Indiana, 2001

Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 28, 2001

July 28, 2001 · NWS IND · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees across West Central Indiana. One of these trees fell on a house causing structural damage.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 IND wrote it up.

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees across West Central Indiana. One of these trees fell on a house causing structural damage.

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 Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 28, 2:30 PM EST, 4 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 2:30 PM EST, 4 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
230 PM EST SAT JUL 28 2001

THIS AFTERNOON A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA.
THE MAIN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT
WAS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.

THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS FORECAST WILL BE WHEN THE RAIN
REDEVELOPES. SHOWERS HAVE BEEN DECREASING IN SOUTHERN ILLINIOS WHILE
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN THE NORTHERN PORTION. ALL WERE
MOVING EAST. THE MOISTURE REMAINS VERY HIGH OVER THE AREA. AN AREAS
OF PVA MOVS INTO INDIANA TNGT. THIS SHOULD CAUSE THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOPE. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE CAT POPS. WILL
MENTION HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE SOUTH. NEAR GUID TEMPS.

ANOTHER PROBLEM IS HOW FAST THE RAIN WILL MOVE OUT. GUID CONTINUES
TO MOV THE VORT E OF INDIANA ON SUNDAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH A CHC
DURING THE MORNING THEN BCMG PRTLY SUNNY. NEAR GID TEMPS. WITH DEW
PTS AROUND 70 WILL MENTION HUMID.

DRY AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO INDIANA ON
MONDAY. PRTLY SUNNY WITH NEAR GID TEMPS.

.IND...NONE.
HAINES

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:12 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Parke

When
July 28, 7:12 PM EST to 7:14 PM EST
Where
Parke County, 1 mi S of Bellmore
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.750, -87.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
July 28, 7:40 PM EST to 7:42 PM EST
Where
Putnam County, Cloverdale
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.517, -86.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
July 28, 7:45 PM EST to 7:50 PM EST
Where
Putnam County, 5 mi SW of Greencastle
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.600, -86.933

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.

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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: 5252942, 5252943, 5252944.