Lightning — St. Joseph, Indiana

2024-08-27 · near Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana

Event narrative

Lightning strike at Autumn Lakes Apartments resulting in a large fire. 22 apartment units were damaged. No known injuries.

Wider weather episode

A small cluster of thunderstorms raced across southern Lake Michigan and came onshore, causing extensive tree damage from Michigan City northeast to Union Pier MI and then weakened with inland extent.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1204224. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.