Lightning — Steuben, Indiana

2025-03-30 · near Angola, Steuben, Indiana

Event narrative

Lightning struck a power pole near the Trine University football field.

Wider weather episode

A cold front pushed into the area during the afternoon and evening hours, interacting with decent shear and MLCAPE to allow for numerous thunderstorm development. Pockets of damaging winds occurred along with a total of six confirmed tornadoes (three in far southern Lower Michigan and three in northern Indiana).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1241341. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.