Hail, Whitley
- When
- May 7, 4:27 PM EST to 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Whitley County, 2.81 mi S of South Whitley
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 41.040, -85.630
Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 7, 2010
After a cold and rainy start to the day, low pressure tracked towards the area, reaching Defiance, Ohio early Friday evening. , allowing for two supercells to develop in Allen county where wind damage was reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 happened
The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
After a cold and rainy start to the day, low pressure tracked towards the area, reaching Defiance, Ohio early Friday evening. Strong shear and moderate instability was in place across the area., allowing for two supercells to develop in Allen county where wind damage was reported. The storms continued to intensify and move into northwestern Ohio.
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 May 7, 2:39 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 2:39 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
339 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010
.NEAR TERM/MESOANALYSIS
WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED MIDWAY THROUGH THE CWA AND PARTIALLY
VISIBLE ON 88D THROUGH WHITLEY AND ALLEN COUNTIES WHILE SFC LOW
PRESSURE JUST MOVING ACROSS IL-IN STATE LINE NEAR WHITE COUNTY.
CONVECTION HAS BEGUN ACROSS WESTERN AREAS AS WEAK MID LEVEL
COOLING MOVES IN HOWEVER STRONGER STORMS ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO FIRE NEAR THE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS AS EML CAP ERODES AND STRONG MID LEVEL JET NOSES EAST.
MOISTURE RETURN HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY AND
WITH ENVIRONMENT STILL HOLDING 40-50 KNOTS OF STRONGLY SHEARED
MEAN FLOW INITIAL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD SUPPORT DISCRETE SUPERCELLS
BEFORE EVENTUALLY EVOLVING INTO AN MCS. GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR
TORNADOES WILL BE WITHIN STORMS THAT INTERACT WITH THE FRONTAL
ZONE WHICH CONTINUES TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTH. NEW WW ISSUED BY SPC
COVERS THE PRIMARY WINDOW FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH 03Z.
&&
.SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
BY THIS EVENING STRONG AND/OR SEVERE STORMS SHOULD STILL BE ONGOING
OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA. AS SFC LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE
ENE AND BL BECOMES MORE STABLE AFTER SUNSET A WEAKENING TREND WILL
BEGIN FOR ANY CONVECTION THAT REMAINS AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING COLD
FRONT...WHICH FINALLY CLEARS THE AREA BY 06Z BRINGING AN END TO ANY
LINGERING CONVECTION.
IN THE SYSTEMS WAKE MUCH COLDER AIR STREAMS INTO THE CWA CARRIED BY
BRISK 40 KNOT WINDS AT H925 RESULTING IN TEMPS ALOFT FALLING TO -4C
AT H85 BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE A RAW DAY FOR EARLY
MAY WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO ESCAPE THE 40S NORTH...AND INTO THE LOW
50S SOUTH...FURTHER EXACERBATED BY W-NW WINDS OF 20-25 MPH GUSTING
INTO THE 30S. WITH BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT AROUND MID/UPPER LEVEL
WAVE TRANSITING THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...AND LLEVEL WINDS OFF THE
LAKE WITH MID LAKE DELTA T/S NEAR 10C AND NEARSHORE
15-17C...CLOUDINESS IS CERTAIN ALONG WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS
DOWNSTREAM WHERE ANY BREAKS IN LOW STRATUS ALLOW CONVECTIVE BURSTS
AND THUS ADDED LOW POPS DOWNWIND FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT APPEARS QUITE COLD AS SFC RIDGING CENTERED OVER MO
TAKES HOLD. GUIDANCE TEMPS ARE IN THE LOW 30S WHICH APPEARS
REASONABLE GIVEN EXPECTED DEWPTS NEAR 30 AND EXPECTED DECOUPLING
FROM LIGHT GRADIENT FLOW ALOFT. STAYED NEAR A MET/PERSISTENCE BLEND
WHICH MAKES A FROST ADVISORY LOOK LIKELY BUT WILL DEFER TO NIGHT
SHIFT WITH ONGOING WEATHER CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM...
SFC RIDGING WILL BE SLOW TO EXIT THE AREA STARTING THE PD ON SUN.
HWVR INSOLATION WILL AIDE IN MODERATING UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS.
DECOUPLING ALG W/CLR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WITHIN RIDGE AXIS WILL
AGAIN FVR FROST DVLPMNT LATE SUN NIGHT AND HAVE ADDED GRID MENTION
ACRS THE N HALF.
OTHERWISE SFC RIDGE WILL CONT EWD MON IN RESPONSE TO RENEWED WRN
TROUGHING AND SUBSEQUENT DOWNSTREAM MID LVL RIDGING. BLDG THERMAL
RIDGE AND DEEPENING SWRLY FLW WILL YIELD TEMPS AOA NORMAL BEGINNING
TUE AND LASTING THROUGH THE END OF NXT WEEK IN LINE W/FVRD ECMWF
PROGS. PRIMARY UNCERTAINTY LIES W/PLACEMENT OF ACTIVE W-E FNTL BNDRY
DOWNSTREAM OF WRN TROUGH AND EPISODIC SW/S EJECTING EWD OUT OF MEAN
TROUGH. CERTAINLY CONVN WILL AUGMENT POSITION/INTENSITY OF SFC BNDRY
BUT DO NOT SEE ANY COMPELLING REASON TO DETRACT FM CURRENT MENTION
OF EXTENDED PD OF POPS W/MOST SIG MODEL CONSENSUS AT THIS POINT MON
NIGHT TUE AND AGAIN WED NIGHT/THU AND HAVE ADDED ADDNL POP DETAIL LT
MON NIGHT AS A START. REMAINDER GOOD AS IS FOR NOW UNTIL A BTR MODEL
CONSENSUS DVLPS.
&&
.AVIATION...
SFC LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL CONTINUE TO
PROGRESS NE TO NEAR KSBN BY 21Z. WARM FRONT HAS PUSHED NORTH TO
NEAR KFWA AND WILL BRING WINDS AROUND TO SW SOON AFTER PASSAGE IN
THE 18Z-19Z WINDOW...WINDS BECOMING GUSTY TO 25 KNOTS. STORMS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN DESTABILIZING ENVIRONMENT ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE WARM FRONT...AND NEAR THE SFC LOW TRACK...BRINGING A WINDOW
FOR POSSIBLE TSRA TO BOTH TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT PASSES LATE
VEERING WINDS TO WEST-NORTHWEST 15-20MPG GUSTING 25MPH THROUGH END
OF TAF PD. SKIES TO BECOME BKN-OVC WITH GRADUALLY LOWERING CIG AT
KSBN AS CLOUD DECK ENTERING INDIANA CONTINUES OVERHEAD...AND CIGS
WILL LOWER TO MVFR BY MORNING AS COLD AIR ADVECTION BENEATH
CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND MID LEVEL WAVE CONTINUES INTO MIDDAY.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR LMZ043-046.
&&
NEAR TERM/MESO...LUD
SHORT TERM...LUD
LONG TERM...T
AVIATION...LUDHazardous weather outlook, May 7, 3:19 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 419 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-082030- 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-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 419 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 /319 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM EDT/10PM CDT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDESPREAD FROST IS LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ003-MIZ077-082030- LA PORTE-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 419 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 /319 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDESPREAD FROST IS LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-082030- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 419 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TODAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH LARGE HAIL THE GREATEST RISK. WIND GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES IN AND NEAR STRONG STORMS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING IN WAKE OF THE STORM SYSTEM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 7, 11:56 AM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1256 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0612 AM HAIL FORT WAYNE 41.08N 85.13W
05/07/2010 E0.25 INCH ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
PEA SIZE HAIL LASTED 2 MINUTES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
FORT WAYNE.
0620 AM HAIL WALTON 40.66N 86.24W
05/07/2010 M0.25 INCH CASS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALSO WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. NO DAMAGE.
0630 AM HAIL 2 SW PERU 40.73N 86.10W
05/07/2010 M0.50 INCH MIAMI IN EMERGENCY MNGR
HAIL LASTED 4-5 MINUTES...ALMOST COVERED THE GROUND.
0652 AM HAIL 1 SW WABASH 40.79N 85.83W
05/07/2010 E0.70 INCH WABASH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL LASTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES RANGING BETWEEN PEA AND
DIME SIZE.
0704 AM HAIL 2 N ANDREWS 40.89N 85.60W
05/07/2010 E0.25 INCH HUNTINGTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0731 AM HAIL 2 W PIERCETON 41.20N 85.74W
05/07/2010 E0.50 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN AMATEUR RADIO
0733 AM HAIL FORT WAYNE 41.08N 85.13W
05/07/2010 E0.70 INCH ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LOCATED NEAR THE AIRPORT
0743 AM HAIL 7 N FORT WAYNE 41.18N 85.13W
05/07/2010 M0.50 INCH ALLEN IN NWS EMPLOYEE
0755 AM HAIL BERNE 40.66N 84.95W
05/07/2010 E0.70 INCH ADAMS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0757 AM HAIL MILFORD 41.41N 85.85W
05/07/2010 E0.25 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0817 AM HAIL 2 N NORTH WEBSTER 41.36N 85.70W
05/07/2010 E0.25 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN NWS OFFICE
0823 AM HAIL 4 W KENDALLVILLE 41.44N 85.34W
05/07/2010 M0.25 INCH NOBLE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL LASTED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE.
0854 AM HAIL NEW BUFFALO 41.79N 86.74W
05/07/2010 E0.70 INCH BERRIEN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL LASTED 5 MINUTES
0856 AM HAIL HARBERT 41.87N 86.63W
05/07/2010 E0.88 INCH BERRIEN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
0935 AM HAIL 4 NNW HUDSON 41.59N 85.11W
05/07/2010 M0.25 INCH STEUBEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0954 AM HAIL 4 ENE MISHAWAKA 41.68N 86.09W
05/07/2010 M0.25 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
1030 AM HAIL THREE RIVERS 41.94N 85.63W
05/07/2010 M0.25 INCH ST. JOSEPH MI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER IWX1000461 IWX1000462 IWX1000463 IWX1000464 IWX1000465
IWX1000466 IWX1000467 IWX1000468 IWX1000470 IWX1000469 IWX1000471
IWX1000472 IWX1000473 IWX1000474 IWX1000475 IWX1000476 IWX1000477
MCSSpecial weather statement, May 7, 3:21 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
421 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010
INZ003-004-MIZ077-072045-
BERRIEN MI-LA PORTE IN-ST. JOSEPH IN-
321 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010
AT 316 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MICHIGAN CITY TO 20
MILES WEST OF WESTVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. PEA SIZE
HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS LINE OF STORMS.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
WESTVILLE...
LA PORTE...
NEW BUFFALO...
THREE OAKS...
MICHIANA SHORES...MICHIANA AND GRAND BEACH...
OTIS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING/1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN
MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4180 8680 4193 8623 4190 8623 4158 8666
4150 8694 4169 8695
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 247DEG 48KT 4170 8686 4145 8719Special weather statement, May 7, 3:42 PM EST, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 442 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 INZ003>005-MIZ077>079-072115- BERRIEN MI-CASS MI-ELKHART IN-LA PORTE IN-ST. JOSEPH MI-ST. JOSEPH IN- 442 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 AT 335 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW CARLISLE...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA PORTE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... NILES...GEORGETOWN AND SOUTH BEND... GRANGER... SIMONTON LAKE... ROSELAND... EDWARDSBURG... CASSOPOLIS... STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING/1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LAT...LON 4205 8579 4177 8571 4162 8651 4179 8659 TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 251DEG 56KT 4174 8643
Local storm report, May 7, 3:57 PM EST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
457 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM HAIL SOUTH BEND 41.68N 86.25W
05/07/2010 M0.25 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SOUTH BEND.
&&
EVENT NUMBER IWX1000478
MCSSpecial weather statement, May 7, 4:07 PM EST, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 507 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 INZ008-015>018-023>025-072130- ALLEN IN-FULTON IN-HUNTINGTON IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-MIAMI IN-NOBLE IN-WABASH IN-WHITLEY IN- 507 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH MANCHESTER...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF PERU...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... NORTH MANCHESTER... COLUMBIA CITY... SOUTH WHITLEY... LIBERTY MILLS... COLLAMER...BRACKEN AND LUTHER... PEABODY...TUNKER AND WASHINGTON CENTER... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LAT...LON 4132 8529 4111 8516 4083 8599 4099 8610 TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 243DEG 58KT 4095 8593
Special weather statement, May 7, 4:15 PM EST, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
515 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010
INZ005-MIZ078>080-072145-
BRANCH MI-CASS MI-ELKHART IN-ST. JOSEPH MI-
515 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010
AT 512 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRISTOL...OR NEAR SIMONTON
LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
THREE RIVERS...
STURGIS...
CONSTANTINE AND WHITE PIGEON...
CENTREVILLE...
COLON...
MOTTVILLE...JONES AND COREY LAKE...
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES.
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
LAT...LON 4182 8522 4176 8556 4176 8566 4174 8566
4170 8592 4191 8601 4208 8535 4208 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 254DEG 51KT 4181 8583The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:26 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- May 7, 4:45 PM EST to 4:46 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, 2.94 mi SW of Ft Wayne Smith Arpt
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -85.190
Local media reported a large tree was blown down onto a Chevy Tahoe in the 5100 block of Hillegas Road. Pictures taken by the media outlet showed the truck suffered extensive damage to the front and cab areas. Damage is estimated at $20,000.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- May 7, 4:45 PM EST to 4:46 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, 2.95 mi NNE of Westlawn
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -85.230
The public reported around a dozen power poles being blown down south of US-30, near the intersection of Leesburg and Flaugh. Damage is estimated at $45,000.
Hail, Allen
- When
- May 7, 4:53 PM EST to 4:54 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, 1.38 mi S of Ft Wayne Smith Arpt
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 41.130, -85.150
Pea to golf-ball size hail was reported.
Hail, Allen
- When
- May 7, 4:56 PM EST to 4:57 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, 0.69 mi N of Ft Wayne
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.080, -85.130
Local law enforcement reported golf ball size hail on the northwest side of Fort Wayne.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- May 7, 5:00 PM EST to 5:01 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, 1.04 mi W of Harlan
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -84.940
Law enforcement officials reported a barn was destroyed at the intersection of Cuba and Trammel Road. No damage estimate was available.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- May 7, 5:30 PM EST to 5:31 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, 2.32 mi SSE of Ft Wayne
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 41.040, -85.110
Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down between Paulding Road and McKinnie Ave. In addition, several trees and tree limbs fell onto various structures and vehicles. Damage is estimated at $45,000.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
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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: 219625, 219628, 219629, 219626, 219627, 219630, 219636.