Hail, Marshall
- When
- June 21, 5:23 PM EST to 5:24 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Lapaz
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.283, -85.200
16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. 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 21, 1:55 PM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 255 PM EDT WED JUN 21 2006 ...ACTIVE SEVERE WEATHER EVENING W/OUTBREAK OF SVR STORMS EXPECTED... .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WAS IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON...JUST UPSTREAM OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE AIRMASS OVER NORTHERN INDIANA AND SURROUNDING AREAS HAS RECOVERED QUITE WELL FROM EARLIER CONVECTION. TEMPERATURES AT 18Z WERE NEAR 90 JUST UPSTREAM AND DEW POINTS 70 TO 75. MODIFIED RUC SOUNDING YIELDED CAPE OF OVER 5200 J/KG...AND 17Z LAPS CAPE NOT FAR BEHIND AT 4000-4500. HOWEVER...GIVEN EARLIER CANOPY OF MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS AND EARLIER CONVECTION...EXPECT INITIATION TIME TO BE SOMEWHAT LATER THAN EARLIER EXPECTED. ACARS SOUNDING FROM BMI INDICATED A SMALL CAP JUST BELOW 800 MB...ALSO SUGGESTING A LATER INITIATION TIME. THE 18Z ILX SOUNDING ALSO INDICATED A CAP. A WELL DEFINED VORT MAX ON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE WAS NEAR DSM AT 18Z...AND SHOULD REACH NW INDIANA/FAR SW LOWER MICHIGAN BY 04Z/MIDNIGHT EDT. EXPECT CONVECTION TO INTENSIFY ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. ONGOING FORECAST FOR SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A POSSIBLE TORNADO APPEARS ON TRACK. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST THURSDAY WITH THE FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES IN THE AREA. ONCE AGAIN...BY AFTERNOON...DAYTIME HEATING WILL CAUSE THE AIRMASS TO BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. HOWEVER...WITH A LIGHTER WIND FIELD...POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL FLOODING EXISTS WITH SLOWER MOVING STORMS WELL INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...HAVE KEPT THIS PERIOD DRY WITH TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL. STILL COULD BE SOME LINGERING CONVECTION FRIDAY MORNING...BUT KEPT FRIDAY DRY THIS PACKAGE AS NCEP MODELS SHOWING MIXED SOLUTIONS. MAIN FEATURE THIS PERIOD IS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE SW CONUS. THE GFS AND ECMWF HAS SHOWN VARIOUS SOLUTIONS WITH THE STRENGTH AND PROGRESSION OF THE DOWNSTREAM TROF OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THE 12Z GFS WAS SHOWING A MUCH DIFFERENT PATTERN OVER SOUTHERN CANADA...WITH THE TROF AXIS SHIFTED WEST A GREAT DISTANCE FROM THE 00Z RUN. THE CANADIAN ENSEMBLES WERE 180 DEGREES OUT OF PHASE BETWEEN THE GFS. HOWEVER...THE GFS AND CANADIAN ENSEMBLE ANALOGS SHOWED A PATTERN CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY...SO WITH ALL CONSIDERED...KEPT THE FORECAST DRY WITH TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL. THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE NOTICEABLY LESS HUMID AS COOL AND DRY AIR SPREADS INTO THE REGION. && .AVIATION... LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL MN DOWN THROUGH IA AND BACK INTO NE/KS WHILE A WARM FRONT HAS PUSHED UP NORTH OF BOTH SBN AND FWA. MAIN FEATURE TO KEY ON EXPECTED TO BE MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE AS LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALONG WITH RUC ANALYSIS SHOWS VORT MAX OVER EASTERN IA WITH SPEED MAX MOVING UP INTO NORTHERN IL. EXPECT THIS TO INTERACT WITH SEVERAL CONVECTIVE BOUNDARIES LAID OUT OVER THE REGION...ALONG WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS...TO TRIGGER TSRA DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND IMPACT BOTH TAF SITES. WILL INTRODUCE AS VCTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BRINGING PREVAILING -SHRA TO BOTH SITES...BUT STILL LEAVING CIGS VFR. EXACT TIMING STILL IN QUESTION BUT WILL BRING IN A 1 HR TEMPO GROUP FOR TSRA TO INDICATE TREND EXPECTED. CANNOT RULE OUT ADDL MCS CONVECTION LATER TONIGHT BUT WILL WAIT FOR THIS TO UNFOLD AND LEAVE OUT OF TAFS FOR NOW. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...NONE. && AVIATION...LOGSDON SHORT TERM/LONG TERM....SKIPPER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1039 AM EDT WED JUN 21 2006 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-221445- 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 939 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 /1039 AM EDT WED JUN 21 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR THESE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM THE STRONGER STORMS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-061-221445- 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- 1039 AM EDT WED JUN 21 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH THESE STORMS. WIND AND WAVES WILL BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS ALSO AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SQUALL LINES ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. WIND AND WAVES WILL BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON THURSDAY WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SQUALL LINES ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN. && 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
555 PM EDT WED JUN 21 2006
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL 2 W HUNTINGTON 40.88N 85.54W
06/21/2006 M0.75 INCH HUNTINGTON IN AMATEUR RADIOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
556 PM EDT WED JUN 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM HAIL CENTREVILLE 41.92N 85.53W
06/21/2006 M1.00 INCH ST. JOSEPH MI TRAINED SPOTTER
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ASTEVENSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
558 PM EDT WED JUN 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0557 PM HAIL 1 N GOSHEN 41.59N 85.84W
06/21/2006 E0.50 INCH ELKHART IN TRAINED SPOTTER
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ASTEVENSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
606 PM EDT WED JUN 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM HAIL 4 S HUNTINGTON 40.82N 85.51W
06/21/2006 M0.25 INCH HUNTINGTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
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ASTEVENSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
609 PM EDT WED JUN 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0608 PM HAIL 4 N COLDWATER 42.00N 85.00W
06/21/2006 E0.25 INCH BRANCH MI AMATEUR RADIO
ESTIMATED 40 MPH WINDS
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ASTEVENSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
616 PM EDT WED JUN 21 2006
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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..REMARKS..
0615 PM HAIL 2 NE STURGIS 41.82N 85.39W
06/21/2006 M0.88 INCH ST. JOSEPH MI AMATEUR RADIOThe Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:23 UTC.
16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in and around Plymouth, continuing east towards the county line. Roof and siding damage was also reported in Plymouth.
Numerous trees and power lines blown down from Michigan City to Long Beach.
Ashley is located on the Steuben and Deklab county line.
Ashley is located on the Steuben and Deklab county line.
Numerous trees and large limbs down with some roads closed due to debris.
Trees blown down.
Few trees blown down.
Numerous tree limbs down.
Several trees were blown down with a 75 mph wind gust being recorded just south southwest of North Webster.
Numerous trees and power lines down.
Numerous trees and power lines down.
Trees and power lines were blown down. The steeple of a church in Laotta was blown off. No injuries were reported.
Numerous trees and power lines down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 2006
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: 5515774, 5515775, 5513598, 5513653, 5515776, 5515777, 5513654, 5515780, 5515778, 5515779, 5515781, 5513586, 5513655, 5513587, 5513588, 5513589, 5513657, 5513658, 5513590, 5513591, 5513592, 5513593, 5513594, 5513595, 5513596, 5513597, 5513656.