Indiana, 2001

Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 19, 2001

June 19, 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
$3,000
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 Jun 19, 8:10 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 8:10 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
910 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2001

WILL HOLD OUT UNTIL 10 PM TO SEND UPDATE WITH EXPIRATION OF WW453.
EXPECT POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH LOSS
OF DAYTIME HEATING...BUT CURRENT STORMS AND INTERACTING BOUNDARIES
LEFT OVER COULD STILL PRODUCE SOME DAMAGING WINDS AND ESPECIALLY
LARGE HAIL AS WBZERO HAS DECREASED BY 2KFT TO AROUND 8000FT. DONT
EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE WITH SUCH FORCE OVERNIGHT...BUT COVERAGE
OVER INDIANA HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AND WILL HAVE TO PUT AT
LEAST THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDER IN WRN 1/2 OF FCST AREA.

WILL NOT CHANGE TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT AS UPPER 60S LOOK GOOD ACROSS
THE BOARD. EVEN IN RAIN COOLED AIR BEHIND FRONT...TEMPERATURES DROP
AND THEN COME BACK UP TO THE LOW 70S. HOWEVER...WILL MENTION WIND
SHIFTING TO NORTH OR BECOMING VARIABLE FOR MOST AREAS.

.ILN...
OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR DARKE
MERCER SHELBY AUGLAIZE AND HARDIN COUNTIES.
IN...WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST (10 PM EDT) FOR WAYNE COUNTY.
KY...NONE.

FRANKS

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
June 19, 9:30 PM EST to 9:33 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Centerville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.817, -85.000

A few trees downed

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: 5247927.