Overview
On February 27th, 2023, rain and strong to severe thunderstorms moved through the NWS Northern Indiana forecast area. The main hazards from this event were damaging winds and heavy rainfall. There were sporadic reports of damage, mainly across the south and eastern portions of the area. Many locations saw between 1-2" of rain in 48 hours, which led to flooding concerns in low-lying areas and local rivers/streams.Tornadoes:
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Tornado - Convoy, OH
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Microbursts:
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Microburst - Northeast of Beaverdam, Ohio
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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
| EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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Photos & Video
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| Roof damage to Maxim Medical Services in Churubusco, IN (NWS IWX Maddi Johnson) |
Additional roof damage to Maxim Medical Services in Churubusco, IN (Ron Huttsell) |
A large piece of metal roofing on powerlines at Maxim Medical Services. (Ron Huttsell) |
Roof/siding panels on the ground behind Maxim Medical Services. (Allen County, IN Planning Coordinator Chris Fleischer) |
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| Mangled trampoline in the Deerfield Estates neighborhood in Fort Wayne, IN (Josh Blauser) |
Damage to a barn at 7875 North Phillips Road in Bluffton, OH (Dan Huston) |
Uprooted tree in Beaverdam, OH (Dan Huston) |
Garage damage on the southwest side of Columbia City, IN (Stevie Fosnaugh) |
Radar
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| Radar Loop of the Event (GR2Analyst) |
Storm Reports
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NWUS53 KIWX 281346
LSRIWX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
846 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM HAIL 4 E BRUCE LAKE STATION 41.06N 86.33W
02/27/2023 M1.00 INCH FULTON IN PUBLIC
REPORT OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
FALLING 7.5 MILES WEST OF ROCHESTER ON STATE
ROAD 14 IN WESTERN FULTON COUNTY, IN.
0208 PM HAIL 1 S MONOQUET 41.27N 85.86W
02/27/2023 E0.50 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN NWS EMPLOYEE
0233 PM TSTM WND DMG BLUFFTON 40.74N 85.18W
02/27/2023 WELLS IN PUBLIC
1 TO 3 INCH IN DIAMETER LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.
SOME OF THE LIMBS HAD ROT IN THEM. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0240 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE ARCOLA 41.07N 85.27W
02/27/2023 ALLEN IN PUBLIC
DELAYED REPORT. A FEW TREES DOWNED. SOME
SHINGLE DAMAGE AND SIDING DAMAGE TO A
RESIDENCE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0250 PM TSTM WND DMG CHURUBUSCO 41.23N 85.32W
02/27/2023 WHITLEY IN EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE NEAR CHURUBUSCO. REPORT OF A
METAL ROOF BLOWING OFF OF A COMMERCIAL
STRUCTURE ON US 33 AT THE ALLEN/WHITLEY
COUNTY BORDER. NO INJURIES. PARTS OF THE
METAL ROOF MADE CONTACT WITH NEARBY
POWERLINES, RESULTING IN A POWER OUTAGE IN
THE AREA. POLICE AND FD ARE AT THE SCENE.
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW ABOITE 41.02N 85.32W
02/27/2023 ALLEN IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN IN THE AREA OF US 24 AND REDDING
DRIVE.
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW ROLLING HILLS 41.02N 85.29W
02/27/2023 ALLEN IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN AT WEST JEFFERSON AND HOMESTEAD
ROAD.
0256 PM HAIL BLUFFTON 40.74N 85.18W
02/27/2023 E0.88 INCH WELLS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0258 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW LEO-CEDARVILLE 41.20N 85.09W
02/27/2023 ALLEN IN PUBLIC
DELAYED REPORT. A FEW TREES DOWNED AND SOME
ROOF DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE. TIME ESTIMATED
FROM RADAR. REPORT RELAYED TO NWS BY WANE
TV.
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W CONVOY 40.92N 84.73W
02/27/2023 VAN WERT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER POLE DOWN ON CAR. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0302 PM TSTM WND GST CONVOY 40.92N 84.71W
02/27/2023 M57 MPH VAN WERT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG CONVOY 40.92N 84.71W
02/27/2023 VAN WERT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
CONVOY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTING STRUCTURAL
ROOF DAMAGE TO SOME HOMES AND BUILDINGS IN
CONVOY. ALSO SOME TREES SNAPPED IN THE AREA.
0308 PM TSTM WND DMG HAVILAND 41.02N 84.57W
02/27/2023 PAULDING OH EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED THUNDERSTORM GUST
WIND DAMAGE TO A CLOSED DOWN RESTAURANT AND
OUTBUILDING JUST EAST OF HAVILAND IN
PAULDING COUNTY IN OHIO NEAR INTERSECTION OF
STATE ROUTE 127 AND ROAD 114.
0352 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE BEAVERDAM 40.85N 83.95W
02/27/2023 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
DELAYED REPORT. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AT A
RESIDENCE WITH SOME ROOF DAMAGE. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0359 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW BLUFFTON 40.87N 83.91W
02/27/2023 ALLEN OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORT OF A COUPLE PINE TREE LIMBS
AROUND 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER WERE BROKEN AND
FELL ON THE ROAD NEAR I-75 BETWEEN BEAVERDAM
AND BLUFFTON IN ALLEN COUNTY IN OHIO DUE TO
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS.
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MJ
Rain Reports
897 NOUS43 KIWX 281438 PNSIWX INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-204-216-MIZ078>081- 177-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-010238- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 938 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2023 ...2 DAY PRECIPITATION REPORTS AS OF 9:35 AM EST... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...INDIANA... ...ALLEN COUNTY... HOAGLAND 1.5 SSW 1.55 IN 0730 AM 02/28 40.93N/85.00W FORT WAYNE 9.1 SE 1.48 IN 0700 AM 02/28 40.99N/85.00W WOODBURN 2.8 WSW 1.32 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.12N/84.91W FORT WAYNE 7.6 SE 1.21 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.01N/85.02W MONROEVILLE 0.2 ESE 1.20 IN 0700 AM 02/28 40.97N/84.86W WOODBURN 2.6 NNW 1.13 IN 0900 AM 02/28 41.16N/84.88W HARLAN 2.2 ENE 1.08 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.20N/84.88W FORT WAYNE 6.8 NE 1.03 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.13N/85.03W ELLISVILLE 0.3 W 1.02 IN 0730 AM 02/28 41.02N/85.29W FORT WAYNE 1.9 S 1.00 IN 0445 AM 02/28 41.05N/85.14W FORT WAYNE 10.1 WSW 1.00 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.03N/85.32W ...BLACKFORD COUNTY... HARTFORD CITY 0.2 NNW (WB9HL 1.03 IN 0800 AM 02/28 40.46N/85.37W ...DE KALB COUNTY... 1.7 SE BUTLER 1.29 IN 0850 AM 02/28 41.41N/84.85W 0.6 S GARRETT 1.14 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.34N/85.13W ...ELKHART COUNTY... SYRACUSE 2.0 NW 1.69 IN 0705 AM 02/28 41.44N/85.78W GOSHEN 1.8 SE 1.67 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.56N/85.81W GOSHEN 1.4 SSE 1.64 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.56N/85.83W ELKHART 4.8 SW 1.53 IN 0600 AM 02/28 41.64N/86.04W GOSHEN 1.2 SW 1.53 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.57N/85.85W GOSHEN 0.3 NE 1.50 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.58N/85.83W GOSHEN 3.0 WSW 1.50 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.56N/85.88W GOSHEN 3.5 NNW 1.44 IN 0723 AM 02/28 41.62N/85.87W GOSHEN 4.6 N 1.37 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.64N/85.83W WAKARUSA 2.4 NNE 1.35 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.57N/85.99W JAMESTOWN 1.05 IN 0908 AM 02/28 41.64N/86.04W LIGONIER 4.3 WNW 1.03 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.48N/85.67W ...FULTON COUNTY... ROCHESTER 1.22 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.07N/86.21W ROCHESTER 2.4 NW 1.16 IN 0600 AM 02/28 41.09N/86.23W KEWANNA 4.9 S 1.02 IN 0700 AM 02/28 40.95N/86.41W ...GRANT COUNTY... MARION 1.8 NW 1.20 IN 0755 AM 02/28 40.57N/85.69W 2.2 N MARION 1.09 IN 0701 AM 02/28 40.58N/85.66W ...HUNTINGTON COUNTY... 2.4 NW WARREN 1.52 IN 0845 AM 02/28 40.71N/85.45W ...KOSCIUSKO COUNTY... MILFORD 2.7 SSW 1.52 IN 0600 AM 02/28 41.38N/85.87W LEESBURG 0.1 WNW 1.45 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.33N/85.85W MILFORD 0.9 N 1.39 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.42N/85.85W CROMWELL 2.9 W 1.35 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.40N/85.67W 2.3 N NORTH WEBSTER 1.33 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.36N/85.70W NORTH WEBSTER 2.3 N 1.30 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.36N/85.70W LEESBURG 6.7 ESE 1.22 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.31N/85.72W WARSAW 3.7 E 1.19 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.23N/85.78W ...LA PORTE COUNTY... LA PORTE 1.6 SW 1.73 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.59N/86.73W MILL CREEK 1.9 NNE 1.68 IN 0619 AM 02/28 41.61N/86.52W 0.8 W LA PORTE 1.39 IN 1258 AM 02/28 41.61N/86.73W LA CROSSE 1.2 W 1.16 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.32N/86.91W ...LAGRANGE COUNTY... LAGRANGE 1.3 ENE 1.50 IN 0707 AM 02/28 41.65N/85.40W WOLCOTTVILLE 1.1 WNW 1.34 IN 0803 AM 02/28 41.53N/85.39W LAGRANGE 9.6 ESE 1.26 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.59N/85.24W ORLAND 6.6 SSW 1.18 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.64N/85.20W LAGRANGE 9.9 E 1.10 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.65N/85.23W ...MARSHALL COUNTY... TIPPECANOE 0.8 S 1.57 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.20N/86.11W PLYMOUTH 2.5 WSW 1.09 IN 0500 AM 02/28 41.33N/86.36W ...MIAMI COUNTY... MACY 2.7 SSE 1.19 IN 0700 AM 02/28 40.92N/86.12W ...NOBLE COUNTY... KENDALLVILLE 4.5 NW 1.30 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.50N/85.31W ...PULASKI COUNTY... 1.3 SW ORA 1.81 IN 0845 AM 02/28 41.16N/86.56W ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... NEW CARLISLE 2.18 IN 0730 AM 02/28 41.71N/86.50W SOUTH BEND 4.6 SE 1.32 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.62N/86.22W WALKERTON 5.7 ENE 1.24 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.50N/86.39W SOUTH BEND 4.0 SSW 1.23 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.63N/86.31W SOUTH BEND 3.3 SE 1.22 IN 0645 AM 02/28 41.64N/86.23W MISHAWAKA 3.9 ENE 1.22 IN 0730 AM 02/28 41.68N/86.10W SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AP 1.00 IN 0854 AM 02/28 41.70N/86.32W ...STARKE COUNTY... (KB9GPW)NORTH JUDSON 3.9 SW 1.07 IN 0720 AM 02/28 41.18N/86.83W ...STEUBEN COUNTY... ANGOLA 8.8 ESE 1.95 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.62N/84.83W ANGOLA 8.7 ESE 1.55 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.61N/84.84W ANGOLA 1.2 S 1.50 IN 0600 AM 02/28 41.62N/85.00W HUDSON 4.1 NNW 1.39 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.59N/85.10W ANGOLA 6.2 NW 1.26 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.71N/85.07W HUDSON 4.6 N 1.24 IN 0715 AM 02/28 41.60N/85.09W ANGOLA 1.23 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.64N/84.99W HUDSON 6.4 WNW 1.21 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.58N/85.19W ANGOLA 4.1 N 1.11 IN 0545 AM 02/28 41.70N/84.99W HUDSON 0.3 SE 1.07 IN 0516 AM 02/28 41.53N/85.08W ...WELLS COUNTY... CRAIGVILLE 2.7 NW 1.02 IN 0800 AM 02/28 40.80N/85.13W ...WHITE COUNTY... 5.6 N BADGER GROVE 1.27 IN 0700 AM 02/28 40.67N/86.95W ...WHITLEY COUNTY... COLUMBIA CITY 5.4 N 1.71 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.24N/85.49W COLUMBIA CITY 7.4 N 1.41 IN 0834 AM 02/28 41.26N/85.50W TRI-LAKES 3.0 N 1.29 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.26N/85.49W ...MICHIGAN... ...BERRIEN COUNTY... 3 ESE BERRIEN SPRINGS 1.74 IN 1011 PM 02/27 41.93N/86.30W BUCHANAN 1.4 ESE 1.65 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.82N/86.34W NILES 2.7 W 1.44 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.84N/86.30W BERTRAND 1.34 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.77N/86.26W ST. JOSEPH 2.8 SSE 1.31 IN 0700 AM 02/28 42.06N/86.47W ST. JOSEPH 1.5 SSE 1.01 IN 0700 AM 02/28 42.08N/86.48W ...BRANCH COUNTY... QUINCY 0.3 NE 1.28 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.95N/84.88W ...CASS COUNTY... NILES 3.5 E 1.43 IN 0600 AM 02/28 41.84N/86.18W 2 NNW EDWARDSBURG 1.40 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.84N/86.10W CASSOPOLIS 9.0 SSE 1.30 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.79N/85.95W ...HILLSDALE COUNTY... 3 NE OSSEO 1.73 IN 0928 AM 02/28 41.91N/84.51W ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... THREE RIVERS 2.4 NE 1.53 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.97N/85.60W ...OHIO... ...ALLEN COUNTY... DELPHOS 2.3 ESE 1.04 IN 0600 AM 02/28 40.83N/84.30W ...DEFIANCE COUNTY... DEFIANCE 1.03 IN 0853 AM 02/28 41.33N/84.43W ...FULTON COUNTY... FAYETTE 4.3 ESE 1.76 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.65N/84.25W ARCHBOLD 4.7 NW 1.65 IN 0530 AM 02/28 41.57N/84.36W SWANTON 4.0 S 1.46 IN 0723 AM 02/28 41.53N/83.91W 4.6 SW MORENCI (R2) (R2) 1.23 IN 0900 AM 02/28 41.66N/84.25W ...HENRY COUNTY... MCCLURE 3.4 SSE 1.45 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.33N/83.91W NAPOLEON 0.6 WSW 1.22 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.39N/84.14W NAPOLEON 1 SW 1.15 IN 0730 AM 02/28 41.38N/84.15W NEW BAVARIA 2.3 WSW 1.10 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.19N/84.21W ...PUTNAM COUNTY... OTTAWA 1.0 N 1.00 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.04N/84.04W ...WILLIAMS COUNTY... 1.2 E BRYAN 1.44 IN 0800 AM 02/28 41.46N/84.53W ALVORDTON 0.5 E 1.35 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.67N/84.42W PIONEER 2.3 S 1.30 IN 0700 AM 02/28 41.65N/84.55W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. $$ MJ
Environment
The setup in the late morning through afternoon hours was favorable for strong to severe storms. A warm front lifted north across our CWA in the late morning hours, providing moisture and warm air advection, making for an increasingly favorable environment for storms to develop. Surface based CAPE was between 100-500 J/kg south of US-30. 0-3 km Storm Relative Helicity in the early afternoon hours was greatest (up to 500 m2/s2) in the far southeast portion of our CWA, indicating that there was a favorable environment for rotation in storms that did develop. As for the upper air analysis, mid level lapse rates show good support for instability in the atmosphere.
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| Figure 1: Surface Map at 10 AM EST | Figure 2: Surface Based CAPE at 1 PM EST | Figure 3: 0-3 km Storm Relative Helicity at 1 PM EST |
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| Figure 4: Mid Level Lapse Rates at 1 PM EST | Figure 5: 925mb Analysis as of 1 PM EST | Figure 6: 850mb Analysis as of 1 PM EST |
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| Figure 7: 700mb Analysis as of 1 PM EST | Figure 8: 500mb Analysis as of 1 PM EST | Figure 9: 300mb Analysis as of 1 PM EST |
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