Indiana, 2002

Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 13, 2002

August 13, 2002 · NWS IND · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • 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
None recorded
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 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 Aug 13, 2:50 AM EST, 10 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 2:50 AM EST, 10 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
250 AM EST TUE AUG 13 2002

FORECAST CHALLENGES ARE PRECIP CHCS THRU WED AND RESULTING TEMPS.

MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH FEATURES AND WILL GO WITH A BLEND FOR
TODAYS FCST.  H5 TROF OVR NRN PLAINS WL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY TOWARD
INDIANA OVR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  AS TROF AND ASSOCIATED SFC
SYSTEM APPROACHES, GULF OPENS UP AND FILLS CENTRAL INDIANA WITH
PLENTY OF WARM MOIST AIR.  MODEL PWATS HAVE BEEN ON THE INCREASE
AHEAD OF FRONTAL SYSTEM AT 1.5 TO 2.5 SO HEAVY RAIN WILL BE
SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON ESPECIALLY FOR WEDNESDAY AS SFC FRONT IS
OVR CNTRL INDIANA.  IN THE MEANTIME LOTS OF UVV AVAILABLE MAINLY
THIS AFTN AND MODEL POPS ARE HIGH IN THE CATEGORICAL RANGE.  WILL GO
WITH MAINLY AFTERNOON WORDING ON TSRA.  AS FRONT MOVES CLOSER POPS
STAY HIGH UNTIL WED NITE AFTER FROPA.  LOOKS AS THOUGH FRONT STALLS
NEAR SRN PART OF CWA ON WED NITE SO MAY KEEP LINGERING CHC IN THAT
AREA.

TEMPS WILL BE A LITTLE TRICKY TODAY AS CLOUD COVER AND ANY PRECIP
WILL AFFECT TEMPS.  WILL GO CLOSE TO GUID NUMS THO AS FCST TEMPS ARE
LOWER TODAY THAN YTD.

.IND...NONE.
SALLY

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:48 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
August 13, 1:49 PM EST
Where
Madison County, Alexandria
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
40.267, -85.667

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
August 13, 1:52 PM EST
Where
Madison County, Alexandria
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.267, -85.667

Trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
August 13, 2:57 PM EST
Where
Brown County, 1 mi W of Bean Blossom
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.267, -86.267

Trees down.

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: 5309898, 5309899, 5309900.