Thunderstorm Wind — Noble, Indiana

2022-06-13 · near Indian Vlg, Noble, Indiana

Event narrative

A survey of damage from emergency management officials indicated the swath of damage from Kosciusko county persisted southeast, clipping the southwest portion of Noble county. The damage extended from south of Cromwell towards Knapp Lake, Smalley Lake and Big Lake and towards Merriam. Numerous trees were down along this path with some structure damage noted from falling trees. Outside of the falling tree related damage, some barns and homes were impacted by the actual winds with a small unattached garage, older barn and also a horse barn collapsing. Winds were estimated from 65 to 75 mph.

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 1041842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.