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Friday, January 11, 2008 - 11:12 AM
At 17:30hrs the Storm Prediction Center had issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most of Indiana, including the Blackford County area. A line of severe thunderstorms had developed over the west central thru the southwest portion of Indiana. This line ws moving northeast at 40MPH. The main line of storms were production large hail and damaging winds. In front of this line, supercell storms had developed that became tornadic. Confirmed touchdowns with this storm were reported.
At 18:00hrs the EOC was activated for the pending severe weather. Dispatch was notified and spotters activated. Spotters included the following:
56-02
56-04
56-15
56-16
56-17
56-27
56-63
As well as two units from dispatch and unit 543 from Montpelier
Storm reports were as follows:
400S/100E Pea sized hail with no damage
Park Ave/400W Pea sized hail with no damage
StRd18/200W Pea sized hail with no damage
800E/100N Peas sized hail with no damage
StRd3/StRd18 45mph winds with no damage
All reports were between 20:00hrs and 20:45hrs
At approximately 20:30hrs, trained spotter 26-17 and Montpelier police unit 543 both confirmed a wall cloud. Due to lighting conditions, it was difficult to determine if any rotation was present in the storm cell. This storm cell had a previous history of production tornadoes, and produced a confirmed funnel cloud as close as Summitville, Upon assessing the situation, including fiels unit reports, past history of the storm cell, and difficult viewing conditions, Scott Craig requested dispatch to sound the tornado warning sirens. Shortly after, the storm had weakened and the possible wall cloud dissipated.
The storm cell then weakened furthur and the severe thunderstorm watch was allowed to expire prematurely. The EOC activation was the secured at 21:00hrs. Cooperation among the departments should be commended and were fantastic. All equipment that was logged out was returned by the time of the EOC securing.
End of report
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