Indiana, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 2, 2002

August 2, 2002 · NWS IWX · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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
6

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 Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 1, 2:00 PM EST, 10 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 2:00 PM EST, 10 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
200 PM EST THU AUG 1 2002

THE COOL FRONT WAS OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST IA AND SW WI AT 18Z. MID
LVL CAP GREATLY INHIBITING CONVECTION ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT
OVER EASTERN IOWA AND FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. CAPE VALUES WERE
BECOMING EXTREMELY UNSTABLE WITH LATE AFTN FCST SOUNDINGS SHOWING
CAPES BETWEEN 5000 AND 6700 J/KG. LAPS CAPES HAD REACHED 5000 J/KG AT
18Z OVER FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. THE 18Z SOUNDING FROM DVN STILL
INDICATING A STRONG CAP. NCEP MODELS HAVE CONTINUED THEIR TREND OF
SLOWING DOWN THE FROPA (WHATEVER IS LEFT OF IT) LATE TONIGHT AND
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY OVER NORTHERN INDIANA. WILL KEEP LOW SCATTERED
POPS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY GIVEN WEAK FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA AND
AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY. WILL KEEP FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY JUST
SLIGHTLY COOLER. WILL KEEP TSTMS OUT OF THE FCST THIS WEEKEND AS ANY
ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
OTHERWISE...THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURN SUNDAY.

.IWX...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte

When
August 2, 12:15 AM EST
Where
La Porte County, Michigan City
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.717, -86.900

Newspaper reported a large tree limb and power lines down in Michigan City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart

When
August 2, 1:30 AM EST
Where
Elkhart County, Elkhart
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.683, -85.967

Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Elkhart.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange

When
August 2, 1:30 AM EST
Where
Lagrange County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.617, -85.417

Law enforcement reported power lines down countywide.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When
August 2, 1:45 AM EST
Where
St. Joseph County, Mishawaka
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.667, -86.167

Law enforcement reported tress and power lines down in Mishawaka.

Hail, Elkhart

When
August 2, 4:50 AM EST
Where
Elkhart County, 2 mi W of Elkhart
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.683, -86.000

Hail, Elkhart

When
August 2, 4:53 AM EST
Where
Elkhart County, Elkhart
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.683, -85.967

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 5314281, 5314276, 5314277, 5314278, 5314279, 5314280.