Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- August 24, 2:10 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 41.430, -87.380
Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
An small intense squall line moved east southeast at 55 mph from the south suburbs of Chicago into northern Lake and Porter Counties. NIPSCO utility company and emergecny management reported numerous tree limbs and power lines down, with most of the damage in the northern parts of Lake and Porter Counties.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
An small intense squall line moved east southeast at 55 mph from the south suburbs of Chicago into northern Lake and Porter Counties. NIPSCO utility company and emergecny management reported numerous tree limbs and power lines down, with most of the damage in the northern parts of Lake and Porter Counties. In Hobart, large trees and limbs were blown down. The roof was blown off a barn, and industrial buildings suffered roof and wall damge. An empty tractor trailer was overturned and a tree fell on a van. In Portage, part of the ceiling of a bank collapsed, injuring 2 people. Trees were down on roads and intersections in Gary, Portage and Hobart.
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:07 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Porter
- When
- August 24, 2:20 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Porter County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 41.430, -87.070
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, August 24, 1998
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- Rip Current in New York, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, August 24 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Maine, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 24, 1998
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: 5663112, 5663113.