Indiana, 2001

Strong Wind in Indiana, February 25, 2001

February 25, 2001 · NWS LOT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

An intense low pressure system brought strong winds to northwest Indiana. Peak wind gusts were around 50 mph.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

An intense low pressure system brought strong winds to northwest Indiana. Peak wind gusts were around 50 mph. The wind knocked down tree limbs and power lines, causing scattered power outages. Altogether, 9000 NIPSCO customers lost power.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 25, 3:31 AM CST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:31 AM CST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
300 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2001

 THE STRONG CYCLONE WILL MOVE INTO ONTARIO BY SUNDAY EVENING. THERE
ARE LARGE PRESSURE RISES IN IOWA AND MISSOURI AT 09Z. WITH THE LARGE
TEMPERATURE GRADIENT WITH THIS STORM AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT. WILL
KEEP A WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.

WILL FORECAST FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWER FOR A BRIEF TIME SUNDAY AS
THE WRAP AROUND COMES OVE4R NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.CHI...GALE WARNINGS FOR LAKE MICHIGAN
       WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA TODAY
       AND TONIGHT.

WHW

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Benton

When
February 25, 4:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Benton forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.606, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Jasper

When
February 25, 4:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Jasper forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.023, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Lake

When
February 25, 4:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Lake forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Newton

When
February 25, 4:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Newton forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.956, -87.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Porter

When
February 25, 4:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Porter forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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

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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: 5230580, 5230581, 5230582, 5230583, 5230584.