Thunderstorm Wind — Porter, Indiana

2007-08-15 · near Hurlburt, Porter, Indiana

Event narrative

Widespread wind damage from near Lakes of The Four Seasons along the Lake/Porter County line, through central Porter County, ending southeast of Kouts, near the Porter LaPorte County line. Numerous trees were uprooted and blown over. At least 50 houses across the county were damaged. The most intense damage was near Kouts where large hardwood trees were uprooted or snapped. Twenty three large metal truss towers for high tension power lines were blown down along a four mile path east of Kouts. Winds with the most intense damage were estimated at 100 to 120 mph.

Wider weather episode

Powerful storms developed over southern Lake Michigan and moved south across northwest Indiana during the evening hours of August 15th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 54930. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.