Thunderstorm Wind, Porter
- When
- August 6, 5:00 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Porter County, Countywide
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.433, -87.067
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 6, 2000
Severe Thunderstorms, which originally developed in central Illinois during early afternoon, continued moving eastward through far northwest Indiana. Porter county received widespread tree damage, downed power lines, and property damage to several homes.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Severe Thunderstorms, which originally developed in central Illinois during early afternoon, continued moving eastward through far northwest Indiana. Porter county received widespread tree damage, downed power lines, and property damage to several homes. During the storm an individual at the Indiana Dunes State Park had to be rushed to a nearby hospital after being injured when a tree fell. Flash flooding occurred in the community of South Haven, and at one point over half of the county was without electrical power. Throughout the county two homes were damaged by falling trees and three homes caught fire when struck by lightning.
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:01 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Porter
- When
- August 6, 5:00 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Porter County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Porter
- When
- August 6, 5:00 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Porter County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, August 6, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, August 6 to 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 6 to 7, 2000
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 6, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 6, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 6, 2000
- Flash Flood in Maryland, August 6, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, August 6, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, August 6, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 6, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 6, 2000
- Flood in Pennsylvania, August 6 to 7, 2000
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, August 2000
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: 5155142, 5155143, 5156010.