Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte
- When
- May 29, 12:55 PM CST to 12:56 PM CST
- Where
- La Porte County, Wanatah
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 41.430, -86.900
The public reported power lines down on U.S. 421 and U.S. 30.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 29, 2011
A warm front worked north into Northern Indiana during the late morning hours. A line of severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Iowa and moved rapidly east, reaching the area by mid-afternoon.
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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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.
A warm front worked north into Northern Indiana during the late morning hours. A line of severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Iowa and moved rapidly east, reaching the area by mid-afternoon. The southern end of the line encountered an increasing elevated mixed layer, resulting in a weakening trend. However the northern parts of the line remained strong, to severe with occasional circulations and mergers on the leading edge. Numerous reports of wind damage were received as well as a few instances of hail.
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 29, 12:53 PM CST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 12:53 PM CST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
253 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
.SHORT TERM...
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT INTO EARLY EVENING...
WATCH BEING ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE CWA AS OF WRITING THIS. WELL
ESTABLISHED BOW ECHO RACING ACROSS ILLINOIS AT 50 KTS. THIS SHOULD
MOVE INTO FAR WESTERN AREAS OF THE CWA BETWEEN 230 AND 330 PM EDT.
WARM FRONT HAS WORKED WELL INTO THE CWA...ALLOWING FOR UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS AND LITTLE CAP AS MAIN EML AREA REMAINS JUST TO THE
SOUTH. WHILE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS ISOLATED
TORNADOES...BOTH ON THE LEADING EDGE AND IN ANY DISCRETE
CELLS...WILL BE POSSIBLE. FOR MORE DETAILS ON MESOSCALE SETUP REFER
TO PRODUCTS FROM SPC.
IN TERMS OF HYDRO...FFG VALUES ARE RATHER LOW AND GROUND STILL VERY
SATURATED IN MOST AREAS. WHILE NOT EVERY AREA HAS A DISTINCT THREAT
FOR FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS...SEE NO REASON TO HOLD BACK. WILL ISSUE
WATCH THROUGH 0Z MONDAY FOR NOW BUT MAY NEED TO EXTEND LATER.
LINE SHOULD MOVE THROUGH RAPIDLY BUT LARGE AREA OF STRATIFORM PRECIP
IN ITS WAKE WILL KEEP RAIN LINGERING THROUGH 00Z. FOR NOW HAVE LEFT
SLGT CHC POPS IN FAR NORTH AFTER 00Z BUT MAY NEED TWEAKING LATER.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE HOT AND HUMID WITH A WELL CAPPED
ENVIRONMENT. TEMPS SHOULD MAKE IT TO 90 OR ABOVE IN MOST LOCATIONS
WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE MIDDLE TO MAYBE UPPER 90S. HWO HAS THINGS
HANDLED FOR NOW.
&&
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
CONCERNS FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL CENTER ON CONVECTIVE
POTENTIAL TUESDAY...AND THEN TIMING THE MODERATING TEMPERATURE TREND
FOR THE MIDDLE TO LATE WEEK.
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ACROSS WESTERN CONUS WILL TRACK INTO WESTERN
ONTARIO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...THIS WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
MID AND UPPER MS RVR VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO
90 DEGREES AND SLIGHTLY COOLER MID LEVELS BY TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN
EROSION OF CAP THAT WILL BE IN PLACE MONDAY. GREATEST THREAT STILL
APPEARS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL THE TUESDAY NIGHT PERIOD WHEN SFC FRONT
APPROACHES...ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE SHOULD BE RELATIVELY
WEAK GIVEN STRONGER FORCING WELL TO THE NORTH. EXPECTATION IS FOR
GREATEST THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING WEST OF THE AREA ON
TUESDAY...AND THEN POSSIBLY AFFECTING NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA
LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. SOME SEVERE THREAT WILL EXIST
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE FAR NORTH AND NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. FRONT NOT
EXPECTED TO MAKE MUCH SOUTHWARD PROGRESS GIVEN STRONGER MID/UPPER
FORCING TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. THE MAJOR CHANGE TO THIS
FORECAST WAS TO ADD CHANCE POPS FOR THURSDAY AS LOW LEVEL WARM FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO SURGE BACK NORTHWARD...AND INCREASE HIGH TEMPERATURES
FOR THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PERIOD WITH TREND IN LATEST GFS
SUGGESTING WARM AIR RETURN A BIT SOONER THAN PREVIOUS INDICATIONS.
NEXT WEEKEND SHOULD FEATURE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS...POSSIBLY PUSHING 90
AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND IF THE GFS IS CORRECT. VERY DIFFICULT AT THIS
TIME TO TRY AND INSERT POPS GIVEN TREND IN MEDIUM RANGE MODELS FOR A
MORE STOUT MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN PLACE. CANNOT DISCOUNT
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW BOUTS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS
PERIOD AS WEAK BACKDOOR COOL FRONTS COULD PUSH ACROSS GREAT LAKES
REGION...BUT CONFIDENCE TO INCLUDE IS TOO LOW AT THIS TIME.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034.
MI...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MIZ077>081.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025.
LM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LMZ043-046.
&&
SHORT TERM...FISHER
LONG TERM...MARSILI
AVIATION...FISHERHazardous weather outlook, May 29, 12:42 PM CST, 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 242 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-301845- 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 242 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011 /142 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE THE GREATEST THREAT...HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HEAT INDICES TO RISE INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-301845- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 242 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. EXPECT LOCALLY HIGH WAVES IN AND NEAR STORMS. FOG WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS AND LARGE HAIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 29, 8:25 AM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1025 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011 INZ003>009-012>018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-291630- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH- DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN... MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS 1025 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011 /925 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA LATE THIS MORNING. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EASTWARD AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS LINE. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND THREAT...HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN CELLS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE. AREAS MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A WINAMAC INDIANA TO FORT WAYNE TO PAULDING OHIO LINE. THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO ENTER WESTERN PORTIONS OF INDIANA AND SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE EAST. THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR INTERNET SOURCES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. FISHER/NG
Special weather statement, May 29, 10:16 AM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1216 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-291830- 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...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 1216 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011 /1116 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS WESTERN ILLINOIS. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RACE EASTWARD AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS INTO NORTHERN INDIANA...FAR SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS LINE HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND FAR WESTERN ILLINOIS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND THREAT...HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN CELLS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE. AREAS MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A WINAMAC INDIANA TO FORT WAYNE TO PAULDING OHIO LINE. A NARROW AREA OF MORE FOCUS WIND DAMAGE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE. HOWEVER THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR INTERNET SOURCES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. FISHER
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:55 UTC.
Event by event
23 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte
- When
- May 29, 1:04 PM CST to 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- La Porte County, 2.19 mi ESE of Thomaston
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -86.780
Trained spotters reported four power poles and large trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, La Porte
- When
- May 29, 1:04 PM CST to 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- La Porte County, 3.45 mi N of La Crosse
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -86.900
Emergency management officials reported trees and power lines down causing U.S. 421 to be closed between U.S. 30 and State Route 8. Two residences also suffered damage from the high winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski
- When
- May 29, 1:05 PM CST to 1:06 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County, 0.87 mi NW of Francesville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 40.990, -86.880
Law enforcement officials reported power poles down on U.S. 421 near Francesville. In addition numerous trees were blown down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Starke
- When
- May 29, 1:15 PM CST to 1:16 PM CST
- Where
- Starke County, 9.89 mi NNW of Koontz Lake
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -86.580
Law enforcement officials received multiple reports of trees down in Koontz Lake. Two intersections also had trees down. One near Route 23 and County Road 300 North and the other near 39 and State Route 8.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph
- When
- May 29, 2:33 PM EST to 2:34 PM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph County, 2.14 mi NNE of Lakeville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -86.270
Trained spotter reported trees down and U.S. 31 and New Road. One tree was blocking a roadway.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- May 29, 2:35 PM EST to 2:36 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, Bremen
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 41.450, -86.150
Emergency management officials reported a tree down in the 1800 block of U.S. 6.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- May 29, 2:37 PM EST to 2:38 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall County, 3.98 mi E of Lake of the Woods
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 41.390, -86.154
Emergency management officials reported a tree down near the intersection of Fir and 6th Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- May 29, 2:45 PM EST to 2:46 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, 0.52 mi ENE of Elkhart Midway Arpt
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.622, -85.910
A trained spotter reported three large trees down, one onto a car, along Rebecca Lane. No one was injured.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- May 29, 2:50 PM EST to 2:51 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, 0.52 mi W of Elkhart
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -85.980
Law enforcement officials reported widespread tree and power line damage across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kosciusko
- When
- May 29, 2:50 PM EST to 2:51 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko County, 0.69 mi S of Milford to 0.72 mi S of Syracuse
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 41.410, -85.850
Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down from Milford extending east into Syracuse.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- May 29, 3:05 PM EST to 3:06 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, 3.1 mi W of Goshen
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 41.580, -85.890
Amateur radio operators reported power lines down onto the road at the intersection of County Roads 17 and 32. Several three to four inch diameter tree limbs were also blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elkhart
- When
- May 29, 3:06 PM EST to 3:07 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart County, 4.53 mi N of Goshen
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 41.645, -85.823
Amateur radio operators reported power lines down west of State Route 15, on County Road 20.
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- May 29, 3:14 PM EST to 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Noble County, 2.59 mi E of Kimmell
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -85.500
A trained spotter measured a 70 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lagrange
- When
- May 29, 3:18 PM EST to 3:19 PM EST
- Where
- Lagrange County, Mongo
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 41.680, -85.280
Amateur radio operators reported a large tree blocking State Route 3, just south of Mongo.
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- May 29, 3:23 PM EST to 3:24 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, 1.47 mi SSW of Nevada Mills
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.710, -85.090
A trained spotter reported a tree down onto a house in the Lake Gage area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- May 29, 3:24 PM EST to 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, Flint
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 41.650, -85.130
Amateur radio operators reported the roof of a house being peeled off about two-thirds of the way.
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- May 29, 3:25 PM EST to 3:26 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, Flint
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 41.650, -85.130
Amateur radio operators reported a tree down on County Road 100 North, east of Flint Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- May 29, 3:33 PM EST to 3:34 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, Fremont
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 41.730, -84.930
Amateur radio operators reported several power lines and trees down in and around Fremont.
Hail, Steuben
- When
- May 29, 3:35 PM EST to 3:36 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, 1.03 mi E of Angola
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -84.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- May 29, 3:35 PM EST to 3:36 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, Angola
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -85.000
Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees and tree limbs down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- May 29, 3:37 PM EST to 3:38 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, 0.69 mi N of Clear Lake
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 41.740, -84.830
Amateur radio operators reported trees down in the Clear Lake area.
Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb
- When
- May 29, 3:40 PM EST to 3:41 PM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, 0.52 mi W of Auburn
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -85.060
Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- May 29, 3:40 PM EST to 3:41 PM EST
- Where
- Steuben County, 0.69 mi N of Clear Lake
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 41.740, -84.830
Emergency management officials reported two garages were flattened by strong winds in Clear Lake. Trees were also reported falling onto six different homes in Lake Gage area. Numerous other reports of tree damage across the northern part of the county.
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 29, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 29, 2011
- Heat in Mississippi, May 29, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 29, 2011
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 29, 2011
- Wildfire in Texas, May 29 to 30, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 29, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, May 29, 2011
- Wildfire in Texas, May 29 to 30, 2011
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 29, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 29, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 29, 2011
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, May 2011
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: 294866, 294867, 294868, 294876, 294900, 294903, 294908, 317879, 317880, 317883, 317897, 317882, 317885, 317884, 317888, 317893, 317892, 317890, 317894, 294865, 317891, 317895, 317896, 317899.