Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 3, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 3, 2000
Start: 2000-10-03T22:30
End: 2000-10-03T22:30
Location: Indiana

October 3, 2000 · NWS IWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When: October 3, 10:30 PM EST
Where: Elkhart County, Countywide
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.600, -85.883

Scattered trees were blown down across the county. A large tree fell onto a car in Goshen heavily damaging it. Another large tree was downed across C.R. 12 blocking both lanes of travel. Two Stone Lake residences suffered major structural damage to their homes when a 150 foot Oak tree was felled in the storm. The first house had its roof smashed by a large limb while the second house had its entire back wall cave in when the rest of the tree fell onto it.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, October 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5174778.