Indiana, 2002

Damaging Winds in Indiana, September 19, 2002

September 19, 2002 · NWS IND · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 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
2

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 Sep 19, 2:10 PM EST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 2:10 PM EST, 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
210 PM EST THU SEP 19 2002

MAJOR FORECAST PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL BE THE CHANCES OF
SEVERE WEATHER.

STRONG FLOW FROM THE SOUTH WAS BRINGING SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN TO
AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE
DAY. THE AREA OF SLIGHT RISK ONLY NOW EXTENDS INTO EXTREME WESTERN
INDIANA. WILL GO CATAGORICAL POPS TONIGHT WITH CHC HEAVY RAIN. LOW
TEMPS TO WEST WERE HIGHER THAN GUID. WITH FLOW FROM SOUTH CONTINUING
WILL GO SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN GUIDANCE TEMPS.

COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD INDIANA ON FRIDAY. THE VERY HUMID AND
UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN. WILL PROBABLY SET UP TO MORE OF A SQUALL
LINE SITUATION THAN AREAS OF RAIN. THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE WILL DEPEND
ON HOW MUCH RAIN EARLIER IN THE DAY STABILIZES THE ATMOSPHERE.
CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL HELP TO HOLD DOWN TEMPS. WILL STILL GO A LITTLE
HIGHER THAN GUID.

FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING FRIDAY EVENING. WILL CONTINUE THE
CHANCE DURING THE EVENING IN THE WEST WITH LIKELY IN THE EVENING
CENTRAL AND LIKELY ALL NIGHT IN THE EAST. WILL NOT COOL OFF QUITE AS
LOW AS GUID HAS. GUIDANCE IS USUALLY TOO COOL FIRST NIGHT AND NOT
COOL ENOUGH 2ND NIGHT.

.IND...NONE.
HAINES

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fountain

When
September 19, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Fountain County, Attica
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.300, -87.250

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Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe

When
September 19, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Tippecanoe County, Countywide
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.383, -86.900

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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: 5315467, 5315468.