Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- April 30, 5:44 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Schererville to Cedar Lake
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -87.450
Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 30, 1997
Strong winds downed power lines and trees at Schererville. Trees were uprooted at Cedar Lake.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LOT wrote it up.
Strong winds downed power lines and trees at Schererville. Trees were uprooted at Cedar Lake.
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:43 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Indiana, April 30, 1997
- Tornado in Missouri, April 30, 1997
- High Wind in Kentucky, April 30, 1997
- High Wind in Illinois, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 30, 1997
- High Wind in Iowa, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 30, 1997
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 30, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5593444.