An early morning line of thunderstorms bowed as it pushed south out of Northern Illinois and then southeastward into Western Indiana, where it produced wind damage in a number of counties across West Central and Central Indiana. Also, a few isolated thunderstorms formed behind the line as it departed to the east.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
An early morning line of thunderstorms bowed as it pushed south out of Northern Illinois and then southeastward into Western Indiana, where it produced wind damage in a number of counties across West Central and Central Indiana. Also, a few isolated thunderstorms formed behind the line as it departed to the east. A broadcast media station reported ping pong ball sized hail with one of the storms.
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 Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 12:50 AM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 150 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 25/0600Z TAFS TSRA COMPLEX ACROSS IL LOOKS TO IMPACT AT LEAST THE WESTERN SITES OVERNIGHT. INSTABILITY IS WEAKER ACROSS ERN SITES SO THE ACTIVITY MAY DIMINISH BEFORE IT GETS THERE. WILL INCLUDE A TEMPO AT LAF/HUF WITH VCTS ELSEWHERE. OTHERWISE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE STORMS PLUS INCREASING WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SHOULD KEEP MOST FOG AT BAY. COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS SITES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP THREAT OF SCT CONVECTION AROUND SO HAVE KEPT CB/VCTS MENTION DURING THAT PERIOD. OUTSIDE OF STORMS EXPECT VFR CONDS WITH WIND SHIFT BEHIND FRONT. && .DISCUSSION... FOCUS THIS TIME AROUND WL BE ON TIMING/CVRG OF TRWS TNGT AND TOMORROW ALONG WITH PSBL SVR WEATHER TOMORROW. SFC ANLYS EARLY THIS PM HAD HIGH PRES ACRS THE FA AND A CD FNT FM NERN MN TO SRN SD. ALOFT...THERE WAS A RIDGE ACRS THE GT BASIN...NW FLOW ACRS THE OH VLY AND AN UPR LOW ACRS WRN ONT. FINALLY...VSBL PIX WERE SHOWING SOME SCT CU DEVELOPING ACRS THE FA...AND TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN TO THE LOWER 80S. MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON BRINGING THE CD FNT TO ABOUT A CHI-STL LINE BY 12Z SATURDAY...A FWA-IND-LWV LINE BY 18Z AND OUT OF THE SERN FA BY 00Z SUNDAY. BASED ON 700MB OMEGA AND MN LVL RH FIELDS...THE SHOWERS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFT 06Z TNGT ACRS ALL BUT THE XTRM NWRN CWA AS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED. ACTIVITY WL THEN SPREAD SE ACRS CNTRL INDIANA OVERNGT WITH GOOD CHC POPS STILL LOOKING GOOD NW TAPERING OFF TO SLGT CHC POPS SE. MODEL SOUNDING CAPES IN EXCESS OF 2000 J/KG THROUGH THE NGT WITH STG WAA...40 KT 850 JET SPREADING ACRS CNTRL INDIANA. TOMORROW...CVRG OF TRWS WL INCRS AS FNT SPREADS ACRS. WL CONTINUE WITH GOOD CHC TO LIKELY POPS. PREFER MORE REALISTIC GFS POPS AS NAM LOOKS TO LOW IN THE W. BEST CHC OF SVR WL BE ACRS THE SERN HALF OF OUR FA DURING THE AFTERNOON...BASICALLY ALONG AND E OF THE 18Z FRONTAL POSITION AND WHERE MUCAPES ARE FORECASTED TO EXCEED 3000 J/KG. SHEAR IS MARGINAL WITH LITTLE TURNING BUT 30 KTS FM THE SFC-500 MB. COULD SEE LARGE HAIL WITH WBZS DROPPING TO AROUND 10K FT BY AFTERNOON...BUT MORE LIKELY DAMAGING WINDS. COULD ALSO BE HEAVY RAIN WITH PRECIP H20 VALUES IN EXCESS OF 1.50 IN. UPR LOW WL FOLLOW THE CD FNT AND DRIFT ACRS THE UPR GT LKS ON SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING INTO THE SRN TIP OF HUDSON BAY BY 12Z MON. WITH THE UPR LOW TO THE N...WL KEEP SMALL POPS IN THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT THEN LOOKS LIKE A DRY FCST SUN NGT THROUGH MON NGT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. THE EXTENDED LOOKS WET AS A SLOW MOVING CD FNT LOOKS TO BE MOVING IN MID TO LATE WEEK. MOS TEMPS ARE PRETTY CLOSE AND APPEAR REASONABLE BASED ON EXPECTED CLOUD COVER...LOW LVL THERMAL PROGS AND FROPA TIMING. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && AVIATION...CS/JP PUBLIC...MK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1222 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 INZ021-029>031-036>039-045-046-051-052-260430- CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON- HAMILTON-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-VIGO-CLAY- 1222 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS...HOWEVER AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WITH DAMAGING WINDS AS THE PRIMARY THREAT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE THROUGH NOON ON SATURDAY. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A HAZARD IN ALL THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY ALL THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ040>042-047>049-053>057-060>065-067>072-260430- MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 1222 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES REMAINING THE PRIMARY HAZARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MUNCIE TO INDIANAPOLIS TO SULLIVAN. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A HAZARD IN ALL THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY ALL THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE MONITORING THE UPCOMING WEATHER SITUATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ028-035-043-044-260430- WARREN-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE- 1222 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. THERE IS A RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. IN ADDITION...STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL END BY 4 AM THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE THROUGH NOON ON SATURDAY. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A HAZARD IN ALL THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY ALL THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR ONGOING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ARE ASKED TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN INDIANAPOLIS. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) JOHNSON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 200 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 INZ028-035-043-044-051-250700- FOUNTAIN-PARKE-VERMILLION-VIGO-WARREN- 200 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR FOUNTAIN...NORTHEASTERN WARREN... NORTHERN VIGO...PARKE AND VERMILLION COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM EDT/200 AM CDT/... AT 156 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PERRYSVILLE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... LODI AROUND 205 AM EDT... KINGMAN AROUND 210 AM EDT... TURKEY RUN STATE PARK AROUND 215 AM EDT... MARSHALL AROUND 220 AM EDT... PUMA
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:18 UTC.
18 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were downed by damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
A tree was reported downed and laying across a road due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
A tree was blown down due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
A county official reported a few trees and tree limbs downed countywide due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
A county official reported downed tree limbs due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a couple of trees and laid them across a road near Patricksburg.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a couple of trees and laid them across a road near Patricksburg.
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked a tree down onto a trailer and also blew the roof off a business. One person sustained broken bones.
Trees were reported down across much of the county due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
A tree was downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees near Greenwood.
Power lines were reported down near 61st Street and Michigan Road.
Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
The Washington Times-Herald reported a barn, built in 1938, was destroyed and trees were downed at 6764N County Road 200E due to thunderstorm wind gusts. A path of downed corn was also noted approximately a mile north of location of the destroyed barn. Downed limbs were also reported throughout the area.
Trees were reported downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
The Indianapolis Star reported that strong thunderstorm wind gusts led to widespread damage to the Kittle's Superstore in Castleton. Damage to the roof and ruptured water pipes at the furniture store caused the sprinkler system to activate, dumping numerous gallons of water on the inventory. Kittle's Chairman Jim Kittle Jr. estimated the damage at several million dollars.
Trees, approximately 16 inches in diameter, were reported downed and some on top of cars in Bicknell due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
Trees were blown down onto roofs due to thunderstorm wind gusts. No other information describing the extent of the damage was given.
The time this event occurred has been estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, July 2009
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: 189101, 189102, 189106, 189107, 189108, 189109, 189110, 189333, 189338, 189365, 189466, 189484, 189486, 189492, 189495, 189731, 189503, 189543, 189544.