Thunderstorm Wind — Wells, Indiana

2022-06-13 · near Ossian, Wells, Indiana

Event narrative

The public reported several six to twelve inch diameter tree limbs were snapped and fell into the intersection of County Road 500 East and 1150 North.

Wider weather episode

A volatile environment of over 4000 J/KG of SBCAPE, combined with 45 to 60 knots of effective shear set the stage for multiple rounds of thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening hours of June 13th. Initial storms remained poorly organized, but did produce sporadic wind damage or hail. More substantial thunderstorm development evolved during the evening hours in northwestern Indiana and southwestern Lower Michigan and progressed east, eventually producing several swaths of wind damage. The most intense cluster of storms evolved in Berrien county Michigan and dropped rapidly southeast impacting locations extending from South Bend to Fort Wayne. Southwestern portions of Fort Wayne suffered the greatest impacts with widespread tree and structure damage from 80 to nearly 100 mph winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1041651. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.