Indiana, 2001Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 8, 2001
July 8, 2001 · NWS ILN · 14 events in 8 counties and zones
Two bow echoes moved across eastern Indiana on the 8th leaving a trail of damage across the region.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $107,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Two bow echoes moved across eastern Indiana on the 8th leaving a trail of damage across the region.
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 8, 9:57 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 9:57 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1056 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2001
JUST UPDATED ZONES TO ACCOUNT FOR SEVERE WATCH FOR TRI-STATE...
RICHMOND AND DAYTON. KIND SHOWING LINE OF STORMS SOUTHWEST OF KLAF
MOVING SOUTHEAST ALONG STATIONARY BOUNDARY. THE STATION BOUNDARY
EXTENDS INTO SOUTHWEST OHIO AND THEN FOLLOWS THE OHIO RIVER.
MORNING SOUNDING ALREADY SHOWING >2000 J/KG AND EXPECT THAT WILL
CLIMB OVER TO 3000 TO 4000 J/KG. 06Z MODEL RUNS DID NOT SHOW MUCH
IN THE WAY OF LIFT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG BOUNDARY BUT WITH CONVECTION
ALREADY INITIATED AND PLENTY OF INSTABILITY THERE IS NO REASON TO
SUSPECT IT WILL WANE. IN FACT...BOUNDARY SEEMS TO STRENGTHEUN TO
SOME DEGREE AS NORTHERLY RELATIVELY COOLER AIR ENCROACHES FROM THE
NORTH.
.ILN...NONE.
TIPTON
Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley
- When
- July 8, 11:50 AM EST to 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Ripley County, Morris
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.283, -85.183
Trees knocked down across the northern half of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- July 8, 12:20 PM EST to 12:25 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Orange
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.583, -85.300
Five trees were knocked down in Orange.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dearborn
- When
- July 8, 12:20 PM EST to 12:40 PM EST
- Where
- Dearborn County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -84.933
Trees were knocked down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 8, 12:25 PM EST to 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -85.000
Several trees knocked down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- July 8, 12:34 PM EST to 12:35 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Rising Sun
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -84.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Switzerland
- When
- July 8, 12:45 PM EST to 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Switzerland County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.783, -85.017
Numerous trees were knocked down across the county and a barn roof was blown off in Patriot.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- July 8, 6:25 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.867, -85.017
Trees were knocked down across the county. Also, a roof was blown off a fire station in Milton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- July 8, 6:30 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -85.167
Trees knocked down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- July 8, 6:40 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 5 mi S of Liberty
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.567, -84.933
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 8, 6:55 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -85.000
Trees knocked down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ripley
- When
- July 8, 7:05 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Ripley County, Napoleon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -85.333
Thunderstorm Wind, Dearborn
- When
- July 8, 7:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Dearborn County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -84.933
Trees knocked down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ohio
- When
- July 8, 7:20 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ohio County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.967, -85.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Switzerland
- When
- July 8, 7:27 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Switzerland County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.783, -85.017
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 8, 20012 deaths · 3 injured · $291,000 · 60 kt wind · 23 events
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 8, 20011 death · $200 million · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Illinois, July 8 to 9, 20011 death · 8 events
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 8, 20011 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 8, 2001$15 million · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 8, 2001$8.5 million · F0 · 12 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 8 to 9, 2001$3.5 million · 51 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 8, 2001$100,000 · 80 kt wind · 44 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 8, 20011 injured · $110,000 · 60 kt wind · 33 events
- Lightning Strikes in Indiana, July 8, 2001$410,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 8, 2001$295,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 2001$131,000 · 65 kt wind · 11 events
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: 5256845, 5256847, 5256849, 5256846, 5256848, 5256850, 5256853, 5256852, 5256851, 5256854, 5256856, 5256857, 5256855, 5256858.