National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Overview

Severe storms developed across portions of the Northern Indiana (IWX) forecast area early on the morning of August 12th, 2021. Wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were measured, but pockets of higher end severe wind gusts ranging from 65 to 75 mph were estimated based off of the damage reports and photos. Wind damage reports came in from several locations in Northern Indiana and southern Lower Michigan starting from around 5 am EDT and ending around 7:30 am EDT. Counties especially hard hit were Elkhart, Marshall, and Kosciusko Counties in Indiana; in addition to St. Joseph/Branch/Hillsdale Counties in Michigan. Click the tabs below to view photos, radar imagery, storm reports, rainfall amounts, and environmental data from this event.  Thank you to those who submitted photos and reports of wind speeds and damage, in addition to storm photos and rainfall reports.

 

nws logo Media use of NWS Web News Stories is encouraged!
Please acknowledge the NWS as the source of any news information accessed from this site.
nws logo