Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph County, South Bend
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.667, -86.250
Trees down on homes. Power lines down.
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
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- 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
- $115,000
- 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 Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:01 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, St. Joseph
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph County, Osceola
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A power line down caused by lightning set a church on fire.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- May 9, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, Elkhart
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -85.967
Roof damage. Tree fell on car. Many trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- May 9, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, Wakarusa
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.533, -86.017
80-foot pine downed. Numerous power lines and trees downed.
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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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: 5142646, 5142647, 5142648, 5142969.