Indiana, 2006Tornado and Strong Wind in Indiana, August 28, 2006
August 28, 2006 · NWS IWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 strong wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- 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 Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 28, 5:55 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 5:55 PM EST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
655 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006
.AVIATION...
MCS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA/TAF SITES WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SCT THUNDER. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE SITES...WITH MAINLY
MVFR CIGS ACCOMPANIED BY SCT LIGHT SHOWERS. CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY.
.SHORT TERM...
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
SFC LOW AT 18Z WAS SOUTHWEST OF KANKAKEE...IL. THIS LOW APPEARS
FARTHER NORTH THAN WHAT PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS AND CURRENT MODEL RUNS
HAVE FORECASTED. AS A RESULT...ASSOCD LOW LVL DEFORMATION AND
FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING HAS BEEN SHIFTED FARTHER TO THE NORTHWEST
THAN PREVIOUS FCST THINKING. THUS...LATEST MOSAIC RADAR DEPICTS
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS FROM SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...SRN LAKE MICHIGAN...NE
ILLINOIS AND NW INDIANA. FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST...WHERE A FEW PEAKS
OF SUN HAVE ALLOWED TEMPS TO CLIMB AROUND 80 DEGREES...SCATTERED
SHOWERS HAVE BLOSSOMED...AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY SOON FOLLOW. USING
THE LATEST 3 MB PRESSURE FALLS...SFC LOW LOOKS POISED TO MOVE TOWARD
KOKK AROUND 00Z AND NEAR KAOH AROUND 03Z. THEREAFTER...THE LOW IS
FCST TO PIVOT NE INTO NORTHEAST OHIO. AS THE LOW PASSES BY MAINLY
SOUTH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MORNING...ASSOCD
DEFORMATION AXIS WILL PIVOT FROM NW TO SE BEHIND IT. THUS...HAVE
EMPLOYED CATEGORICAL POPS FOR MOST LOCATIONS THIS EVENING EXCEPT FOR
THE FAR SRN COUNTIES. MODELS INDICATE THAT ONCE THE LOW MOVES FAR
ENOUGH EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT...DRIER AIR WILL FILTER SOUTH INTO
THE REGION ON NORTHERLY SFC WINDS...WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CUT OFF
THE PCPN. FOR LOWS OVERNIGHT...HAVE BASICALLY KEPT THEM
INTACT...WHICH WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 60 ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN TO NEAR
65 ACRS THE SE.
ON TUESDAY...UPR LVL LOW ACRS THE CNTRL PLAINS WILL PIVOT EAST
TOWARD THE REGION. WITH SOME WRAP AROUND LOW LVL MOISTURE BEHIND
DEPARTING SYSTEM...SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPS WILL BE HELD DOWN INTO THE MID AND UPPER 70S DUE TO THE CLOUDS
AND COOL NORTHERLY FLOW. LATEST 12Z NAM-WRF IS TRYING TO DEVELOP
SOME PCPN ACRS THE FCST AREA ON TUESDAY...BUT AT THIS POINT IN
TIME...IT LOOKS SUSPECT...SO WILL MAINTAIN DRY FCST.
&&
.LONG TERM...
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...THE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. A MAJOR TROF WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN CANADA AND EVENTUALLY DEVELOP A CLOSED LOW ACROSS THE NORTH
CONUS PER GFS...ECMWF AND CANADIAN MODEL CONSENSUS. THE GFS HAS HAD
CONSIDERABLE TIMING ISSUES WITH THIS DEEP UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THE
PAST FEW RUNS...WITH THE 12Z RUN A LITTLE DEEPER BUT MUCH SLOWER
THAN THE 00Z RUN. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE/BLOCK DOWNSTREAM OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL PRECLUDE THE LINGERING WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER THE
FORECAST AREA FROM MOVING OR LIFTING NORTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE NAM/WRF WAS INDICATING SOME WRAP AROUND
PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHILE THE GFS AND NGM INDICATED A
MAINLY DRY PATTERN. NAM/WRF ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS INDICATED THE BEST
CHANCE FOR RAIN OVER THE NORTH SECTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WHILE
THE GFS WAS NOT AS ROBUST. GIVEN THE CURRENT DRY FORECAST AND
INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES...HAVE ELECTED TO KEEP WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY
NIGHT DRY. HAVE INCREASED CLOUD COVER MID TO LATE WEEK WITH THIS
LINGERING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND HAVE BUMPED TEMPS DOWN GIVEN
ANTICIPATED CLOUD COVER. GIVEN BLOCKING PATTERN OVER THE EAST COAST
AND THE TRACK OF ERNESTO...SHOULD ALSO BE AT LEAST SOME MID LEVEL
MOISTURE WITH EAST TRAJECTORY AROUND THE LARGE ANTICYCLONE. GFS MEX
ENSEMBLE MOS AVERAGES HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT THE LAST 2 DAYS...
AND WILL FOLLOW GIVEN PATTERN. KEPT SUNDAY AND MONDAY DRY AS LARGE
CUT OFF LOW SHOULD BE SLOWER TO MOVE EAST PER 12Z GFS. ANALOGS FROM
00Z AND 12Z STILL WERE INDICATING THE GFS WAS OVER DEVELOPING THE
LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS IN LIEU OF A LARGE BLOCK OVER SOUTHERN
CANADA...SO PATTERN WILL BE VERY SLOW TO CHANGE.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&
AVIATION...SKIPPER
SHORT TERM...HICKMAN
LONG TERM...SKIPPER
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 3:52 PM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
452 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006
INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-292100-
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
352 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2006 /452 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT.
SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH THE POTENTIAL
OF LOCAL FLOODING. THERE IS AN ISOLATED CHANCE OF A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF
ONE INCH AND ANY FLOODING.
&&
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CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX
LMZ043-046-061-292100-
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-
452 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE
MICHIGAN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY
TONIGHT...BUT THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.
ALSO...NORTHEAST WINDS PARALLEL TO THE SHORELINE MAY BRING AN
INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR OBSTRUCTIONS LIKE
SANDBARS...JETTIES AND PIERS. WARREN DUNES STATE PARK IS
REPORTING RED FLAG CONDITIONS...MEANING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH RIP CURRENTS PRESENT. THE BEACH WAS
CLOSED THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
&&
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP
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Strong Wind, Wells
- When
- August 28, 6:10 PM EST to 6:11 PM EST
- Where
- Wells forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $300
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds from a circulation which failed to touchdown caused numerous small branches to be blown down with many being blown into a pile against a golf cart. Minor damage was observed to the facade of a barn. Eyewitnesses reported a funnel cloud just around the intersection of US 124 and CR 500 E, west of the residence. A small branch was found in a power line but no damage occurred to any power lines, poles or larger trees. A pick up truck has its window blown out, with the window on the east side. Damage is estimated at around $300.
Tornado, Adams
- When
- August 28, 6:55 PM EST to 7:14 PM EST
- Where
- Adams County, 2 mi E of Decatur
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.833, -84.900
The tornado briefly touched down 2 miles east of Decatur, in the Briarwood subdivision, at the intersection of US 224 and CR 200 E. Part of a roof was ripped off, with a garage door being pulled out. A leaf was found sucked up under a piece of siding. The tornado crossed 200 E, damaging some trees, blowing a barn door in and flattening a small area of soy beans before lifting. The funnel moved across US 224 and touched down about a quarter mile from where it lifted. A parked car was flipped, totallin
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Ohio, August 28, 2006$403,000 · F0 · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New Mexico, August 28 to 29, 2006$300,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 28, 2006$250,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 28, 2006$250,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Iowa, August 28, 2006$125,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Ohio, August 28, 2006$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, August 28, 2006$60,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, August 28, 2006$60,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, August 28, 2006$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 28, 20067 events
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, August 28, 20061 event
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, August 28, 20061 event
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: 5529051, 5529050.