Overview
This is a summary of the severe weather that occurred on July 19th, 2020. A weak cold front moved through the region with a very warm and moist air mass ahead of it. A broken line of storm clusters impacted mainly our southern and eastern forecast area with damaging wind gusts.
Wind:
Here are the maximum reported wind gusts across the area between 7 am and 7 pm EDT on July 19th, 2020.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 702 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2020 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS... LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...INDIANA... ...ALLEN COUNTY... FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AP 64 MPH 0252 PM 07/19 40.98N/85.18W ...CASS COUNTY... 3 SSW LOGANSPORT 61 MPH 0135 PM 07/19 40.71N/86.37W GALVESTON 36 MPH 0201 PM 07/19 40.56N/86.19W ...DE KALB COUNTY... AUBURN DEKALB C 44 MPH 0245 PM 07/19 41.30N/85.07W ...ELKHART COUNTY... 2 WNW BENTON 50 MPH 1137 AM 07/19 41.52N/85.79W GOSHEN 49 MPH 1137 AM 07/19 41.53N/85.78W ...GRANT COUNTY... GRANT COUNTY MUNICIPAL APT 39 MPH 0230 PM 07/19 40.48N/85.68W ...HUNTINGTON COUNTY... HUNTINGTON 46 MPH 0228 PM 07/19 40.83N/85.53W ...JAY COUNTY... PORTLAND 33 MPH 0315 PM 07/19 40.45N/84.98W ...KOSCIUSKO COUNTY... WARSAW MUNI 33 MPH 1155 AM 07/19 41.27N/85.83W ...LA PORTE COUNTY... 2 WNW MICHIGAN CITY 56 MPH 1000 AM 07/19 41.72N/86.91W LA PORTE 32 MPH 1055 AM 07/19 41.57N/86.73W ...MIAMI COUNTY... GRISSOM AFB 57 MPH 0146 PM 07/19 40.66N/86.15W GRISSOM AFB 56 MPH 0151 PM 07/19 40.63N/86.15W AMBOY 33 MPH 0200 PM 07/19 40.59N/85.98W ...NOBLE COUNTY... KENDALLVILLE 36 MPH 0235 PM 07/19 41.47N/85.25W ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AP 32 MPH 0258 PM 07/19 41.70N/86.32W ...STARKE COUNTY... KNOX - STARKE CO. AIRPORT 40 MPH 1055 AM 07/19 41.33N/86.67W ...STEUBEN COUNTY... ANGOLA 36 MPH 0515 PM 07/19 41.63N/85.08W ...WABASH COUNTY... SOMERSET 39 MPH 0215 PM 07/19 40.66N/85.81W ...WHITE COUNTY... MONTICELLO - WHITE COUNTY AR 35 MPH 0155 PM 07/19 40.72N/86.77W ...MICHIGAN... ...BERRIEN COUNTY... BENTON HARBOR 51 MPH 0133 PM 07/19 42.13N/86.42W ...HILLSDALE COUNTY... HILLSDALE 32 MPH 0315 PM 07/19 41.92N/84.58W ...OHIO... ...ALLEN COUNTY... LIMA 39 MPH 0340 PM 07/19 40.70N/84.02W LIMA 33 MPH 0123 PM 07/19 40.70N/84.02W ...DEFIANCE COUNTY... HICKSVILLE 46 MPH 0305 PM 07/19 41.29N/84.77W 3 NW BRUNERSBURG 32 MPH 0339 PM 07/19 41.34N/84.43W DEFIANCE 32 MPH 0333 PM 07/19 41.33N/84.43W ...PUTNAM COUNTY... OTTAWA 35 MPH 0335 PM 07/19 41.03N/83.98W KALIDA 35 MPH 0330 PM 07/19 40.98N/84.20W ...VAN WERT COUNTY... MIDDLE POINT 32 MPH 0358 PM 07/19 40.86N/84.45W VAN WERT COUNTY 32 MPH 0355 PM 07/19 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. $$
Photos
Photos of wind damage from severe storms on July 19th, 2020. Thanks to those who sent these photos in!
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| Tree Damage in Leo-Cedarville, IN (Bradley Johnson) |
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Tree Damage in Leo-Cedarville, IN (Zac Crosby) |
Storm Reports
Here are the storm reports from severe weather that occurred on July 19th, 2020.
If you would like to report damage that occurred with these storms, please send an email to nws.northernindiana@noaa.gov with
a description/photo of the damage, and the time and location that the damage occurred.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
657 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0252 PM TSTM WND GST 2 ENE NINE MILE 40.98N 85.18W
07/19/2020 M64 MPH ALLEN IN ASOS
ASOS STATION KFWA FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL
AP.
0135 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SSW LOGANSPORT 40.71N 86.37W
07/19/2020 M61 MPH CASS IN AWOS
53 KNOT WIND GUST RECORDED AT LOGANSPORT
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGGP).
0146 PM TSTM WND GST GRISSOM AFB 40.66N 86.15W
07/19/2020 E57 MPH MIAMI IN AWOS
REPORTED AT GRISSOM AIR FORCE BASE.
1000 AM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW MICHIGAN CITY 41.72N 86.91W
07/19/2020 M56 MPH LA PORTE IN C-MAN STATION
MCYI3. PREVIOUS OBSERVATION AT 9:50 AM CDT
WAS 49 MPH.
0137 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 N SAINT JOSEPH 42.11N 86.49W
07/19/2020 M53 MPH LMZ043 MI MESONET
MESONET STATION.
0133 PM TSTM WND GST 1 N BENTON HEIGHTS 42.13N 86.42W
07/19/2020 M51 MPH BERRIEN MI ASOS
ASOS STATION KBEH BENTON HARBOR.
1137 AM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW BENTON 41.52N 85.79W
07/19/2020 M50 MPH ELKHART IN ASOS
A 43 KNOT WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT THE
GOSHEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
1137 AM TSTM WND GST 2 NW BENTON 41.53N 85.78W
07/19/2020 M49 MPH ELKHART IN ASOS
ASOS STATION KGSH GOSHEN.
0305 PM TSTM WND GST HICKSVILLE 41.29N 84.77W
07/19/2020 M46 MPH DEFIANCE OH AMATEUR RADIO
0228 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SSW HUNTINGTON 40.83N 85.53W
07/19/2020 M46 MPH HUNTINGTON IN MESONET
MESONET STATION CW9663 HUNTINGTON.
0245 PM TSTM WND GST 3 ESE SAINT JOHNS 41.30N 85.07W
07/19/2020 M44 MPH DE KALB IN AWOS
AWOS STATION KGWB AUBURN DEKALB COUNTY.
1055 AM TSTM WND GST 2 ESE BREMS 41.33N 86.67W
07/19/2020 M40 MPH STARKE IN AWOS
AWOS STATION KOXI KNOX - STARKE CO. AIRPORT.
1035 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 E TRAIL CREEK 41.70N 86.82W
07/19/2020 M35 MPH LA PORTE IN AWOS
AWOS STATION KMGC MICHIGAN CITY KMGC.
0339 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NW BRUNERSBURG 41.34N 84.43W
07/19/2020 M32 MPH DEFIANCE OH ASOS
REPORTED AT KDFI.
0333 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E DEFIANCE 41.28N 84.35W
07/19/2020 DEFIANCE OH EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWNED ACROSS EUCLID AVENUE.
GAS PUMP BLEW OVER ON EAST 2ND STREET.
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG DEFIANCE 41.28N 84.35W
07/19/2020 DEFIANCE OH EMERGENCY MNGR
A COUPLE OF LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON SENECA
STREET, ONE FELL ONTO A POWER LINE.
0321 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW LEO-CEDARVILLE 41.21N 85.04W
07/19/2020 ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
FIRE DEPT RESPONDING TO TREES ON GERIG ROAD
NEAR HALTER RD.
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S FORT WAYNE 41.02N 85.14W
07/19/2020 ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
FIRE DEPT RESPONDING TO REPORT OF TREES AND
WIRES DOWN ON KINNERK RD NEAR WINCHESTER
ROAD.
0313 PM TSTM WND DMG LEO-CEDARVILLE 41.21N 85.02W
07/19/2020 ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
FIRE DEPT RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF POWER
LINES DOWNED.
0247 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW LEO-CEDARVILLE 41.20N 85.02W
07/19/2020 ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
6-12 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWNED AT THE
LEO-CEDARVILLE PARK. SOME OF THE LIMBS WERE
ROTTED INSIDE, OTHERS APPEAR HEALTHY FROM
PHOTOS.
0247 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE ARCOLA 41.08N 85.23W
07/19/2020 ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
4-6 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWNED ALONG I 69
NEAR MILE MARKER 306.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG LEO-CEDARVILLE 41.21N 85.02W
07/19/2020 ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
1-2 FT DIAMETER TREE DOWNED ON SCHWARTZ RD.
SEVERAL LARGER TREE LIMBS ALSO DOWNED.
0223 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE HUNTINGTON 40.90N 85.49W
07/19/2020 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SPORADIC REPORTS OF ROUGHLY 6 INCH DIAMETER
TREE LIMBS DOWN JUST NORTH OF HUNTINGTON,
JUST NORTH OF MT ETNA AND AT COUNTY ROADS
300 N AND 300 E. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0157 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW RICHVALLEY 40.78N 85.93W
07/19/2020 WABASH IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON OLD 24 BETWEEN RICH VALLEY AND
THE MIAMI COUNTY LINE.
0147 PM TSTM WND DMG MACY 40.96N 86.13W
07/19/2020 MIAMI IN PUBLIC
2 TREE LIMBS DOWNED, AROUND 6 INCHES IN
DIAMETER.
0146 PM TSTM WND DMG GRISSOM AFB 40.66N 86.15W
07/19/2020 MIAMI IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
GRISSOM ARB FIRE OFFICIALS REPORTED TREES
DOWN INTO POWER LINES, AS WELL AS A LARGE
TREE DOWN ONTO A CAR AND HOME. ALL OF THIS
OCCURRING ON THE BASE.
0140 PM TSTM WND DMG BENTON HARBOR 42.12N 86.45W
07/19/2020 BERRIEN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW REPORTS OF TREES AND LARGE LIMBS
DOWNED. ONE LIMB FELL ON A POWER LINE. NO
DETAILS AVAILABLE ON THE EXACT SIZE AND
HEALTH OF THE TREES/LIMBS.
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG LOGANSPORT 40.75N 86.36W
07/19/2020 CASS IN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY.
1140 AM TSTM WND DMG DUNLAP 41.64N 85.92W
07/19/2020 ELKHART IN PUBLIC
SEVERAL 4-5 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWNED.
TREES APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD HEALTH.
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