Scattered damaging winds from severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Sunday. Excessive heat will continue over the southern U.S. Sunday before another round of heat arrives Monday through the central and southern U.S. spreading into the East by Independence Day. California will see excessive heat starting Tuesday. Read More >
Overview
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A potent surface low lifted across the western Great Lakes on November 15, 2020, bringing two rounds of convection and high winds. Wind gusts of 50 to 65 mph caused power outages, structural damage, and blew over trees across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. |
 12Z WPC Surface Analysis |
Photos & Video
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Wind Damage in Deshler, OH (Storm Spotter KE8GJY) |
Wind Damage in Deshler, OH (Storm Spotter KE8GJY) |
Hail 5SW Van Wert, OH (Derrick Marsee) |
Wind Damage - Waynedale School, Fort Wayne, IN (Nicalas Shimp) |
Radar
Sequence of Events
There were three distinct rounds of showers and thunderstorms associated with this system. The first occurred just after midnight as a warm front lifted across the area. The second was associated with a pre-frontal trough. The third round was associated with the main cold front which moved from west to east just before midday.
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1205 AM EST - Warm Frontal Rain |
226 AM EST - First Round of Storms
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901 AM EST - Cold Front - Second Round of Storms
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1031 AM EST - Cold Front - Second Round of Storms
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Storm Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 751 AM EST MON NOV 16 2020 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS FROM NOVEMBER 15TH 2020... LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...INDIANA... ...ALLEN COUNTY... FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AP 63 MPH 0252 PM 11/15 40.98N/85.18W FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AP 63 MPH 0154 PM 11/15 40.98N/85.18W FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AP 60 MPH 1054 AM 11/15 40.98N/85.18W FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AP 56 MPH 1017 AM 11/15 40.98N/85.18W 2.9 S WALLEN (INDOT) 55 MPH 1100 AM 11/15 41.12N/85.16W WOODBURN 37 MPH 0315 PM 11/15 41.14N/84.86W ...CASS COUNTY... LOGANSPORT 54 MPH 0935 AM 11/15 40.72N/86.37W LOGANSPORT 51 MPH 1135 AM 11/15 40.72N/86.37W 1.7 N GEORGETOWN (INDOT) 43 MPH 0127 PM 11/15 40.76N/86.50W GALVESTON 42 MPH 1215 PM 11/15 40.56N/86.19W WALTON 40 MPH 0116 PM 11/15 40.66N/86.22W ...DE KALB COUNTY... GARRETT 46 MPH 0320 PM 11/15 41.33N/85.13W AUBURN DEKALB 44 MPH 1235 PM 11/15 41.30N/85.07W ...ELKHART COUNTY... GOSHEN 54 MPH 1026 AM 11/15 41.53N/85.78W GOSHEN 52 MPH 0940 AM 11/15 41.53N/85.78W ELKHART MUNICIPA 41 MPH 0952 AM 11/15 41.72N/86.00W 2.6 SW SIMONTON LAKE (INDOT) 40 MPH 0240 PM 11/15 41.72N/86.01W JAMESTOWN 40 MPH 1208 PM 11/15 41.64N/86.04W ...FULTON COUNTY... 3 W ROCHESTER 46 MPH 0145 PM 11/15 41.05N/86.26W ATHENS 45 MPH 0925 AM 11/15 41.07N/86.13W ...GRANT COUNTY... GRANT COUNTY MUNICIPAL APT 56 MPH 1015 AM 11/15 40.48N/85.68W GRANT COUNTY MUNICIPAL APT 53 MPH 1035 AM 11/15 40.48N/85.68W 2.2 NW UPLAND (INDOT) 53 MPH 1000 AM 11/15 40.48N/85.55W REXFORD 40 MPH 1022 AM 11/15 40.59N/85.67W ...HUNTINGTON COUNTY... HUNTINGTON 52 MPH 1035 AM 11/15 40.85N/85.45W HUNTINGTON 49 MPH 0103 PM 11/15 40.83N/85.53W HUNTINGTON 49 MPH 1201 PM 11/15 40.93N/85.55W MARKLE 48 MPH 1033 AM 11/15 40.82N/85.41W HUNTINGTON 39 MPH 1058 AM 11/15 40.93N/85.41W ...JAY COUNTY... PORTLAND 54 MPH 1055 AM 11/15 40.45N/84.98W ...KOSCIUSKO COUNTY... WARSAW MUNI 51 MPH 0235 PM 11/15 41.27N/85.83W WARSAW 40 MPH 0216 PM 11/15 41.21N/85.87W LEESBURG 37 MPH 0233 PM 11/15 41.31N/85.72W WARSAW 35 MPH 1055 AM 11/15 41.33N/85.77W ...LA PORTE COUNTY... 2.7 W WATERFORD (INDOT) 54 MPH 0341 PM 11/15 41.66N/86.89W 2.7 W WATERFORD (INDOT) 52 MPH 1241 PM 11/15 41.66N/86.89W LA PORTE 44 MPH 0235 PM 11/15 41.57N/86.73W MICHIGAN CITY KMGC 44 MPH 0155 PM 11/15 41.70N/86.82W ...LAGRANGE COUNTY... 1.9 NW HOWE (INDOT) 42 MPH 0120 PM 11/15 41.75N/85.44W ...MARSHALL COUNTY... PLYMOUTH SITE KC65 43 MPH 0135 PM 11/15 41.37N/86.30W 2.6 NW ARGOS (INDOT) 39 MPH 1130 AM 11/15 41.27N/86.27W PLYMOUTH 36 MPH 0215 PM 11/15 41.34N/86.31W ...MIAMI COUNTY... 1 S GRISSOM AFB 60 MPH 0949 AM 11/15 40.64N/86.15W GRISSOM AFB PERU 56 MPH 1056 AM 11/15 40.63N/86.15W GRISSOM AFB PERU 51 MPH 0156 PM 11/15 40.63N/86.15W SANTA FE 44 MPH 0219 PM 11/15 40.64N/85.99W ...NOBLE COUNTY... KENDALLVILLE 51 MPH 0535 PM 11/15 41.47N/85.25W ...PULASKI COUNTY... MONTEREY 44 MPH 0830 AM 11/15 41.11N/86.52W ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AP 48 MPH 0609 PM 11/15 41.70N/86.32W SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AP 48 MPH 0132 PM 11/15 41.70N/86.32W OSCEOLA 38 MPH 0218 PM 11/15 41.64N/86.06W ...STARKE COUNTY... KNOX - STARKE CO. AIRPORT 52 MPH 0135 PM 11/15 41.33N/86.67W KNOX - STARKE CO. AIRPORT 51 MPH 1035 AM 11/15 41.33N/86.67W ...STEUBEN COUNTY... ANGOLA 53 MPH 1115 AM 11/15 41.63N/85.08W PLEASANT LAKE 35 MPH 1100 AM 11/15 41.57N/85.01W ...WABASH COUNTY... SOMERSET 46 MPH 0100 PM 11/15 40.66N/85.81W ROANN 46 MPH 1245 PM 11/15 40.89N/85.92W NORTH MANCHESTER 38 MPH 0339 PM 11/15 41.00N/85.81W LA FONTAINE 36 MPH 1238 PM 11/15 40.66N/85.79W ...WELLS COUNTY... BLUFFTON 44 MPH 1102 AM 11/15 40.74N/85.18W ...WHITE COUNTY... MONTICELLO-WHITE COUNTY AP 46 MPH 0835 AM 11/15 40.72N/86.77W ...WHITLEY COUNTY... APLACE 50 MPH 1045 AM 11/15 41.09N/85.47W ...MICHIGAN... ...BERRIEN COUNTY... BENTON HARBOR 59 MPH 0548 PM 11/15 42.13N/86.42W BENTON HARBOR 59 MPH 0253 PM 11/15 42.13N/86.42W BENTON HARBOR 56 MPH 0153 PM 11/15 42.13N/86.42W BENTON HARBOR 54 MPH 0920 AM 11/15 42.13N/86.42W BENTON HARBOR 52 MPH 0837 AM 11/15 42.13N/86.42W SAINT JOSEPH 51 MPH 0300 PM 11/15 42.10N/86.49W SAINT JOSEPH 45 MPH 0517 PM 11/15 42.10N/86.49W SAINT JOSEPH 40 MPH 1046 AM 11/15 42.09N/86.48W ...BRANCH COUNTY... COLDWATER 49 MPH 0315 PM 11/15 41.92N/85.03W ...HILLSDALE COUNTY... HILLSDALE 45 MPH 1215 PM 11/15 41.92N/84.58W LITCHFIELD 38 MPH 1104 AM 11/15 42.05N/84.75W CAMDEN 37 MPH 0307 PM 11/15 41.71N/84.65W JEROME 36 MPH 0417 PM 11/15 42.02N/84.46W ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... THREE RIVERS 45 MPH 0235 PM 11/15 41.97N/85.60W STURGIS KIRSCH 45 MPH 1055 AM 11/15 41.80N/85.43W ...OHIO... ...ALLEN COUNTY... LIMA 66 MPH 1112 AM 11/15 40.70N/84.02W LIMA 53 MPH 1101 AM 11/15 40.70N/84.02W BLUFFTON 46 MPH 1155 AM 11/15 40.89N/83.89W LIMA 40 MPH 1127 AM 11/15 40.70N/84.10W ...DEFIANCE COUNTY... DEFIANCE 59 MPH 1149 AM 11/15 41.33N/84.43W ...FULTON COUNTY... 132-SR 64 FULTON 35 MPH 1235 PM 11/15 41.66N/83.91W ...HENRY COUNTY... DESHLER 65 MPH 1052 AM 11/15 41.21N/83.91W 2 WNW RIDGEVILLE CORNERS 41 MPH 1125 AM 11/15 41.45N/84.30W ...PUTNAM COUNTY... 3 ENE OTTAWA 72 MPH 1043 AM 11/15 41.05N/83.99W OTTAWA 60 MPH 1135 AM 11/15 41.03N/83.98W KALIDA 57 MPH 1231 PM 11/15 40.98N/84.20W VAUGHNSVILLE 50 MPH 0211 PM 11/15 40.88N/84.15W OTTAWA 37 MPH 1204 PM 11/15 41.02N/84.05W COLUMBUS GROVE 37 MPH 1150 AM 11/15 40.93N/84.07W LEIPSIC 35 MPH 0916 PM 11/15 41.10N/83.99W ...VAN WERT COUNTY... SCOTT 59 MPH 1128 AM 11/15 40.95N/84.51W SCOTT 56 MPH 1143 AM 11/15 40.95N/84.51W 1 ENE VAN WERT 54 MPH 1255 PM 11/15 40.87N/84.56W SCOTT 54 MPH 1025 AM 11/15 40.95N/84.51W VAN WERT 50 MPH 1205 PM 11/15 40.85N/84.48W 1 ENE VAN WERT 50 MPH 1120 AM 11/15 40.87N/84.56W VAN WERT 45 MPH 1135 AM 11/15 40.87N/84.59W VAN WERT COUNTY 44 MPH 1135 AM 11/15 40.87N/84.62W 3 W WETSEL 37 MPH 1125 AM 11/15 40.94N/84.50W 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
458 PM EST SUN NOV 15 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1218 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE DELPHOS 40.84N 84.33W
11/15/2020 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
1135 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 S LEO-CEDARVILLE 41.16N 85.02W
11/15/2020 ALLEN IN PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
POWER POLES BROKEN.
1057 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 W LIMA 40.76N 84.16W
11/15/2020 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
POWER POLES BROKEN.
1045 AM TSTM WND DMG NAPOLEON 41.40N 84.13W
11/15/2020 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DOWNED OR LEANING
UTILITY POLES ACROSS THE COUNTY. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
1029 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 S LEO-CEDARVILLE 41.16N 85.02W
11/15/2020 ALLEN IN PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
0945 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE ANDREWS 40.84N 85.57W
11/15/2020 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. ESTIMATED STRONGEST
GUSTS 55 MPH.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 NE NINE MILE 41.02N 85.18W
11/15/2020 ALLEN IN PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWNED NEAR WAYNEDALE SCHOOL IN
FORT WAYNE.
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 NNW NEW HAVEN 41.13N 85.05W
11/15/2020 ALLEN IN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE AND POWER LINES FELL INTO TWO HOMES ON
BOJRAB DRIVE. THIS STARTED FIRES IN THE
ATTICS OF EACH HOME. THE FIRES HAVE SINCE
BEEN EXTINGUISHED. NO SERIOUS INJURIES.
1045 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 E ROLLING HILLS 41.03N 85.20W
11/15/2020 ALLEN IN AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND UTILITY WIRES
DOWN IN ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA DUE TO STRONG
WINDS.
1041 AM HAIL 1 SSW OTTAWA 41.01N 84.05W
11/15/2020 E0.25 INCH PUTNAM OH TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZED HAIL AT WILLIAMSTOWN ROAD AND S
OAK ST IN OTTAWA.
1028 AM HAIL 3 NE FORT JENNINGS 40.94N 84.26W
11/15/2020 E0.25 INCH PUTNAM OH TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
1015 AM HAIL 1 N VAN WERT 40.87N 84.58W
11/15/2020 E0.25 INCH VAN WERT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
MEASURED GUST TO 39 MPH.
0943 AM HAIL 4.1 NNW HUDSON 41.59N 85.11W
11/15/2020 M0.25 INCH STEUBEN IN COCORAHS
SOME PEA SIZE HAIL MIXED IN WITH RAIN.
0910 AM HAIL 1 NE NORTH MANCHESTER 41.01N 85.77W
11/15/2020 E0.25 INCH WABASH IN PUBLIC
0908 AM HAIL 2 SSE LAKE WAWASEE 41.37N 85.69W
11/15/2020 E0.25 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 40 MPH ALSO.
0908 AM HAIL 1 S MONOQUET 41.28N 85.86W
11/15/2020 M0.25 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN NWS EMPLOYEE
CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 1 S
MONOQUET. GUSTY WINDS. NO DAMAGE.
0854 AM HAIL 1 NE DENVER 40.88N 86.06W
11/15/2020 E0.25 INCH MIAMI IN COCORAHS
0850 AM HAIL 2 ESE ELKHART 41.68N 85.93W
11/15/2020 E0.50 INCH ELKHART IN PUBLIC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 2 ESE
ELKHART. PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL.
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