Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko
- When
- March 28, 8:40 AM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, Oswego
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -85.780
trees blown down in town. shed destroyed.
Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 28, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $31,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- March 28, 9:05 AM EST
- Where
- Miami County, (Gus)grissom Afb Per
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -86.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- March 28, 9:18 AM EST
- Where
- Miami County, (Gus)grissom Afb Per
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -86.150
Tornado, Whitley
- When
- March 28, 10:05 AM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, Laud
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.050, -85.450
small tornado touched down in Laud causing tree damage and moderate damage to one home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- March 28, 10:15 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Ft Wayne
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.070, -85.130
numerous trees blown down up to 12 inches in diameter in southern part of town. Many power lines down as well. Trees up to 2 feet in diameter 3 miles south of Baer Field at US 27 and Thompson Road.
Tornado, Allen
- When
- March 28, 10:21 AM EST to 10:23 AM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Harlan
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -84.920
small tornado touched down in Harlan. It damaged a cabinet factory and completely destroyed a mobile home.
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Arizona, March 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Hail in California, March 28 to 29, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, March 28, 1998
- Flood and Hail in California, March 28 to 31, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, March 28, 1998
- High Wind in Ohio, March 28, 1998
- High Wind in New York, March 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, March 28 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, March 28 to 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 28 to 29, 1998
- High Wind in New York, March 28, 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: 5634641, 5634643, 5634642, 5634644, 5634646, 5634645.