High Wind, Benton
- When
- November 10, 8:00 AM CST to November 11, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.606, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Indiana, November 10 to 11, 1998
Strong low pressure moved from Iowa to eastern Minnesota to northwest Wisconsin producing strong winds across northwest Indiana. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph were common throughout the afternoon and evening with a few gusts of 55 to 65 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 low pressure moved from Iowa to eastern Minnesota to northwest Wisconsin producing strong winds across northwest Indiana. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph were common throughout the afternoon and evening with a few gusts of 55 to 65 mph. Winds subsided after midnight. There were tree limbs and power lines knocked down throughout northwest Indiana.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Jasper
- When
- November 10, 8:00 AM CST to November 11, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.023, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lake
- When
- November 10, 8:00 AM CST to November 11, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Newton
- When
- November 10, 8:00 AM CST to November 11, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.956, -87.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Porter
- When
- November 10, 8:00 AM CST to November 11, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Porter forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Wisconsin, November 10 to 11, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Kentucky, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Wisconsin, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Wisconsin, November 10, 1998
- Tornado and High Wind in Michigan, November 10 to 11, 1998
- High Wind in Michigan, November 10 to 11, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, November 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, November 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 10, 1998
- High Wind in Michigan, November 10 to 11, 1998
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, November 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: 5672833, 5672834, 5672835, 5672836, 5672837.