Thunderstorm Wind — Elkhart, Indiana
2025-03-30 · near Millersburg, Elkhart, Indiana
$15K
Property damage
61 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
One fatality when thunderstorm winds blew over an Amish Buggy at the intersection of SR 13 and CR 43.
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 1244209. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.