Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 5, 2005

Name: Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 5, 2005
Start: 2005-06-05T18:00
End: 2005-06-05T19:15
Location: Ohio

June 5, 2005 · NWS IWX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

8 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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 Jun 5, 4:05 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 4:05 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
405 PM EST MON JUN 5 2005

.SHORT TERM...
INITIAL CONCERNS RELEGATED TO PENDING SVR OUTBREAK. ATTM ATMOSPHERE
PRIMED FOR DVLPMNT AS NOTED W/ENHANCING CU FIELD FM CNTRL MI SW INTO
EC IL W/VERY RECENT INITIATION NOTED WITHIN CONFLUENCE ZONE IN SAME
AREA WHERE MSTR FLUX MAXIMIZED WITHIN MAX INSTABILITY AHD OF WELL
DEFINED MCV TRANSLATING OUT OF CNTRL IL. EWD PROPAGATION OF MAIN SW
TROF OVR MN AND ARRIVAL OF STG MID LVL SPEED MAX ALG TAIL END OF UPR
TROF DICTATES A PRIMARY DAMAGING WIND THREAT ALTHOUGH PRESENCE OF
HIGH SFC THETA-E AIRMASS AND MODEST MID LVL DRYNESS W/WET BULB 0
HGTS AOB 12KFT FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL. NOT TOO KEEN ON TOR THREAT
HWVR GIVEN ABSENCE OF SIG SFC BNDRY NOR ANY SUBSTANTIAL BACKING TO
LL FLW AHD OF IL MCV BUT LK BREEZE BNDRY ACRS SW MI WILL HAVE TO BE
WATCHED W/DISCRETE SUPERCELL WINDOW EARLY.

&&

.LONG TERM...
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...OVERALL...A WARM AND HUMID WEATHER
PATTERN WITH A CHANCE FOR STORMS MAINLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
LONGWAVE TROF WILL BECOME REESTABLISHED OVER THE WESTERN CONUS BY
LATE IN THE WEEK. CONCERN THAT COOL FRONT MAY BACKDOOR WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...BUT FOR THIS PACKAGE WILL KEEP THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA
IN THE WARM SECTOR AS GFS/NAM BRINGS THE FRONT DOWN TO ABOUT THE
EDGE OF THE AREA BEFORE BECOMING A WARM FRONT AND LIFTING NORTH.
ALSO...GULF MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA AS A SERIES OF SHORT
WAVES EJECT EAST AND NORTHEAST OUT OF THE MAIN TROF. TIMING OF THESE
INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS LATE IN THE WEEK STILL TOO UNCERTAIN TO TRY TO
PIN DOWN AT THIS POINT...SO HAVE LEFT THE CHANCE OF STORMS IN THE
GRIDS/ZFP FOR EACH DAY LATE THIS WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
WATCHING CONV DVLPMNTS BACK W IN ASSOCN/W MCV OVR CNTRL IL AS IT
PERTAINS TO 18Z TAF FCST. LATEST VIS IMAGERY SHOWING ENHANCED CU
FIELD DVLPG IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM IN CONFLUENCE FM SW MI INTO NW IN
IN AREA OF MIN CINH...STG INSTABILITY AND MAX MSTR CVRG. ATTEMPTED
SOME TIMING OF TEMPO SVR THIS AFTN OTHERWISE WX NIL AFT MID EVENING
AS SFC COLD FRONT ACRS IA SURGES EWD EARLY TONIGHT. VFR CIGS EARLY
W/CLRG LATE.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.IN...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM EST ALL COUNTIES
.MI...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT ALL COUNTIES.
.OH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EDT ALL COUNTIES
.LK MI...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT

&&

HOLSTEN/SKIP

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 10:00 AM EST, 8 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1000 AM EST SUN JUN 5 2005

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-061010-
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
1000 AM EST SUN JUN 5 2005

...AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST
OHIO AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS
AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE
COLD FRONT MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WITH A MODERATE RISK
FOR DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
GOLFBALLS.

THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INITIATE BY MID AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHWEST
MICHIGAN INTO EASTERN ILLINOIS AND THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A
FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA
AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...SPREADING INTO NORTHWEST OHIO THIS EVENING.

OTHERWISE...HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL PEAK INTO THE
LOWER 90S AND WITH HIGH HUMIDITIES IN PLACE...WILL COMBINE TO ALLOW
HEAT INDICES TO CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT IT
REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE STORMS WILL POSE A DISCRETE
SEVERE WEATHER RISK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-061-061010-
456 AM EST SUN JUN 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS
AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE
COLD FRONT MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WITH A MODERATE RISK
FOR DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
GOLFBALLS.

THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INITIATE BY MID AFTERNOON FROM SOUTHWEST
MICHIGAN INTO EASTERN ILLINOIS AND THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A
FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA
AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...SPREADING INTO NORTHWEST OHIO THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT IT
REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE STORMS WILL POSE A DISCRETE
SEVERE WEATHER RISK.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

HOLSTEN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:04 PM EST, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
504 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOGANSPORT              40.75N 86.36W
06/05/2005                   CASS               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN.

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W WABASH              40.80N 85.84W
06/05/2005                   WABASH             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN.

&&

MBOGUTH

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:10 PM EST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
510 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0503 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S ANGOLA              41.61N 85.00W
06/05/2005                   STEUBEN            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8-12 INCH TREES DOWN. POWER LINES ALSO REPORTED DOWN.

&&

MBOGUTH

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:16 PM EST, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
516 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0503 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S ANGOLA              41.61N 85.00W
06/05/2005                   STEUBEN            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8-12 INCH TREES DOWN. POWER LINES ALSO REPORTED DOWN.

0512 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLDWATER               41.94N 85.00W
06/05/2005                   BRANCH             MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN THE CITY OF COLDWATER.

&&

MBOGUTH

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:32 PM EST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
532 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     AMBOY                   40.60N 85.93W
06/05/2005                   MIAMI              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN ACROSS STATE ROAD 19.

0518 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARION                  40.55N 85.67W
06/05/2005                   GRANT              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY.

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SW HUNTINGTON         40.80N 85.61W
06/05/2005                   HUNTINGTON         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSW ANGOLA            41.56N 85.04W
06/05/2005                   STEUBEN            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            14 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN.

0526 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOUNT ETNA              40.74N 85.56W
06/05/2005  70 MPH           HUNTINGTON         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GUSTS TO 70 MPH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 50 MPH.

&&

MBOGUTH

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:37 PM EST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
537 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0533 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LITCHFIELD              42.04N 84.76W
06/05/2005                   HILLSDALE          MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN PART OF THE
            COUNTY.

&&

MBOGUTH

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:47 PM EST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
547 PM EST SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLUFFTON                40.74N 85.17W
06/05/2005                   WELLS              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES AND SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN THE CITY OF
            BLUFFTON.

&&

MBOGUTH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When: June 5, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Williams County, West Unity
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.583, -84.433

Large tree down across the road in West Unity.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Wert

When: June 5, 6:00 PM EST to 6:14 PM EST
Where: Van Wert County, Convoy
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 40.917, -84.700

Spotters reported sustained winds of 50 mph with gusts to 60 mph in the Convoy area, with the winds increasing to 70 mph as the storm passed south of Scott.

Thunderstorm Wind, Defiance

When: June 5, 6:11 PM EST
Where: Defiance County, Defiance
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 41.283, -84.350

Trees and power lines were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: June 5, 6:18 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, Continental
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.100, -84.267

A barn was blown down in the area. A RV was rolled over on a nearby road. The driver suffered minor injuries to a foot as a result of the upset.

Thunderstorm Wind, Paulding

When: June 5, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Paulding County, Paulding
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.133, -84.567

Power lines were reported down in Paulding.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: June 5, 6:35 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, 7 mi SE of Wauseon
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.483, -84.033

Trees and power lines reported down southwest of Wauseon.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: June 5, 6:40 PM EST
Where: Henry County, Liberty Center
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 41.433, -84.017

A estimated wind gust to 60 mph was reported by spotters.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: June 5, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Allen County, Lafayette
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.750, -83.950

A few trees were reported down near Lafayette.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, June 2005

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: 5457110, 5457111, 5457112, 5457305, 5457113, 5457306, 5457307, 5457308.