Indiana, 2002

Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 11, 2002

August 11, 2002 · 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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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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 Aug 11, 2:00 PM EST, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 2:00 PM EST, 6 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
300 PM EDT SUN AUG 11 2002

CONVECTION BEGAN DEVELOPING LAST COUPLE OF HOURS MAINLY SOUTHERN AND
WESTERN PARTS OF FA. THIS CONVECTION EXPECTED TO CONITNUE PAST
SUNSET WITH SOME UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FROM VORT MAX. HOWEVER...SHOULD
SEE SOME DECREASE IN ACTIVITY LATER TONIGHT.

MODELS CONTINUE TO BE SIMILAR THIS RUN WITH FRONT DAY 3 TO 4 SLOWING
JUST A BIT. EXPECT CONVECTION TO DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN SOUTHWEST FLOW. BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
AHEAD OF AND WITH FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

MORE CLOUDINESS NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THAN WE HAVE SEEN OF LATE SO
HIGHS SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES LOWER. MAV AND FWC GUIDANCE IS SIMILAR
AND USED A BLEND OF TWO.

.ILN...NONE.

PARKER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 11, 7:28 PM EST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
828 PM EDT SUN AUG 11 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0445 PM    2 E LEBANON               OH   1.00 INCH HAIL
08/11/02   WARREN

0505 PM    FLORENCE                  KY   WIND DAMAGE
08/11/02   BOONE                          TREES DOWN

0520 PM    RUSSIA                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/11/02   SHELBY                         TREES DOWN IN SW PART OF
                                          THE COUNTY

0520 PM    COVINGTON                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/11/02   MIAMI                          TREES DOWN

0523 PM    ST MARYS                  OH   1.50 INCH HAIL
08/11/02   AUGLAIZE

0527 PM    MT REPOSE                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/11/02   CLERMONT                       TREES DOWN IN THE W PART
                                          OF THE COUNTY

0630 PM    RUSSIA                    OH   FLOOD
08/11/02   SHELBY                         HIGH WATER REPORTED OVER
                                          ROADS
Local storm report, Aug 11, 7:54 PM EST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
854 PM EDT SUN AUG 11 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0510 PM    GREENFIELD                OH   .75 INCH HAIL
08/11/02   HIGHLAND

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:05 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
August 11, 8:05 PM EST to 8:08 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Fountain City
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.950, -84.917

Trees were downed in and around the village.

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: 5315060.