Thunderstorms produced severe tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts on the afternoon and evening of May 7. 5 inches in diameter.
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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 episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced severe tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts on the afternoon and evening of May 7. The largest hail stone reported was 3.5 inches in diameter.
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, 11:29 AM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 129 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Severe storms are likely mid afternoon into mid evening. The primary threat with any severe storms that occur include damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes. Confidence is high. - Isolated strong to severe storms are possible again Wednesday evening, mainly south of US 24. Localized heavy rain and flooding is the primary threat but a few storms could contain hail. Confidence is low. - Cooler with chances for showers later this week into the weekend. Highs Friday into Sunday will be in the 60s. Otherwise temperatures will warm back into the mid 60s to mid 70s next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 125 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 Post convective outflow bubble from this morning sharpening effective warm frontal zone from nrn IL esewd through cntrl IN and into wrn OH. This will mix further north into evening over nrn IN and will yield a certain tornado risk given enlarging low level shear across this boundary. Otherwise growing instability wedge across the warm sector back west is primed to initiate convection along/ahead of cold front pushing through wrn IL attm with additional isolated storms out in front through the warm sector also possible late this afternoon. Given degree of expected instability in combo with enhancing deep layer shear supercells are likely with primary sig hail risk and attendant enhanced tor risk with discrete storms interacting with the warm front. Storms clear quickly far east by mid evening and then quiet overnight within post cold frontal bubble. This is short lived however as nrn plains upper flow wobbles east into the midwest Wed and induces new sfc frontal wave across the mid MS valley. While track of this is expected to hold south fairly robust warm advection aloft expected to spread as far north as the US 24 corridor with localized heavy rain far south Wed evening and perhaps some marginal hail risk with stronger storms. Thereafter elongating upper trough hangs back through the srn lakes with a risk for showers at times through Saturday along with quite cool temps. Upper pattern breaks back warmer yet continued unsettled longer term by mid next week. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 128 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 Behind this morning's band of showers and thunderstorms, enough convergence and forcing within a still moisture atmospheric column has been modeled to produce additional showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Models actually do create additional instability this afternoon behind the morning convection allowing for the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms. It appears the timing of thunderstorms will be 20z to 00z this evening with all threats on the table with any thunderstorm. It is interesting that cold advection waits until this evening, after the passage of the storms and likely holds off widespread MVFR CIGs until at least that point. Although patchy MVFR and perhaps IFR conditions will be possible within the stronger thunderstorms with heavy rain reducing VISBY. There is some indication that we clear out after this evening's storms, but the dry air should be enough to keep fog at bay overnight. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...None. OH...None. MI...None. MARINE...None. && DISCUSSION...T AVIATION...Roller
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 240 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 INZ005-006-008-012>015-017-103-104-116-203-204-216-MIZ078-079-177- 277-080900- Elkhart-Lagrange-Noble-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Whitley- Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko- Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-Cass MI- St. Joseph MI-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- 240 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 /140 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024/ ...TORNADO WATCH 195 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Severe storms are likely late this afternoon through early evening. The primary threats are large hail and tornadoes with isolated damaging winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon. INZ007-009-018-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-080900- Steuben-De Kalb-Allen IN-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH- Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam- 240 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Severe storms are likely this evening. The primary threats are large hail and tornadoes with isolated damaging winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this evening. INZ026-027-033-034-OHZ024-025-080900- Wells-Adams-Blackford-Jay-Van Wert-Allen OH- 240 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Severe storms are likely late this evening. The primary threats are large hail and tornadoes with isolated damaging winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Areas of heavy rain and localized flooding are possible Wednesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this evening. INZ020-022>025-032-080900- White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Grant- 240 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 195 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Severe storms are likely late this afternoon through early evening. The primary threats are large hail and tornadoes with isolated damaging winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Areas of heavy rain and localized flooding are possible Wednesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon. LMZ043-046-080900- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 240 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 ...TORNADO WATCH 195 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Severe storms are likely this afternoon. The primary threats are large hail with isolated damaging winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:16 UTC.
26 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Storm survey of the area near Town of Pines found vehicle and tree damage consistent with a microburst as well as from large hail.
Hail damage to vehicles in downtown Michigan City. Public reports hail of 2 to 3 inches in diameter.
Tree damage reported.
Numerous reports of funnel clouds were received from west of Angola to north of Angola, including in the area of Crooked and Loon Lakes. Video footage confirms a brief touchdown north of W 100 N and West of W Landis Road, likely over an open field. No damage was found in the area, resulting in an EF-U rating.
Report of 3 damaged residences. Roof off one home. Uprooted trees and power lines down as well.
Large tree branches snapped in North Manchester.
Video on Facebook shows power poles snapped on Sate Road 13. Also a report of a barn destroyed one-half mile away.
A few trees down and a few large limbs down.
In addition to the hail, the spotter recorded a 51mph wind gust via anemometer.
Powerlines are down, blocking some roads.
Large tree limbs now.
Minor tree limb damage.
Barn downed in South Whitley.
Large tree snapped, estimated 12 to 18 inches in diameter.
Photo on Facebook of a large tree snapped at the base. Estimated 1 to 2 feet in diameter.
Photos on Facebook show several barns damaged in Larwill.
Seven minutes of nickel size hail near Main street and Wayne Street.
Several healthy tree branches around 12 inches in diameter broken and a couple trees uprooted. Some siding damaged from wind driven hail.
Damage to cars, windows, and siding in Kendallville due to 3 inch hail stones.
Large tree, estimate 1 to 2 feet in diameter, uprooted in Albion.
Several reports of 3 inch hail on Facebook.
Hail damage in Corunna, cars, siding, and roofs damaged from 3 inch hail stones.
Ping pong ball sized hail near Trine University.
Facebook photo of 3 inch hail.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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