Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
Start: 1998-08-24T14:46
End: 1998-08-24T17:23
Location: Indiana

August 24, 1998 · NWS IWX · 20 events in 10 counties and zones

19 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $900,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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.

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:38 UTC.

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Event by event

19 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: August 24, 2:46 PM EST
Where: La Porte County, La Porte
Property damage: $250,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.600, -86.720

TREES BLOWN DOWN ON ONE HOUSE AND SEVERAL CARS.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: August 24, 2:50 PM EST
Where: La Porte County, Michigan City
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.720, -86.900

TREE FELL ON CAR ON HIGHWAY 35.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: August 24, 3:03 PM EST
Where: La Porte County, La Porte
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.600, -86.720

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When: August 24, 3:05 PM EST
Where: La Porte County, La Porte
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.600, -86.720

LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN WITH SEVERAL ROADS BLOCKED.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: August 24, 3:10 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, South Bend
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.670, -86.250

MANY TREES BLOWN DOWN.

Hail, St. Joseph

When: August 24, 3:15 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, South Bend
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.670, -86.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When: August 24, 3:27 PM EST
Where: Elkhart County, Dunlap
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.650, -85.920

SEVERAL HOME ROOFS DAMAGED.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: August 24, 3:31 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, South Bend
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.670, -86.250

SEVERAL POWER POLES SNAPPED OFF BY HIGH WINDS.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: August 24, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Kosciusko County, Syracuse
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.420, -85.750

SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko

When: August 24, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Kosciusko County, Milford
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.420, -85.850

SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange

When: August 24, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Lagrange County, Topeka
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.530, -85.550

LOTS OF LARGE TREES AND LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange

When: August 24, 3:51 PM EST
Where: Lagrange County, Shipshewana
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.680, -85.580

SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN TOWN.

Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley

When: August 24, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Whitley County, Churubusco
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.230, -85.320

TREE FELL INTO A HOUSE CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ANOTHER TREE FELL ON TOP OF A CAR FLATTENING IT.

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When: August 24, 4:11 PM EST
Where: Steuben County, Helmer
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.530, -85.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: August 24, 4:14 PM EST
Where: Noble County, Wolcottville
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.520, -85.370

NUMEROUS TREES AND LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: August 24, 4:14 PM EST
Where: Noble County, Kendallville
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.450, -85.270

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN TOWN AND ACROSS MOST OF NOBLE COUNTY.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: August 24, 4:14 PM EST
Where: Allen County, Ft Wayne
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.070, -85.130

SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. LARGE TREE FELL ONTO CAR CRUSHING IT.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: August 24, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Allen County, Ft Wayne
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.070, -85.130

BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION DESTROYED.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: August 24, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Grant County, Hackleman
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.420, -85.750

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: August 24, 5:23 PM EST
Where: Grant County, Marion
Property damage: $150,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.550, -85.580

WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE IN MARION AND ACROSS GRANT COUNTY.

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, August 1998

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: 5661960, 5661961, 5661962, 5661963, 5661964, 5661965, 5661966, 5661967, 5661968, 5661969, 5661970, 5661971, 5661972, 5661973, 5661974, 5662050, 5662051, 5662052, 5662053, 5662054.