On the evening of April 27, a line of severe storms moved into west-central Indiana, becoming a more organized QLCS. A few sporadic wind damage reports and a few measured 60-70 mph wind gusts occurred in Cass, Grant, and Blackford counties.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
On the evening of April 27, a line of severe storms moved into west-central Indiana, becoming a more organized QLCS. A few sporadic wind damage reports and a few measured 60-70 mph wind gusts occurred in Cass, Grant, and Blackford counties.
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 Apr 27, 6:39 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
739 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Area of rain and embedded storms will move east over the next
several hours. Additional storms are possible tonight, but
confidence in the threat of severe storms is somewhat less
than previously forecasted.
- A period of gusty winds is expected in the wake of the
rainfall with gusts of 40 to possibly 50 mph in some
locations.
- Temperatures trend cooler the remainder of the week with
highs in the 50s.
- Although a chance of rain returns Tuesday night into
Wednesday, the bulk of the period Tuesday through this weekend
appears to be dry.
- Frost likely at times Wednesday night through Saturday night.
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 203 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
A large area of stratiform rain with embedded thunderstorms was
progressing east across western Indiana and eventually points to
the east with all areas seeing a 2 to 4 hour period of rainfall.
Severe weather is not expected with this area, as a organized,
elevated line of thunderstorms moves from central IL into
central IN. Behind the precipitation, HRRR and RAP continue to
advertise a period of gusty winds courtesy of an increasing
rise/fall pressure couplet from a developing wake low. Some
stronger gusts have been noted already in eastern IA and western
IL. A Wind Advisory was recently issued to handle this concern
through 00Z Tue, with some potential for an eastward (maybe
southward) expansion with time. The couplet seems to move east
and then transition NE, hence the area of the headlines for now.
Confidence in a threat for strong to severe storms is on the low
to medium side as CAMs are struggling to deal with the impacts
of the afternoon convection and subsidence with the wake low.
Not ready to dismiss the threat given the wind fields and
overall dynamics in place. The Enhanced and Moderate risk areas
remain well to our SW where the greatest concerns exist. A
conditional threat for convectively related damaging winds and
maybe a tornado or 2 may exist if storms can develop upstream
and move in. As a result, limited changes to the late
afternoon/early evening period. Continue to monitor later
updates. Some hydro concerns may exist into tonight if
additional convection does move in, but precip should remain
progressive enough to limit impacts.
Once we get past tonight, we trend cooler and for the most part
drier as more of a NW flow aloft sets up with a weak system
maybe bringing some showers to southern areas Tuesday night.
Concerns do still exist for frost/freeze headlines later this
week, but extended period left untouched for now with focus on
near term threats.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 731 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
Sites begin VFR with gusty winds due to a wake low. The elevated
winds from the wake low will begin to decrease just after the
start of the TAF period. Another line of storms will approach
SBN around 02Z with TSRA threat through 05Z. These storms appear
to weaken as they approach SBN, but may maintain a marginally
severe wind threat for both SBN and FWA. Guidance isn't as
excited as previous runs with weaker storm threat between 02Z
and 06Z this evening. MVFR cigs and vsby are likely with any TS
but vsby improves after storms exit by 06Z. Low MVFR cigs remain
through daybreak before scattering out by early afternoon. A
return to VFR conditions for Tuesday afternoon.Southeast winds
become southerly with the -SHRA/-TSRA and then more westerly
Tuesday morning. SBN will likely be more west-northwesterly.
Winds begin to decrease by end of TAF period.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...Wind Advisory until 10 PM EDT this evening for INZ006>009.
OH...Wind Advisory until 10 PM EDT this evening for OHZ001-002-004-
005.
MI...Wind Advisory until 10 PM EDT this evening for MIZ079>081.
MARINE...Gale Warning until 8 PM EDT this evening for LMZ043-046.
Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM EDT Tuesday for LMZ043-046.
&&
DISCUSSION...Fisher
AVIATION...BPHHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 903 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 INZ005-012>015-103-104-116-203-204-216-MIZ078-177-277-290115- Elkhart-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Northern La Porte- Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko-Southern La Porte- Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-Cass MI-Northern Berrien- Southern Berrien- 903 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 /803 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Rain and thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Instances of damaging wind gusts cannot be ruled out, but the overall severe weather risk is diminishing along the southern Michigan state line. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Unseasonably cool air from Wednesday through Saturday will bring near freezing temperatures at night and may damage early season crops and plants. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. INZ006>009-017-018-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 290115- Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Whitley-Allen IN-St. Joseph MI-Branch- Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert- Allen OH- 903 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Thunderstorms this evening may produce damaging wind gusts and heavy rain. However, the severe weather risk is diminishing toward the southern Michigan state line. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Unseasonably cool air from Wednesday through Saturday will bring near freezing temperatures at night and may damage early season crops and plants. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. INZ025>027-032>034-290115- Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay- 903 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 165 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY... 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. Wind Advisory. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Unseasonably cool air from Wednesday through Saturday will bring near freezing temperatures at night and may damage early season crops and plants. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. INZ020-022>024-290115- White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash- 903 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 165 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY... 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Unseasonably cool air from Wednesday through Saturday will bring near freezing temperatures at night and may damage early season crops and plants. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. LMZ043-046-290115- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 903 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY... 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. Small Craft Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
850 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0841 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 W Van Wert 40.87N 84.62W
04/27/2026 M53 MPH Van Wert OH AWOS
AWOS station KVNW Van Wert County.
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MJPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
851 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 W Middle Point 40.85N 84.48W
04/27/2026 M51 MPH Van Wert OH Mesonet
Mesonet station AS860 Van Wert.
&&
MJPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
915 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0910 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Spencerville 40.71N 84.35W
04/27/2026 M50 MPH Allen OH Trained Spotter
Spotter reports estimated 50 mph wind gusts
occurring. Minor shingle damage to home and
a large maple tree downed.
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MJPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
917 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0905 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NW Yoder 40.71N 84.09W
04/27/2026 Allen OH Public
Small outdoor shed toppled due to strong
wind gusts.
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MJPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
938 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SW Flora 40.71N 86.05W
04/27/2026 Miami IN Fire Dept/Rescue
Delayed report. Fire department responded to
a hay bale fire after reports of a tree down
on power lines ignited the bales.
&&
MJPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
942 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg Peru 40.76N 86.06W
04/27/2026 Miami IN 911 Call Center
Delayed report. Trees and powerlines down on
Main Street. Estimated time.
&&
MJThe Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:43 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and powerlines down on N CR 600 E between Logansport Rd and Division Rd.
Report of a tree down and damage to a porch on the east side of Marion.
Report of a 70.7 mph gust recorded on a personal weather station.
Video on Facebook shows a large tree falling in Gas City.
Report of damage east of Eastbrook. Damage to a shed and fence at one home and a window blown out at another. A barn in the area also has damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, April 2026
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: 1332976, 1332973, 1332974, 1332975, 1332972, 1332971.