Thunderstorm Wind — Noble, Indiana

2023-07-20 · near Albion, Noble, Indiana

Event narrative

A 12 inch diameter was down on SR 9.

Wider weather episode

On the morning of July 20th, a warm front moved north through the forecast area, followed by a cold front in the late afternoon. Scattered supercells developed ahead of the cold front near the Indiana-Michigan Stateline. These thunderstorms dropped large hail (up to 2.5 in diameter) between South Bend, IN and Elkhart, IN. As the storms organized and moved southeastward, they produced a widespread swath of wind damage (including numerous downed, uprooted, or snapped trees) in Fort Wayne, IN and into Van Wert, OH.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (41.4100, -85.4200)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119671. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.