NWS: Funnel clouds possible today

The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement alerting of possible funnel clouds in the area this afternoon:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
201 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2016

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LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MICHIGAN CITY…LA PORTE…SOUTH BEND…MISHAWAKA…NEW CARLISLE…WALKERTON…ELKHART…GOSHEN…NAPPANEE…LAGRANGE…TOPEKA…SHIPSHEWANA…ANGOLA…FREMONT…KENDALLVILLE…LIGONIER…ALBION…AUBURN…GARRETT…KNOX…NORTH JUDSON…BASS LAKE…WINAMAC…FRANCESVILLE…MEDARYVILLE…PLYMOUTH…BREMEN…CULVER…ROCHESTER…AKRON…WARSAW…WINONA LAKE…SYRACUSE…MENTONE…COLUMBIA CITY…TRI-LAKES…SOUTH WHITLEY…FORT WAYNE…NEW HAVEN…MONTICELLO…MONON…BROOKSTON…LOGANSPORT…ROYAL CENTER…PERU…GRISSOM AFB…MEXICO…WABASH…NORTH MANCHESTER…HUNTINGTON…ROANOKE…BLUFFTON…OSSIAN…DECATUR…BERNE…MARION…GAS CITY…UPLAND…HARTFORD CITY…MONTPELIER…PORTLAND…DUNKIRK…NILES…BENTON HARBOR…ST. JOSEPH…FAIR PLAIN…BENTON HEIGHTS…BUCHANAN…PAW PAW LAKE…DOWAGIAC…CASSOPOLIS…MARCELLUS…STURGIS…THREE RIVERS…WHITE PIGEON…
MENDON…COLDWATER…BRONSON…HILLSDALE…JONESVILLE…LITCHFIELD…BRYAN…EDGERTON…WAUSEON…ARCHBOLD…SWANTON…DELTA…DEFIANCE…SHERWOOD…HICKSVILLE…NAPOLEON…DESHLER…LIBERTY CENTER…PAULDING…ANTWERP…PAYNE…OTTAWA…LEIPSIC…COLUMBUS GROVE…CONTINENTAL…PANDORA…VAN WERT…OHIO CITY…LIMA…SPENCERVILLE

201 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2016 /101 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016/

…FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON…

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS…ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS NORMALLY PROTRUDE A FEW HUNDRED FEET DOWNWARD FROM THE PARENT CLOUD…ROTATE OR SPIN LIKE A TOP…AND LAST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DISSIPATING.

THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS RARELY TOUCH THE GROUND AND TYPICALLY DO NOT POSE ANY SORT OF HAZARD. THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THESE FUNNELS ARE DEVELOPING IN DO NOT SUPPORT STRONG OR DAMAGING TORNADOES. HOWEVER…ON EXTREMELY RARE OCCASIONS THESE FUNNELS CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH THE GROUND AND PRODUCE MINIMAL IF ANY DAMAGE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION.PLEASE FORWARD REPORTS OF FUNNEL SIGHTINGS TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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MCD