A line of showers and thunderstorms pushed into west-central Indiana during the early morning hours of the 19th. These thunderstorms produced severe wind gusts and damage across a couple counties in west-central Indiana.
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The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
A line of showers and thunderstorms pushed into west-central Indiana during the early morning hours of the 19th. These thunderstorms produced severe wind gusts and damage across a couple counties in west-central Indiana. Portions of Clinton County had power outages due to the thunderstorms.
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 Jun 2, 3:02 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 402 AM EDT WED JUN 2 2010 .UPDATE... THE NEAR TERM AND SHORT TERM SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED BELOW. && .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY INTO THURSDAY BRINGING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY ESTABLISH FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT BRINGS ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. && .NEAR TERM /TODAY/... CURRENTLY ON THE RADAR AN MCS IS UNDERWAY ACROSS CENTRAL IL. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN/CENTRAL INDIANA THIS MORNING, BRINGING WITH IT STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WAS ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED. CURRENT RADAR PRECIP ESTIMATES OVER IL INDICATE AMOUNTS AROUND 3 TO 4 INCHES...WHICH IS PROBABLY OVERDONE, BUT EVEN A FEW INCHES OF RAIN OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN CAUSE FLOODING. SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED UPSTREAM ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NRN IL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MCS. SPC HAS THUS WENT AHEAD AND ISSUE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 244 WHICH INCLUDES MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 8 AM THIS MORNING. SHORT RANGE MODELS INDICATE THE MCS WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AS IT NEARS THE IL/IN STATE BORDER BUT SHOULD STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLY HAIL. MCS SHOULD FURTHER WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES EASTERN INDIANA AND LATER RE-INTENSITY AS IT MOVES OVR OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. DEPENDING ON MUCH CLEARING WE SEE IN IT'S WAKE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON, WILL DEPEND ON THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON. THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF INSTABILITY REMAINING WITH CAPES AROUND 2000 J/KG AND LI'S OF -6/-7. FOR NOW HAVE LEFT IN CHANCE POPS THIS AFTERNOON...IF WE DO WARM UP ENOUGH TO INITIATE MORE CONVECTION IT SHOULD BE PRETTY SCATTERED IN COVERAGE. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... MORE STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE THE GFS/SREF/EURO/GEM ALL PROG ANOTHER MCS TO DEVELOP TO THE WEST OF US THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AND PUSH EAST ACROSS AREA OVERNIGHT. THE GFS IS EXTREMELY BULLISH WITH THIS FEATURE...PROJECTING QPF IN UPWARDS OF 4" ACROSS OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES. THE REST OF THE MODEL SUITE IS NOT NEARLY AS HEAVY WITH THE QPF...BUT DO SHOW HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTH. THE NAM IS BY FAR THE OUTLIER MODEL DURING THIS TIME AS IT IS NOT SHOWING THE MCS AT ALL. LEANED TOWARD THE REST OF THE MODEL SUITE THIS PACKAGE AND ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH TIER...WHICH GOES THRU THU AFTN TO ACCOUNT FOR ADDITIONAL QPF WITH MAIN PASSAGE OF SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. LOOKS LIKE A DECENT AMOUNT OF FORCING WITH THE FRONT...SO WILL GO LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...TRANSITIONING FROM NW TO SE IN THE GRIDS. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE ON CHANCES FOR RAIN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...SO KEPT CHANCE POPS THEN. UNCERTAINTY INCREASES LATER IN THE LONG TERM WITH AREA IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. MODELS HINT AT ONE OR MORE WAVES IN THE FLOW BRINGING MORE RAIN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT TIMING AND LOCATION VARIES BETWEEN THE MODELS. WITH THE UNCERTAINTY DECIDED TO CONTINUE DRY FORECAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR NOW RATHER THAN INUNDATE THE FORECAST WITH CHANCE POPS. && .AVIATION.../DISCUSSION FOR 020600Z TAFS/... THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX ACROSS IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS COULD REACH KLAF BY 10Z AND KIND AND KHUF BY 11Z-12Z. RAPID REFRESH AND MOST SHORT TERM MODELS INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BREAK UP BY MID MORNING...SO WILL ONLY MENTION ABOUT 4 HOURS OF VCTS FROM KIND-KHUF AND NORTHWARD. A COLD FRONT ACROSS WISCONSIN AND IOWA WILL MOVE TO NORTHWEST INDIANA BY 00Z THURSDAY AND TO CENTRAL INDIANA BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. WITH DAYTIME HEATING NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE SOUTH ACROSS OUR REGION AFTER 00Z THURSDAY. CONDITIONS MOSTLY VFR OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ONLY EXCEPTIONS WILL MENTION MVFR FOG LATE TONIGHT AT KBMG CAUSE TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT SPREAD ONLY A COUPLE OF DEGREES. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE PREVAILING CEILINGS MAY BECOME MVFR TOWARD END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR INZ021-028>031- 035>049-051>057. && SYNOPSIS...50/MR NEAR TERM...SMF SHORT TERM...SMF/50 LONG TERM....50 AVIATION...JH/DT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 339 AM EDT WED JUN 2 2010 INZ062>065-068>072-030745- MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- 339 AM EDT WED JUN 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH THE STORMS...AND PERHAPS RISES ON AREA RIVERS DEPENDING ON HOW WIDESPREAD THE HEAVY RAIN BECOMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STORMS ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL WITH REPORTS. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ060-061-067-030745- SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- 339 AM EDT WED JUN 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH THE STORMS...AND PERHAPS RISES ON AREA RIVERS DEPENDING ON HOW WIDESPREAD THE HEAVY RAIN BECOMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL WITH REPORTS. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ041-042-049-055>057-030745- DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- 339 AM EDT WED JUN 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH THE STORMS...AND PERHAPS RISES ON AREA RIVERS DEPENDING ON HOW WIDESPREAD THE HEAVY RAIN BECOMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STORMS ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL WITH REPORTS. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ021-028>031-035>040-043>048-051>054-030745- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS- MARION-HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- 339 AM EDT WED JUN 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH THE STORMS...AND PERHAPS RISES ON AREA RIVERS DEPENDING ON HOW WIDESPREAD THE HEAVY RAIN BECOMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH STORMS ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL WITH REPORTS. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) SMFLECHT
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:29 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An estimated 60 mph wind gust was observed five miles west of West Lafayette.
Reports of a carport roof blown off and a tree downed on a house were reported due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Also, roof damage and a car blown off the road was reported near the intersection of Chauncey Drive and Greenbush Street in northeast Lafayette.
A roof was blown off of a hog barn by straight line thunderstorm wind gusts near the intersection of W County Road 200 N and N County Road 900 W. Some of the metal and lumber from the roof was littering the corn field on the same property. All hogs were accounted for. This report was relayed by WFLI.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, June 2010
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: 238005, 238011, 238020.