Overview
A strong storm system across southern Canada was responsible for very strong winds across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley on Wednesday, March 8th. Numerous reports of 50 to 65 mph wind gusts were received across much of southern lower Michigan, northeast Indiana, and northwest Ohio. These strong winds lasted for approximately an 8 hour period from 10 am Wednesday morning to 6 pm Wednesday evening before diminishing. The combination of the strength and duration of these strong winds resulted in several reports of tree and power line damage across the region. Additional impacts from the high winds included instances of semi roll overs, and structural damage to a commercial building in Napoleon, OH and a school in Fort Wayne, IN.Photos:
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| Tree down Berrien Center, MI Source: Otaku Computer Tech. |
Blowing Dust Kosciusko County, IN Source: Megan Dodson |
Semi roll-over Source: Law Enforcement |
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| Roof Damage Lincoln Elem. School, Ft Wayne, IN Source: WPTA |
Semi roll-over La Paz, IN Source: ABC57 |
High waves at St. Joseph Lighthouse Source: Joshua Nowicki |
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| Downed traffic signal Ft Wayne, IN Source: WANE |
Tree/car damage Elkhart, IN Source: Ben Quiggle |
Tree/car damage Mishawaka, IN Source: ABC57 |
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| Tree damage White Pigeon, MI Source: Dan Thomas |
Tree down on power lines Columbia City, IN |
Radar:
Radar imagery from 530 PM EST
The effects of the strong winds across the area were evident on radar during the afternoon of March 8th. Smoke from a fire in Wabash, IN can be seen in the following radar loop being transported far downstream across Huntington and Wells counties. |
| Radar Still of Smoke Plume |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
255 AM EST THU MAR 9 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 SW KLINGER LAKE 41.78N 85.59W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN AND UPROOTED ONTO VEHICLE. TREE
APPEARED HEALTHY.
1026 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LIGONIER 41.46N 85.59W
03/08/2017 NOBLE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD.
1030 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NW GULIVOIRE PARK 41.62N 86.25W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
SEMI TURNED OVER ON US 31. FROM SOCIAL
MEDIA.
1033 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BURR OAK 41.85N 85.32W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH MI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE DOWN ONTO HOUSE.
1053 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BURR OAK 41.85N 85.31W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH MI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POWER POLE SNAPPED AND FELL DOWN ONTO THE
ROAD.
1101 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG COLON 41.96N 85.32W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH MI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POWER POLE DOWN ACROSS ROADWAY .
1104 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG DEFIANCE 41.28N 84.36W
03/08/2017 DEFIANCE OH EMERGENCY MNGR
AT LEAST 1 UTILITY POLE AS WELL AS TREES
DOWN ONTO SEVERAL ROADWAYS. NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. .
1135 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNE OTTOKEE 41.61N 84.13W
03/08/2017 M63 MPH FULTON OH AWOS
55 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED AT THE WAUSEON
AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 47 MPH. .
1141 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 E MONTPELIER 40.55N 85.24W
03/08/2017 E60 MPH BLACKFORD IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED BY OBSERVER.
1148 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WHITE PIGEON 41.80N 85.64W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH MI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN IN THE
AREA.
1210 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S KEYSTONE 40.57N 85.25W
03/08/2017 WELLS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
DAMAGE TO TRAILER AND A TREE IS UPROOTED AND
LANDED ON A POWER LINE.
1215 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NAPOLEON 41.39N 84.13W
03/08/2017 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE PINE TREE DOWN ACROSS INTERSECTION.
1218 PM NON-TSTM WND GST COLUMBUS GROVE 40.92N 84.06W
03/08/2017 E55 MPH PUTNAM OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL BRANCHES BREAKING OFF TREES.
1229 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VAN WERT 40.86N 84.58W
03/08/2017 M55 MPH VAN WERT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
.
1253 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 E STANDLEY 41.27N 84.18W
03/08/2017 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
UTILITY POLE AND ELECTRIC WIRES DOWN ACROSS
ROAD.
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OTTAWA 41.02N 84.04W
03/08/2017 M57 MPH PUTNAM OH TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MIDDLE POINT 40.85N 84.45W
03/08/2017 VAN WERT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE, NEWER BARN LOST HALF OF ITS TIN ROOF.
DEBRIS HIT A PARKED CAR CAUSING DAMAGE. NO
INJURIES. ROUGHLY A HALF MILE SOUTH OF
MIDDLEPOINT. .
0145 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW THREE RIVERS 41.96N 85.64W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD.
0203 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VAN WERT 40.87N 84.58W
03/08/2017 U50 MPH VAN WERT OH PUBLIC
FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
0215 PM NON-TSTM WND GST KENDALLVILLE 41.44N 85.26W
03/08/2017 M59 MPH NOBLE IN ASOS
.
0234 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ENE THREE RIVERS 41.96N 85.59W
03/08/2017 M53 MPH ST. JOSEPH MI AWOS
AWOS STATION THREE RIVERS MUNICIPAL DR
HAINES AIRPORT /HAI/.
0235 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSW LOGANSPORT 40.71N 86.37W
03/08/2017 M54 MPH CASS IN AWOS
AWOS STATION LOGANSPORT/CASS CNTY AP /GGP/.
0240 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PORTLAND 40.44N 84.98W
03/08/2017 JAY IN PUBLIC
OVERTURNED SEMI TRUCK.
0247 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSE WALLEN 41.12N 85.14W
03/08/2017 U55 MPH ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0247 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 N FORT WAYNE 41.12N 85.14W
03/08/2017 M55 MPH ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0306 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 WNW LORANE 41.21N 85.57W
03/08/2017 M63 MPH WHITLEY IN PUBLIC
PEAK GUST MEASURED FROM A PERSONAL WEATHER
STATION.
0310 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE FLOWERFIELD 42.07N 85.64W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH MI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
2 SEMI TRUCKS BLOWN OVER SHUTTING DOWN
HIGHWAY 131.
0311 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MONROE 40.74N 84.94W
03/08/2017 ADAMS IN PUBLIC
GRAIN SILO KNOCKED OVER. FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
0323 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE FORT WAYNE 41.09N 85.10W
03/08/2017 ALLEN IN BROADCAST MEDIA
TRAFFIC SIGNAL KNOCKED DOWN INTO ROADWAY.
FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
0326 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CENTREVILLE 41.92N 85.53W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH MI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN .
0336 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SE EAU CLAIRE 41.95N 86.28W
03/08/2017 BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWN ON M-140 BLOCKING ROADS.
FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
0338 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S VERA CRUZ 40.67N 85.08W
03/08/2017 WELLS IN PUBLIC
12 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWNED AND BLOCKING
ROAD ON 600E.
0339 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 E WALLEN 41.17N 85.10W
03/08/2017 ALLEN IN PUBLIC
DOWNED POWER POLE CLOSED HIGHWAY RAMP .
0342 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ANGOLA 41.64N 85.00W
03/08/2017 STEUBEN IN PUBLIC
LOCAL MEIJER STORE EXPERIENCED ROOF DAMAGE.
0348 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PERU 40.75N 86.07W
03/08/2017 MIAMI IN EMERGENCY MNGR
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TREES DOWNED INTO
POWERLINES AND ROADS ACROSS MIAMI COUNTY.
ONE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE. THERE WAS ALSO A
REPORT OF A SEMI ROLL OVER ON US 31 NEAR ST
RD 16 IN MIAMI COUNTY.
0349 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SW GOLDEN LAKE 41.59N 85.08W
03/08/2017 STEUBEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF AND SHINGLE DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN
THE AREA.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 W MISHAWAKA 41.67N 86.22W
03/08/2017 ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
TREE FELL AND DAMAGED A CAR IN RIVER PARK
DUE TO STRONG WINDS.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HUNTINGTON 40.88N 85.51W
03/08/2017 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND SNAPPED TREE LIMBS
ACROSS HUNTINGTON COUNTY FROM STRONG WINDS.
SEMI BLOWN OVER ON I-69 AT MILE MARKER 290.
ALSO A TRUCK PULLING A CAMPER TRAILER BLOWN
OVER AT MILE MARKER 288 ON I-69.
0414 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIA CITY 41.16N 85.49W
03/08/2017 WHITLEY IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE 50 FT TREE IS UPROOTED AND KNOCKED
OVER POWER LINES KNOCKING OUT POWER TO MOST
OF THE CITY.
0441 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OTTAWA 41.02N 84.04W
03/08/2017 M53 MPH PUTNAM OH TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0449 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HILLSDALE 41.93N 84.64W
03/08/2017 HILLSDALE MI EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED ACROSS HILLSDALE COUNTY SINCE 9 AM.
0451 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GOSHEN 41.58N 85.84W
03/08/2017 ELKHART IN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE FELL ONTO SCHOOL BUS. NO INJURIES
REPORTED. FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
0453 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW ELKHART 41.69N 85.99W
03/08/2017 ELKHART IN PUBLIC
LARGE TREE FELL ONTO CAR. NO INJURIES.
0455 PM NON-TSTM WND GST HUNTINGTON 40.88N 85.51W
03/08/2017 M59 MPH HUNTINGTON IN ASOS
.
0515 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SE MONOQUET 41.27N 85.84W
03/08/2017 M54 MPH KOSCIUSKO IN AWOS
AWOS STATION WARSAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /ASW/.
0539 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NAPOLEON 41.39N 84.13W
03/08/2017 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON N. SCOTT ST. IN
NAPOLEON LOST PART OF IT'S METAL ROOF DUE TO
STRONG WINDS.
0604 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MENTONE 41.17N 86.04W
03/08/2017 U65 MPH KOSCIUSKO IN TRAINED SPOTTER
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NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEM
Peak Wind Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1116 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...Wind Reports... Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Indiana... ...Allen County... Fort Wayne International Ap 61 MPH 0218 PM 03/08 40.98N/85.20W 3 SSE Wallen 55 MPH 0247 PM 03/08 41.12N/85.14W 3 N Fort Wayne 55 MPH 0247 PM 03/08 41.12N/85.14W 2 S Wallen 53 MPH 0300 PM 03/08 41.12N/85.16W ...Blackford County... 2 E Montpelier 60 MPH 1141 AM 03/08 40.55N/85.24W ...Cass County... Logansport/cass Cnty Ap 54 MPH 0235 PM 03/08 40.71N/86.37W ...De Kalb County... 3 E Saint Johns 51 MPH 0355 PM 03/08 41.31N/85.06W ...Elkhart County... Goshen Municipal Airport 56 MPH 0229 PM 03/08 41.53N/85.79W 2 SW Simonton Lake 51 MPH 0300 PM 03/08 41.72N/86.01W Elkhart Municipal Airport 44 MPH 1052 AM 03/08 41.72N/86.00W ...Fulton County... Fulton County Airport 48 MPH 0235 PM 03/08 41.07N/86.18W ...Grant County... Grant County Municipal Apt 54 MPH 0155 PM 03/08 40.48N/85.68W 3 NW Upland 51 MPH 0230 PM 03/08 40.50N/85.55W ...Huntington County... Huntington 59 MPH 0455 PM 03/08 40.88N/85.51W 3 NE Majenica 52 MPH 0453 PM 03/08 40.82N/85.41W 3 SSW Huntington 50 MPH 0408 PM 03/08 40.83N/85.53W ...Kosciusko County... Mentone 65 MPH 0604 PM 03/08 41.17N/86.04W Warsaw Municipal Airport 54 MPH 0515 PM 03/08 41.27N/85.84W 2 N North Webster 53 MPH 0200 PM 03/08 41.36N/85.70W James Lake 48 MPH 0328 PM 03/08 41.31N/85.72W ...La Porte County... 2 E Trail Creek 49 MPH 0415 PM 03/08 41.70N/86.82W La Porte 49 MPH 0215 PM 03/08 41.57N/86.73W 1 W Michigan City 44 MPH 0332 PM 03/08 41.71N/86.90W ...Lagrange County... 1 NW Howe 54 MPH 0410 PM 03/08 41.75N/85.44W ...Marshall County... 2 NW Argos 47 MPH 0230 PM 03/08 41.27N/86.27W Plymouth 46 MPH 0453 PM 03/08 41.34N/86.31W Bremen 44 MPH 0329 PM 03/08 41.44N/86.16W ...Miami County... 1 SSW Grissom Afb 54 MPH 0147 PM 03/08 40.65N/86.15W 1 S Macy 49 MPH 0300 PM 03/08 40.94N/86.13W 3 W Amboy 49 MPH 0241 PM 03/08 40.59N/85.98W ...Noble County... Kendallville 59 MPH 0215 PM 03/08 41.44N/85.26W ...St. Joseph County... South Bend International Ap 52 MPH 0236 PM 03/08 41.71N/86.32W ...Starke County... 2 ESE Brems 56 MPH 0255 PM 03/08 41.33N/86.66W ...Steuben County... Tri-state Steuben County Air 51 MPH 0135 PM 03/08 41.64N/85.08W 3 NE Lake James 48 MPH 0431 PM 03/08 41.73N/85.00W ...Wabash County... 1 SSE Roann 55 MPH 1254 PM 03/08 40.89N/85.92W Somerset 46 MPH 0150 PM 03/08 40.66N/85.81W ...White County... White Cnty Ap 52 MPH 0335 PM 03/08 40.71N/86.77W ...Whitley County... Tri-lakes 46 MPH 0217 PM 03/08 41.22N/85.48W ...Michigan... ...Berrien County... Southwest Michigan Regional 56 MPH 0138 AM 03/08 42.13N/86.43W Saint Joseph 45 MPH 0900 AM 03/08 42.10N/86.49W ...Branch County... Coldwater 54 MPH 0415 PM 03/08 41.93N/85.05W ...Hillsdale County... Hillsdale Municipal Airport 53 MPH 0359 PM 03/08 41.92N/84.59W Litchfield 46 MPH 0203 PM 03/08 42.05N/84.75W ...St. Joseph County... Three Rivers Municipal Dr Ha 53 MPH 0234 PM 03/08 41.96N/85.59W Sturgis 53 MPH 0215 PM 03/08 41.81N/85.44W ...Ohio... ...Allen County... Lima Allen County Airport 59 MPH 0227 PM 03/08 40.71N/84.02W 1 SSW Elida 51 MPH 0226 PM 03/08 40.76N/84.21W 2 SSW Rushmore 51 MPH 1223 PM 03/08 40.83N/84.26W Bluffton 48 MPH 0345 PM 03/08 40.89N/83.89W Lima 48 MPH 0138 PM 03/08 40.73N/84.12W ...Defiance County... Defiance Memorial Airport 48 MPH 0235 PM 03/08 41.34N/84.43W ...Fulton County... 1 NNE Ottokee 63 MPH 1135 AM 03/08 41.61N/84.13W Fulton Cnty Ap 63 MPH 1135 AM 03/08 41.61N/84.13W 2 SW Pettisville 50 MPH 1208 PM 03/08 41.49N/84.26W ...Paulding County... 2 W Paulding 45 MPH 0322 PM 03/08 41.14N/84.64W 1 NW Oakwood 44 MPH 0314 PM 03/08 41.11N/84.40W ...Putnam County... Ottawa 57 MPH 0130 PM 03/08 41.02N/84.04W Columbus Grove 55 MPH 1218 PM 03/08 40.92N/84.06W Leipsic 54 MPH 0117 PM 03/08 41.10N/83.99W Ottawa 53 MPH 0441 PM 03/08 41.02N/84.04W Kalida 52 MPH 1206 PM 03/08 40.98N/84.20W ...Van Wert County... 1 ENE Van Wert 60 MPH 0312 PM 03/08 40.87N/84.56W Van Wert 55 MPH 1229 PM 03/08 40.86N/84.58W Van Wert 50 MPH 0203 PM 03/08 40.87N/84.58W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official. $$ NWS Northern Indiana IRIS System
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