16 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 5, 7:50 PM EST, 6 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 750 PM EST SAT NOV 5 2005 ...LATE SEASON SEVERE WEATHER EVENT POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT... .UPDATE... WILL ISSUE UPDATE TO AFFORD TIMING OF SEVERE POTENTIAL LATE TONIGHT. 00Z ILX RAOB NEAR 900 J/KG CAPE AND ALSO BEGINNING TO SEE LOW/MID LEVEL WIND FIELD STRENGTHEN IN RESPONSE TO STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH ENERGY INTO SOUTHWEST MO AS 1000 MB LOW OVER EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI BEGINS TO UDERGO RAPID INTENSIFICATION. ETA12/RUC CONSISTENT IN SHOWING AIRMASS REMAINING UNSTABLE AHEAD OF SQUALL LINE THAT HAS DEVELOPED WITH MUCAPES IN 800-1000 J/KG RANGE THROUGH 09Z POINTING TOWARD A LONG-LIVED SQUALL/WIND EVENT. ALSO ENHANCED/INCREASING BL CONVERGENCE FIELD JUST DOWNWIND OF LINE FAVORING NEAR LONGEVITY OF EVENT AT LEAST THROUGH 09Z-12Z TIMEFRAME. ANTICIPATED CONVECTIVE MODE/MORPHOLOGY WITH IMPRESSIVE WIND FIELD AS 925-850 MB WIND FIELD STRENGTHENS TO 60-70 KTS KEEPS DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL THE MAIN CONCERN. WITH 0-1KM SR HELICITIES IN 300-350M2/S2 RANGE ISOLD TOR RISK REMAINS WITH BOWS/LEWPS AND HAVE CONTINUED MENTION IN HWO. && .AVIATION... MVFR SC DECK REMAINED OVER SBN...BUT CONDITIONS WERE VFR AT FWA AT 23Z. WINDS SHOULD BECOME WEST LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE AS SURFACE LOW PASSES TO THE NW OF THE AREA. ATTEMPED TO TIME POSSIBLE SQUALL LINE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STORMS SHOULD CLEAR THE AREA RAPIDLY AS SYNOPTIC WINDS INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. && .PREV DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM... TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... THE POTENTIAL FOR A CONVECTIVE WIND EVENT STILL SHAPING UP FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE FIRST AND INITIAL WEAKER SHORT WAVE EMBEDDED IN SW FLOW WAS HELPING TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS OVER IL AND EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN INDIANA AFTERNOON AS MILD AND MOIST AIR WAS SPREADING NORTH. SURFACE REPORTS INDICATED ONLY LOCALIZED SMALL HAIL WITH THE STORMS OVER IL. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FIRST SHORT WAVE IS A SECOND AND STRONGER SYSTEM. OVERALL...HAVE TRENDED ONGOING GRIDS/FORECAST SLOWER WITH THE TIMING OF THIS STRONGER SHORTWAVE EJECTING OUT OF THE PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST. EXPECT RAPID CYCLOGENESIS OF THE SURFACE LOW ENTERING WEST CENTRAL MO AT 20Z. THIS LOW WILL RACE NORTHEAST ABOUT SPI/BEH TRACK WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING EAST OVERNIGHT. EXPECT A LINE OF STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG/AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. NAM FORECAST CAPE UP TO 1000 J/KG...BUT POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS EXISTS AS WINDS BETWEEN 900 MB AND 600 MB REACH 70 TO 90 KNOTS. MAY NEED ONLY RELATIVELY WEAK CONVECTION TO CHANNEL SOME OF THE HIGH WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. GUT FEELING IS SQUALL LINE WILL FORM OVER IL AND MOVE INTO NORTHERN INDIANA/FAR SW LOWER MI AFTER MIDNIGHT AND RACE EAST. THEREFORE...HAVE KEPT THE MENTION OF DAMAGING WINDS OVERNIGHT FOR ALL FORECAST AREAS. FOR SUNDAY...KEPT WINDS JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AS SFC LOW RACES RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST. MAY BE AN HOUR OR 2 OF SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS...BUT FELT THE DURATION WAS TOO SHORT TO HOIST AN ADVISORY. ONLY CAVEAT IS IF THE DRY SLOT PUSHES INTO THE AREA AND SKIES CLEAR FOR A FEW HOURS. ANY EARLY MORNING SUN MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO MIX 55-60 KNOT LOW LEVEL WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. OTHERWISE...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS LOW MOVES QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE AREA AND GRADIENT SLACKENS. LONG TERM... SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... FCST PERIOD WILL BEGIN WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CENTERED OVER OH/TN VALLEY. THIS SLIDES OFF TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY MONDAY NITE BRINGING MILD SW FLOW BACK INTO THE AREA FOR TUESDAY AS HIGHS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE MORE THAN 10F ABOVE NORMAL. RETURN FLOW WILL ALSO BRING WARM FRONT THROUGH THE AREA AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE PLAINS. BOTH NAM AND GFS FORECASTING 50KT LLJ TO FORM IN MID-MS VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT AND MAY PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FORCING AS MOISTURE POOLS ALONG THE FRONT TO GENERATE A FEW SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE MON NITE/TUE AM. FOR NOW WILL STAY WITH GOING DRY FCST AND SEE HOW SUBSEQUENT RUNS HANDLE THIS. AS THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE PLAINS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA MID-WEEK. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AGAIN ADVERTISING VERY STRONG WIND PROFILE WITH THIS SYSTEM...80KT MID-LEVEL JET AND 120KT UPPER LEVEL JET...SO POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. 12Z RUN OF GFS BEGINNING TO LAG SOUTHERN END OF FRONT WHICH WOULD SLOW THE TIMING OF PRECIP AND FROPA IN OUR AREA. NO PLANS TO MAKE ANY TIMING ADJUSTMENTS RIGHT NOW...WILL HOLD OFF FOR BETTER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. ANOTHER WEAK SFC RIDGE MOVES INTO THE OH/TN VALLEY FOR DAY 6 AND 7 GIVING DRY WX AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPS. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 08Z TIL 18Z SUNDAY FOR LMZ043-046. && UPDATE...MURPHY SHORT TERM/AVIATION...SKIPPER LONG TERM....LOGSDON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 710 PM EST SAT NOV 5 2005 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-061015- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN- MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 710 PM EST SAT NOV 5 2005 /610 PM CST SAT NOV 5 2005/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS ILLINOIS AND INTO INDIANA AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THEN SWEEP QUICKLY EAST INTO NORTHWEST OHIO SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THERE IS ALSO A SMALLER CHANCE OF MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-061-061015- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI OUT TO MID LAKE- 710 PM EST SAT NOV 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS AND LOCALLY HIGH WAVES. LATE TONIGHT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TO BELOW GALE FORCE BY LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/MARINE MURPHY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
108 AM EST SUN NOV 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM MARINE TSTM WIND MICHIGAN CITY 41.71N 86.88W
11/06/2005 47 MPH LA PORTE IN MESONET
MEASURED AT MICHIGAN CITY GLERL SITE
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WAMSLEYThe Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:36 UTC.
16 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several tree limbs were blown down northeast of Rochester.
Numerous tree limbs were blown down, with several falling onto power lines. Two utility poles were also snapped as a result of winds estimated to 65 mph.
A large tree and power lines were blown down on State Route 13, near Syracuse.
Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. A tractor trailer was flipped over along US 31, just north of State Route 16 north of Peru. Surveys from local emergency and NWS officials found evidence of the formation of gustnadoes where concentrated areas of damage were observed.
Trees were blown down across State Route 15.
Trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were reported down across the county. A porch was blown off of a house in the city of Wabash. Surveys from local emergency and NWS officials found evidence of the formation of gustnadoes where concentrated areas of damage were observed.
8 to 10 barns as well as 3 mobile homes were destroyed. A hosue suffered severe window damage. Much of the damage occurred in Marion and Upland townships. Surveys from local emergency and NWS officials found evidence of the formation of gustnadoes where concentrated areas of damage were observed.
Trees and power lines reported down across the county.
Power lines were blown down in several parts of the county. A large tree was also blown down 7 miles northeast of Hartford City.
Numerous reports of damage to buildings, trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were received across the county. A pole barn was flattened south of Bluffton, as well as a tree being blown down onto a semi travelling on US 224. An air conditioner unit was blown off the top of the Ossian Elementary School, striking a building. A county sheriff's car was damaged while enroute to a alarm call during the storm. The officer's car struck a large tree that fell onto the road. A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the Bluffton police department. Surveys from local emergency and NWS officials found evidence of the formation of gustnadoes where concentrated areas of damage were observed.
Trees were knocked down across the city, with a few onto roadways.
Trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles down were reported. A three foot diameter oak tree fell onto a pick-up truck causing extensive damage. A large tree was also blown down onto a porch.
Numerous trees, as well as a barn were blown over.
A building suffered roof damage.
Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
4 houses suffered extensive damage in the city of Auburn. Numerous trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were also blown down. A shed and other building suffered varying degrees of damage. A truck was blown over onto its side. A local resident reported a 2 by 6 stud was driven into the ground. An officer on his way to work reported a large piece of metal being wrapped around a tree on county road 427. Surveys from local emergency and NWS officials found evidence of the formation of gustnadoes where concentrated areas of damage were observed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, November 2005
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: 5480563, 5480564, 5480565, 5480566, 5480617, 5480567, 5480619, 5480560, 5480618, 5480561, 5480620, 5480621, 5480622, 5480562, 5480623, 5480624, 5480625, 5480626.