Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. Read More >
Overview
Numerous thunderstorms developed across Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio on April 17th, 2024. These storms caused wind damage, hail, and minor flooding. A few rotating wall clouds were reported, however there were no confirmed tornadoes with this event within the NWS Northern Indiana Forecast area (as of 4/17/24 at 7:30 pm EDT). Click the tabs below to see reports on wind and wind damage, hail, and rain and flooding. Thanks to those who submitted reports, pictures, and videos. Have a picture or report to send us? Email us at nws.northernindiana@noaa.gov and we'll check them out.
Wind
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Northern Indiana 634 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024 ...WIND DAMAGE REPORTS... ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1048 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 ESE South Bend 41.67N 86.22W 04/17/2024 St. Joseph IN Public 1 ft diameter tree limb downed, appears healthy. Several smaller limbs were downed, and an anchored pool was blown into a fence nearby.
1248 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 WNW Avilla 41.37N 85.26W
04/17/2024 E50 MPH Noble IN NWS Employee
1255 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Pennville 40.49N 85.15W
04/17/2024 Jay IN Emergency Mngr
EMA surveyed damage at a residence in the
6000 block of N SR 1. A large area of
shingles was blown off the west facing side
of a home and dropped on the northeast side
of the home. A older hog barn suffered
extensive roof damage with the debris
dropped just to the ENE of the location.
Smaller debris was blown across SR 1 into
the field. The damage appears to be related
to straight line winds estimated at around
70 mph.
0118 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Monroe 40.74N 84.94W
04/17/2024 Adams IN Trained Spotter
One downed power pole, another damaged power
pole, and a couple large limbs (health
unknown) downed in the area.
0200 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 WNW Bryan 41.48N 84.57W
04/17/2024 Williams OH Public
Tree downed halfway across CR 13 off of W
High Street. No information on size or
health of the tree.
0200 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSE Hallock 41.50N 84.54W
04/17/2024 Williams OH 911 Call Center
Report of severe damage to a home in the
14000 block of County Road F. No other
information at this time.
0205 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Hallock 41.54N 84.56W
04/17/2024 Williams OH Newspaper
Semi truck blown over near intersection of
OH-15 and CR-I. No injuries reported.
0335 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 E Sevastopol 41.13N 86.00W
04/17/2024 Kosciusko IN Newspaper
Wind blew a tree down, which fell on an REMC
pole, which snapped and fell on a house. A
spark from the power line that fell on the
house then set the house on fire. There was
little damage as fire dept was able to put
out quickly. No injuries/fatalities. Dog had
to be rescued from smoke.At the time, Warsaw
airport gusted to around 40 mph. Article in
Timesuniononline.com.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 530 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS FOR THE PAST 12 HOURS... Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Indiana... ...Allen County... Fort Wayne International Ap 49 MPH 0142 PM 04/17 40.98N/85.18W 1 SE Wallen 38 MPH 0335 PM 04/17 41.15N/85.15W ...Cass County... Logansport 44 MPH 0135 PM 04/17 40.72N/86.37W Walton 36 MPH 0215 PM 04/17 40.66N/86.22W Galveston 35 MPH 0200 PM 04/17 40.56N/86.19W ...Elkhart County... Goshen 48 MPH 0248 PM 04/17 41.53N/85.78W Elkhart Municipal 45 MPH 1208 PM 04/17 41.72N/86.00W ...Fulton County... Rochester 37 MPH 0155 PM 04/17 41.07N/86.18W ...Grant County... Grant County Municipal Apt 41 MPH 0355 PM 04/17 40.48N/85.68W ...Huntington County... Huntington 42 MPH 0318 PM 04/17 40.83N/85.53W Huntington 39 MPH 0215 PM 04/17 40.85N/85.45W ...Jay County... 1 N Portland 39 MPH 0415 PM 04/17 40.45N/84.98W ...Kosciusko County... Warsaw Muni 43 MPH 1215 PM 04/17 41.27N/85.83W ...La Porte County... La Porte 39 MPH 1235 PM 04/17 41.57N/86.73W ...Marshall County... Plymouth Site KC65 40 MPH 1155 AM 04/17 41.37N/86.30W ...St. Joseph County... South Bend International Ap 45 MPH 0136 PM 04/17 41.70N/86.32W ...Starke County... Knox - Starke Co. Airport 40 MPH 1135 AM 04/17 41.33N/86.67W ...Steuben County... Angola 38 MPH 0415 PM 04/17 41.63N/85.08W ...Whitley County... Northeast Purdue Agricultura 37 MPH 0130 PM 04/17 41.11N/85.40W ...Michigan... ...Berrien County... I94mm0419 43 MPH 1143 AM 04/17 42.18N/86.24W Benton Harbor 40 MPH 0141 PM 04/17 42.13N/86.42W ...Ohio... ...Allen County... 2 WNW Westminster 41 MPH 0245 PM 04/17 40.71N/84.02W Lima 1 N 40 MPH 0509 PM 04/17 40.78N/84.12W ...Defiance County... Defiance 38 MPH 0201 PM 04/17 41.33N/84.43W ...Fulton County... Wauseon 43 MPH 0235 PM 04/17 41.62N/84.13W Delta 41 MPH 0235 PM 04/17 41.51N/84.04W ...Henry County... DESHLER 35 MPH 0130 PM 04/17 41.20N/83.89W ...Putnam County... Ottawa 38 MPH 0215 PM 04/17 41.03N/83.98W Kalida 37 MPH 0215 PM 04/17 40.98N/84.20W ...Van Wert County... Van Wert 49 MPH 0430 PM 04/17 40.85N/84.48W Middle Point 35 MPH 0427 PM 04/17 40.86N/84.45W Van Wert County 35 MPH 0435 PM 04/17 40.87N/84.62W 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. $$
Hail
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 644 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024 ...HAIL REPORTS OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS... Location Size Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Indiana... ...Allen County... 3 SW Wallen 0.25 in 0120 PM 04/17 41.13N/85.20W Fort Wayne 0.25 in 0130 PM 04/17 41.07N/85.14W ...Blackford County... Hartford City 1.00 in 1247 PM 04/17 40.45N/85.37W 2 SW Hartford City 0.88 in 1239 PM 04/17 40.43N/85.40W ...Wells County... 2 ESE Nottingham 0.50 in 0103 PM 04/17 40.57N/85.11W
Photos
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| Wall cloud near Avilla, IN (Ben Richmond) |
Straight Line Wind Damage in Pennville, IN (John Tinney) | Storm Approaching Avilla, IN (Megan Dodson) |
Roll Cloud near Kendallville, IN (Megan Dodson) |
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| Hail 2SW Hartford City, IN (Debbie Cheesman) |
Hail in Hartford City, IN (Josh Rhoton) |
Storm Approaching Farmer, OH (Brooke John) |
Storm in Kosciusko County, IN (Tim Troyer) |
Rain & Flooding Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 644 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
...24 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS...
Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon
...Indiana...
...Adams County...
0.8 N Linn Grove 0.49 in 0545 PM 04/17 40.66N/85.03W
...Allen County...
4 S Tuckers Corner 0.95 in 0625 PM 04/17 40.99N/84.94W
Fort Wayne International Ap 0.26 in 0554 PM 04/17 40.98N/85.18W
SPENCERVILLE 0.24 in 0630 PM 04/17 41.25N/84.89W
...De Kalb County...
Garrett 0.28 in 0630 PM 04/17 41.33N/85.13W
Ashley 0.15 in 1000 AM 04/17 41.51N/85.13W
...Grant County...
Grant County Municipal Apt 0.41 in 0615 PM 04/17 40.48N/85.68W
...Huntington County...
2.4 NW Warren 0.32 in 0545 PM 04/17 40.71N/85.45W
1.7 E Bowerstown 0.22 in 0500 PM 04/17 40.90N/85.41W
Huntington 0.16 in 0615 PM 04/17 40.85N/85.45W
...Kosciusko County...
1 SSE Clunette 0.47 in 0625 PM 04/17 41.31N/85.92W
Warsaw Muni 0.19 in 0615 PM 04/17 41.27N/85.83W
...La Porte County...
La Porte 0.25 in 0615 PM 04/17 41.57N/86.73W
...Lagrange County...
Wolcottville 1.1 WNW 0.13 in 1101 AM 04/17 41.53N/85.39W
...Marshall County...
Bremen 3.9 WSW 0.18 in 0359 PM 04/17 41.43N/86.23W
1.2 W Plymouth 0.18 in 0545 PM 04/17 41.34N/86.34W
...Noble County...
Albion 2.9 S 0.14 in 0900 AM 04/17 41.35N/85.42W
Ligonier 5.3 ENE 0.14 in 0930 AM 04/17 41.49N/85.50W
Cosperville 0.14 in 0630 PM 04/17 41.48N/85.48W
...Pulaski County...
1.3 SW Ora 0.41 in 0545 PM 04/17 41.16N/86.56W
...St. Joseph County...
South Bend International Ap 0.30 in 0554 PM 04/17 41.70N/86.32W
0.9 W Roseland 0.23 in 0615 PM 04/17 41.72N/86.27W
...Steuben County...
Pigeon Creek 0.21 in 0615 PM 04/17 41.63N/85.11W
0.7 E Hamilton 0.10 in 0545 PM 04/17 41.53N/84.90W
...Wabash County...
3.0 SE Lagro 0.17 in 0615 PM 04/17 40.81N/85.68W
0.7 SE Wabash 0.13 in 0530 PM 04/17 40.79N/85.82W
...Wells County...
Bluffton 0.50 in 0545 PM 04/17 40.74N/85.17W
...White County...
Norway 0.21 in 0545 PM 04/17 40.78N/86.76W
...Michigan...
...Berrien County...
3.7 S Watervliet 0.37 in 0600 PM 04/17 42.13N/86.25W
Niles 0.20 in 0627 PM 04/17 41.83N/86.25W
...Branch County...
1 SSW Coldwater 0.34 in 0621 PM 04/17 41.92N/85.01W
...Hillsdale County...
Hillsdale 0.31 in 0615 PM 04/17 41.92N/84.58W
...St. Joseph County...
Sturgis Kirsch 0.56 in 0515 PM 04/17 41.80N/85.43W
3 ESE Fawn River 0.50 in 0400 PM 04/17 41.77N/85.30W
2.0 SE Mendon 0.38 in 0600 PM 04/17 41.98N/85.43W
...Ohio...
...Allen County...
Bluffton 0.82 in 0625 PM 04/17 40.89N/83.89W
Lima 1 N 0.35 in 0629 PM 04/17 40.78N/84.12W
...Defiance County...
Defiance 0.13 in 0553 PM 04/17 41.33N/84.43W
...Fulton County...
4.6 SW Morenci (R2) (R2) 0.11 in 0600 PM 04/17 41.66N/84.25W
...Henry County...
DESHLER 0.12 in 0630 PM 04/17 41.20N/83.89W
...Putnam County...
Vaughnsville 0.47 in 0625 PM 04/17 40.88N/84.15W
...Van Wert County...
1 WNW Convoy 0.58 in 0625 PM 04/17 40.93N/84.74W
2 N Wetsel 0.40 in 0625 PM 04/17 40.98N/84.44W
Van Wert 0.37 in 0630 PM 04/17 40.85N/84.48W
Van Wert 0.27 in 0627 PM 04/17 40.87N/84.59W
...Williams County...
3 S Nettle Lake 0.28 in 0625 PM 04/17 41.63N/84.73W
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.
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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Northern Indiana 646 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
...FLOODING REPORTS...
0217 PM Flood West Jefferson 41.57N 84.56W
04/17/2024 Williams OH Public
Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing;
Cropland/Yard Flooding.
0248 PM Flood 3 NW Lafayette 40.79N 83.99W
04/17/2024 Allen OH Public
Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing;
Cropland/Yard Flooding.
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