Forecast for Friday Night 05.31: Tornado Update


Heavy rain and thunderstorms overnight with strong winds. Tornadoes are possible in the area.
Overnight temperatures: mid 60s.


Weekend Outlook: Occasional rain and thunderstorms likely on Saturday. Rain should be out of the area by Sunday with a big cool-down. Temperatures on Sunday may only be up to 70.




TORNADO WATCH for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells and Whitley counties.
   ISSUED AT 11:10 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2013
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
     CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA
     WESTERN OHIO

   * EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 11:10 PM UNTIL 6 AM.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
     NUMEROUS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY WITH A FEW SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
       TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE
     SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
   TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



Flash Flood Warning for Allen, Huntington and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 12:48 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHEASTERN WABASH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
  NORTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
  WHITLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA

* UNTIL 6:45 AM EDT

* AT 12:42 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED
THAT BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA SINCE 7 PM EDT LAST EVENING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1
TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED. RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT
  WAYNE...COLLAMER...GEORGETOWN...PEABODY...RABER...COLLINS...
  COESSE...SOUTH WHITLEY...LARWILL...COLUMBIA CITY...WALLEN...
  LEO-CEDARVILLE...HARLAN...DUNFEE...CUBA...ARCOLA...LAKE EVERETT...
  WOODBURN AND GRABILL

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

TO REPORT FLOODING...POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE...OR YOU CAN POST ON TWITTER
WITH THE HANDLE... @NWSIWX.

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