Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- August 6, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, Rome City
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -85.383
Large trees down. Large shed destroyed.
Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 6, 2000
A significant shortwave trough of low pressure combined with a mid level speed max of 60 knots and rapid prefrontal destabilization during the day of August 6th ahead of a strong cold front led to convective initiation across eastern Iowa by late morning. Given favorable deep layer shear of 50 knots and extreme instability present from Northern Illinois into Northwest Ohio that afternoon...
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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.
Synoptic and mesoscale conditions for August 6th...A significant shortwave trough of low pressure combined with a mid level speed max of 60 knots and rapid prefrontal destabilization during the day of August 6th ahead of a strong cold front led to convective initiation across eastern Iowa by late morning. Given favorable deep layer shear of 50 knots and extreme instability present from Northern Illinois into Northwest Ohio that afternoon... storms quickly organized into a bow echo squall line as they rapidly moved eastward at speeds of up to 50 knots. As the bow echo matured... dramatic yet elevated rear inflow jet developed along the backside with isolated wind damage along and west of a Elkhart to Wabash line. However, with time the rear inflow jet descended causing widespread wind damage across Whitley, Noble and Allen counties.
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:38 UTC.
Event by event
22 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- August 6, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, 3 mi N of Kendallville
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -85.267
Large limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- August 6, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, 2 mi N of Winamac
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.083, -86.617
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Starke
- When
- August 6, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Starke County, Starke Co Arpt
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.283, -86.633
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange
- When
- August 6, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Lagrange County, Lagrange
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.650, -85.417
Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte
- When
- August 6, 6:16 PM EST
- Where
- La Porte County, La Porte
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.600, -86.717
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- August 6, 6:19 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, 4 mi W of Plymouth
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.350, -86.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- August 6, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, 5 mi N of Goshen
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.650, -85.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 6, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Rochester
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.067, -86.217
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- August 6, 6:47 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, Nappanee
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.450, -86.000
Large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph
- When
- August 6, 6:57 PM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph County, 2 mi S of Mishawaka
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.633, -86.167
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- August 6, 6:59 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, 2 mi SW of Macy
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.950, -86.167
Large tree limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- August 6, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, 4 mi S of Argos
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.183, -86.250
Large shed destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko
- When
- August 6, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, Warsaw
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.233, -85.833
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabash
- When
- August 6, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Wabash County, North Manchester
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -85.767
Power lines down. 2 large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- August 6, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.633, -85.000
Trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange
- When
- August 6, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Lagrange County, Shipshewana
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -85.583
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley
- When
- August 6, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, Lorane
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -85.567
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Whitley
- When
- August 6, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, Columbia City
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 41.167, -85.483
Large tree down.
Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb
- When
- August 6, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.383, -85.033
Trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- August 6, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, Albion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -85.417
Trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- August 6, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Grabill
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.217, -84.967
Trees down.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5175691, 5175692, 5175693, 5175694, 5175695, 5175696, 5175697, 5175698, 5175699, 5175700, 5175767, 5175768, 5175769, 5175770, 5175685, 5175686, 5176095, 5176096, 5175687, 5175688, 5175689, 5175690.