Thunderstorm Wind in Porter County, Indiana

Numerous trees were blown down or uprooted north and northwest of Portage. Tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Some of the trees fell onto vehicles. Several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed by the fallen trees west of Marine Drive.

At the Lakeshore Camp Resort, a 68 year old male and a 65 year old female died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the early morning of June 13th after placing a portable generator below a window air conditioning unit, which funneled the exhaust into their home. In a separate incident at the same location, six people were taken to a hospital after also experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning.

Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Indiana during the afternoon and evening of June 11th producing wind damage, localized flooding and several tornadoes.