6 flash flood, 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Jun 13, 1:00 PM EST, 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 100 PM EST SUN JUN 13 2004 .AVIATION... LINE OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD FWA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY BE MORE DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON TOWARD SBN AS WIND SHIFT MOVES ACROSS REGION BENEATH SFC LOW OVER WI. STILL EXPECTING SCT TSTMS AND COVERAGE STILL LOOKS TO BE LOW ENOUGH TO KEEP OUT OF TAFS. WILL NEED TO MONITOR AS THE AFTERNOON GOES ON. VFR BKN CIGS TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS ENDING BY 03Z AND JUST SOME HAZE INTO THE MORNING. NEXT BATCH OF STORMS WILL ARRIVE BY AFTERNOON BUT WITH UNCERTAINTY LEFT OUT OF TAFS FOR NOW. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM TODAY AND TONIGHT FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE CHANCE FOR PRECIP AND RISK FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING. SYNOPTIC FEATURES ARE HARD TO PICK OUT AS OF 6Z...BUT APPEARS TO BE A WIND SHIFT BOUNDARY LYING GENERALLY FROM EASTERN IOWA TO CENTRAL INDIANA. SOME POOLING OF 70 DEWPOINTS HAS OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA IN AREA OF SOME LOW LVL CONVERGENCE. MAIN LOW LEVEL JET HAS SETUP IN IOWA ONCE AGAIN WITH CONVECTION CONTINUING THERE INTO MO AND WESTERN ILLINOIS. BIG QUESTIONS ARE WILL ANYTHING FIRE INTO THIS MORNING NEAR THE BOUNDARY...OR WILL THE MAIN SHOW HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE MCS IN IA/MO...OR THE REMNANTS OF IT...MOVE INTO THE AREA FORM LATE MORNING ON. CURRENT THINKING IS IF CONVECTION HASNT ALREADY DEVELOPED...IT PROBABLY WONT THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT(SAT NGT). WILL THEREFORE OPT TO GO WITH CHC WORDING FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE AM. EXPECTING AT LEAST SOME SUNSHINE THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL ALLOW MODERATE INSTABILITY TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO ANY CONVECTION MOVING IN. THIS COMBINED WITH A 300 RRQ OF 300 MB 85 KT JET STREAK MOVING OVER THE AREA ALL SPELL OUT A DECENT CHANCE FOR STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GIVEN THIS AND PWATS REMAINING AT 1.5 OR HIGHER...WILL EXTEND THE FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 6 PM EST FOR THE CURRENT WATCH AREA AND ADD MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN FOR THIS AFTN/EVE. DAY SHIFT MAY NEED TO EXTEND EVEN FURTHER DEPENDING ON PRECIP TRENDS. AS FOR SVR WX...AREA IN SLGT RISK ON NEW DAY1 OUTLOOK...WHICH LOOKS REASONABLE. WILL HOLD OFF ON MENTION IN GRIDS/ZONES FOR NOW...BUT HIT HARD IN HWO. PRECIP MAY CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS LOW LEVEL JET SETS UP OVER THE AREA WITH NOSE OF IT MOVING INTO MICHIGAN AND OHIO LATER TONIGHT. WILL JUST KEEP CHC POPS OVERNIGHT FOR NOW. IN REGARDS TO TEMPS TODAY...WITH 850 MB TEMPS AROUND +16 C...EXPECTED CLOUD CVR/PRECIP THIS AFTERNOON AND HIGHER DEWPOINTS...HIGHS IN THE LOW-MID 80S STILL LOOK GOOD AND MATCH UP PRETTY WELL WITH GUIDANCE. LOWS TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL BACK INTO THE UPR 60S AND POSSIBLY EVEN ONLY IN THE LOW 70S. LONG TERM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. FEW CHANGES NEEDED TO GOING ZONES. BROAD TROF SLOW TO MOVE EAST BUT ON WEDNESDAY SHOULD SEE PASSAGE. BOUNDARY UNTIL THEN WILL WAVER JUST NORTH OF FORECAST AREA. KEPT TUESDAY NIGHT DRY HOWEVER LOW CONFIDNCE WITH EXACT TIMING OF CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES DIFFICULT AT BEST. BETTER CHANCES APPEAR TO BE MONDAY IN MODERATE INSTABILITY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. HAVE BUMPED TEMPS A FEW MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH MODEL CONSENSUS KEEPING FORECAST AREA IN WARM SECTOR. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 600 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ZONES INZ003>INZ009...INZ012>INZ018...INZ020...INZ022>027...INZ032>034. MI...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 600 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ZONES MIZ077>079. OH...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 600 PM EST SUNDAY FOR ZONES OHZ001>OHZ002...OHZ004>OHZ005...OHZ015>OHZ016...OHZ024>OHZ025. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 501 AM EST SUN JUN 13 2004 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-141000- ADAMS IN-ALLEN OH-ALLEN IN-BERRIEN MI-BLACKFORD IN-BRANCH MI-CASS MI- CASS IN-DE KALB IN-DEFIANCE OH-ELKHART IN-FULTON OH-FULTON IN- GRANT IN-HENRY OH-HILLSDALE MI-HUNTINGTON IN-JAY IN-KOSCIUSKO IN- LA PORTE IN-LAGRANGE IN-MARSHALL IN-MIAMI IN-NOBLE IN-PAULDING OH- PULASKI IN-PUTNAM OH-ST. JOSEPH MI-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE IN- STEUBEN IN-VAN WERT OH-WABASH IN-WELLS IN-WHITE IN-WHITLEY IN- WILLIAMS OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...ARCHBOLD...AUBURN... BENTON HARBOR...BENTON HEIGHTS...BERNE...BLUFFTON...BREMEN...BRYAN... BUCHANAN...BUTLER...COLDWATER...COLUMBIA CITY...DECATUR...DEFIANCE... DELPHOS...DOWAGIAC...DUNKIRK...DUNLAP...ELKHART...FAIR PLAIN... FAIRMOUNT...FORT SHAWNEE...FORT WAYNE...GARRETT...GAS CITY... GEORGETOWN...GOSHEN...GRANGER...GRISSOM AFB...GULIVOIRE PARK... HARTFORD CITY...HICKSVILLE...HILLSDALE...HUNTINGTON...KENDALLVILLE... KNOX...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE...LIGONIER...LIMA...LOGANSPORT...MARION... MICHIGAN CITY...MISHAWAKA...MONTICELLO...MONTPELIER...NAPOLEON... NAPPANEE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...NORTH MANCHESTER...OSSIAN...OTTAWA... PERU...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...ROCHESTER...SIMONTON LAKE... SOUTH BEND...ST. JOSEPH...STURGIS...SWANTON...SYRACUSE... THREE RIVERS...TRAIL CREEK...TRI-LAKES...UPLAND...VAN WERT... WABASH...WARSAW...WAUSEON...WESTVILLE...WINAMAC AND WINONA LAKE 501 AM EST SUN JUN 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING SOME FLOODING ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SPOTTERS ARE ALSO URGED TO REPORT FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IWX
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 flash flood, 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported US 31 flooded and impassable in places east of Peru with water flowing across the highway.
Emergency management reported a roof torn off a barn near Washington Center.
Emergency management reported numerous trees down near Washington Center.
Emergency management reported stalled vehicles and flash flooding in downtown Fort Wayne.
Emergency management reported trees and power lines down in the city of Fort Wayne.
Law enforcement reported numerous roads closed in and around Columbia City due to flash flooding.
Amateur radio reported stalled vehicles and flash flooding in New Haven.
Amateur radio reported stalled vehicles and flash flooding at Washington Center and Coldwater roads in Fort Wayne.
Amateur radio reported stalled vehicles and flash flooding with over 3 feet of water at Anthony Blvd and Lake Ave in Fort Wayne.
Law enforcement reported trees down near Petroleum.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 2004
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: 5406841, 5406842, 5406843, 5406844, 5406845, 5406846, 5406920, 5406921, 5406922, 5406923, 5406924, 5406925, 5406926, 5406927.