Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- April 22, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Argos
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.230, -86.250
Conservation officer reported to county sheriff that trees and power lines were down.
Flooding and Hail in Indiana, April 22, 1999
A warm front across the southern Great Lakes region served as the focus for strong to severe thunderstorms. Overrunning precipitation was heavy enough to cause localized flooding over a narrow portion of northeastern Indiana.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 IWX wrote it up.
A warm front across the southern Great Lakes region served as the focus for strong to severe thunderstorms. Overrunning precipitation was heavy enough to cause localized flooding over a narrow portion of northeastern Indiana. Thunderstorms training along the warm front dumped up to 2 inches of rain per hour across the region. Dew points were in the lower 60s south of the warm front and provided ample moisture for the convection to sustain itself. A low-level jet over southern Illinois and Indiana aided in the thunderstorm development.
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:30 UTC.
Event by event
6 flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- April 22, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Bourbon
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 41.300, -86.120
Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged two 15-inch diameter pine trees. Tree trunks were broken half way up. Two other 15-inch diameter pine trees were uprooted.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko
- When
- April 22, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, Etna Green
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -86.050
Sheiff and amateur radio operator reported several trees blown down and a roof blown off of a repair shop.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko
- When
- April 22, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, Warsaw
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 41.230, -85.830
Thunderstorm wind gusts of 55 to 60 MPH reported by an off-duty NWS employee.
Flood, Fulton
- When
- April 22, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Rochester
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.047, -86.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding reported along State Road 110 and Old 31 north of Rochester.
Hail, Noble
- When
- April 22, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, Albion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -85.420
Hail, Whitley
- When
- April 22, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, Dunfee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.080, -85.330
Spotter reported .75 inch hail in Dunfee.
Hail, Allen
- When
- April 22, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Ft Wayne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.070, -85.130
Hail of .75 inch diameter reported by amateur radio operators at St. Francis College and at Coliseum Blvd. NW of Ft. Wayne.
Flood, Huntington
- When
- April 22, 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Huntington County, Roanoke
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.829, -85.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding reported by Huntington County Sheriff along US Route 24 and Roanoke Road/800N near Roanoke.
Flood, Wabash
- When
- April 22, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wabash County, Liberty Mills
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 40.846, -85.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was reported to be over local roads in the vicinity of Liberty Mills.
Flood, Wabash
- When
- April 22, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wabash County, North Manchester
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 40.846, -85.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
State Road 13 was reported to be flooded south of North Manchester.
Flood, Allen
- When
- April 22, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Ft Wayne
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
U.S. Route 24 was reported to be flooded 10 miles south of Ft. Wayne.
Flood, Allen
- When
- April 22, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Ft Wayne
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was reported flowing across Interstate 469 at mile marker four 8 miles south of Ft. Wayne.
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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- 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
- High Wind in Utah, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Flooding in Missouri, April 22 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, April 22 to 27, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, April 22, 1999
- Flooding in Kansas, April 22, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Missouri, April 22, 1999
- High Wind in California, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, April 22 to 24, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 22 to 24, 1999
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: 5687277, 5687281, 5687276, 5687282, 5687283, 5687280, 5687279, 5687278, 5687284, 5687399, 5687400, 5687401, 5687402.