Hail, La Porte
- When
- May 17, 2:02 PM EST
- Where
- La Porte County, 2 mi SW of La Porte
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.580, -86.750
Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1999
A moist low-level atmosphere and an upper-level trough over the western Great Lakes combined to produce very unstable conditions across the region. Convection formed along a lake breeze boundary southeast of Lake Michigan.
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
- $28,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Synopsis for May 17th...A moist low-level atmosphere and an upper-level trough over the western Great Lakes combined to produce very unstable conditions across the region. Convection formed along a lake breeze boundary southeast of Lake Michigan. With the numerous outflow boundaries from earlier convection the thunderstorms continued to move east throughout the evening.
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- May 17, 2:22 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, 3 mi NE of Wakarusa
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 41.570, -85.980
Trees and power lines down.
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Rigdon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -85.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- May 17, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, Elkhart
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -85.970
Power lines down on Beardsley Rd. between Main and Cassopolis. Several trees blown down in Sturdy Oaks subdivision.
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Gas City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.480, -85.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- May 17, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, 2 mi N of Hackleman
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 40.450, -85.750
Trailer damaged from falling trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- May 17, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Fowlerton
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -85.570
Two roofs partially torn off.
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 2:46 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Marion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 40.550, -85.580
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Gas City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 40.480, -85.620
Hail, Miami
- When
- May 17, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, Bennetts Switch
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -86.120
Hail, Wabash
- When
- May 17, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Wabash County, Treaty
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 40.720, -85.780
Hail, Wabash
- When
- May 17, 4:21 PM EST
- Where
- Wabash County, Wabash
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 40.800, -85.820
Hail, Elkhart
- When
- May 17, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, Bristol
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 41.720, -85.820
Hail, Kosciusko
- When
- May 17, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, 5 mi NW of North Webster
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -85.770
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, May 17 to 19, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 17 to 18, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 1999
- Flash Flood in Iowa, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, May 17, 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: 5690584, 5690585, 5690586, 5690587, 5690588, 5690589, 5690590, 5690591, 5690592, 5690594, 5690595, 5690596, 5690597, 5690598.