Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte
- When
- May 9, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- La Porte County, Michigan City
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.717, -86.900
Trees downed on cars and houses. A roof was ripped off of a gas station.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Indiana, May 9, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, La Porte
- When
- May 9, 12:25 AM EST
- Where
- La Porte County, Michigan City
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 41.549, -86.742 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A house caught on fire when a pole was struck by lightning, cutting the power lines and causing them to land along the basement wall.
Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte
- When
- May 9, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- La Porte County, La Porte Arpt
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.583, -86.733
Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabash
- When
- May 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wabash County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.817, -85.767
24 inch diameter tree was uprooted. Several vehicles and two or three houses were damaged by fallen trees.
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.
- 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
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- Damaging Wind in Vermont, May 9, 2000
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- High Wind in Oregon, May 9, 2000
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: 5142639, 5142640, 5142641, 5142638.