Indiana, 2001

Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 4, 2001

July 4, 2001 · NWS ILN · 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
$10,000
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.

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 Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 4, 1:25 PM EST, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 1:25 PM EST, 6 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
225 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2001

ACTIVITY STARTING TO PICK UP ALONG COLD FRONT.  ALL MODELS TRY TO
BRING FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT DRY...ALTHOUGH AVN IN SHOWING SOME LIGHT
QPF...DUE TO ITS LACK ON RESOLUTION.  MAV MOS ALSO SHOWING SOME SOME
LOW POPS.  LACK OF QPF TONIGHT...MIGHT BE BECAUSE MODELS ARE
WEAKENING THE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT AS IT DROPS SOUTH.

ALTHOUGH RAIN HAS STABILIZED THE THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY...WITH SUCH A
STRONG FRONT PUSHING THROUGH...WILL KEEP MENTION OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.  TIMING OF FRONT MIGHT BE A LITTLE
QUICKER...SO WILL END PCPN IN THE NORTH EARLY...AND SOUTH BY 06Z.
WITH QUICKER FRONT...WILL DRY OUT THE SE TOMORROW MORNING.  HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

MOS HAS BEEN WARMING FOR THURSDAY NIGHT...SO CURRENT FORECAST IN THE
LOWER 50S LOOKS GOOD.  AS FOR HIGHS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WILL GO
WITH THE WARMER MAV HIGHS.

CLEMISILN OUT ASAP.

.ILN...NONE.

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The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
July 4, 7:40 PM EST to 7:50 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Economy
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.967, -85.083

A severe thunderstorm moved across the northwest and north-central part of the county downing trees between Economy and Greens Fork. Many of the trees fell across roads. Golf ball size hail also occurred in Economy.

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.

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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: 5256765.