4110 8444 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 4100 8407 TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 232DEG 23KT 4101 8437 $$ OHC125-137-242330- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/ PAULDING OH-PUTNAM OH- 719 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES... AT 719 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OTTOVILLE...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF DELPHOS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KALIDA AND CONTINENTAL AROUND 730 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROSELMS...KIEFERVILLE...WISTERMAN...OAKWOOD...MANDALE...CLOVERDALE... MELROSE AND DUPONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4093 8434 4095 8440 4099 8440 4099 8444 4110 8444 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 4100 8407 TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 232DEG 23KT 4101 8437 TORNADO...OBSERVED HAIL...<.75IN $$ NG
577 WWUS53 KIWX 242331 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 731 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 OHC125-137-242341- /O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/ PAULDING OH-PUTNAM OH- 731 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA . LAT...LON 4093 8434 4095 8440 4099 8440 4099 8444 4110 8444 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 4100 8407 TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 236DEG 25KT 4101 8437 $$ PBM
303 WFUS53 KIWX 242257 TORIWX OHC125-137-161-242330- /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.W.0028.160824T2257Z-160824T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 657 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO... * UNTIL 730 PM EDT * AT 657 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VAN WERT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES. IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES... BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... OTTOVILLE AROUND 715 PM EDT. KALIDA AND CONTINENTAL AROUND 730 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROSELMS...KIEFERVILLE...WETZEL...WISTERMAN...OAKWOOD...MANDALE...CAVE TT... CLOVERDALE...MELROSE AND GROVER HILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4098 8404 4085 8452 4096 8461 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 236DEG 25KT 4093 8451 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL...0.00IN $$ NG
573 WWUS53 KIWX 242308 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 708 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 OHC125-137-161-242330- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/ PAULDING OH-VAN WERT OH-PUTNAM OH- 708 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING...NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT AND WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES... AT 707 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OTTOVILLE...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF VAN WERT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES. 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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... OTTOVILLE AROUND 715 PM EDT. KALIDA AND CONTINENTAL AROUND 730 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROSELMS...KIEFERVILLE...WETZEL...WISTERMAN...OAKWOOD...MANDALE... CLOVERDALE...MELROSE...GROVER HILL AND DUPONT. 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 4098 8404 4088 8442 4099 8457 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 232DEG 23KT 4097 8445 TORNADO...OBSERVED HAIL...<.75IN $$ NG
454 WWUS53 KIWX 242319 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 719 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 OHC161-242329- /O.CAN.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/ VAN WERT OH- 719 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LAT...LON 4093 8434 4095 8440 4099 8440 4099 8444 4110 8444 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 4100 8407 TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 232DEG 23KT 4101 8437 $$ OHC125-137-242330- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/ PAULDING OH-PUTNAM OH- 719 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES... AT 719 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OTTOVILLE...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF DELPHOS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES. 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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KALIDA AND CONTINENTAL AROUND 730 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROSELMS...KIEFERVILLE...WISTERMAN...OAKWOOD...MANDALE...CLOVERDALE... MELROSE AND DUPONT. 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 4093 8434 4095 8440 4099 8440 4099 8444 4110 8444 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 4100 8407 TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 232DEG 23KT 4101 8437 TORNADO...OBSERVED HAIL...<.75IN $$ NG
577 WWUS53 KIWX 242331 SVSIWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 731 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 OHC125-137-242341- /O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160824T2330Z/ PAULDING OH-PUTNAM OH- 731 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA . LAT...LON 4093 8434 4095 8440 4099 8440 4099 8444 4110 8444 4119 8434 4117 8434 4117 8425 4100 8407 TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 236DEG 25KT 4101 8437 $$ PBM
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