Indiana’s weekend weather was wetter than Michael Phelps’ laundry. We finally struck precipitation Gold, with biggest one-day total in Indy since the first of May!
The first of May was also the last time a tornado had been confirmed in the state, and that also returned this weekend, thankfully on a small scale. The rough weather in Northern Indiana late Saturday afternoon spawned small tornado in the La Porte county town of Rolling Prairie. There was damage to a carport and the roof at one residence, and a barn was destroyed nearby.
My Facebook & Twitter accounts filled up faster than the rain gauges. Just a couple:
@bradmeiser on Twitter: “1.7 inches in Broad Ripple”
David Millhoan on Facebook: “2.0 in Knightstown!!!!!!!!!”
Mike Hartman on Facebook: “We had 1.4 in the home gauge this morning (in Franklin.)”
But not everyone was Singin’ In The Rain. Totals were lowest just southwest of Indy. I’ve attached a complete map of totals, and you can see some huge differences. All in all, however, the most widespread rain event in months was a sight for sore…dry eyes.
OFFICIAL WEEKEND TOTALS:
1.82″ South Bend
1.51″ Indianapolis
1.31″ Fort Wayne
0.41″ Evansville
0.19″ Muncie
0.05″ Bloomington
0.01″ Terre Haute
UPDATED INDIANAPOLIS SCOREBOARD:
17.49″ Precipitation year-to-date
26.73″ Normal by this time
9.24″ Deficit at this time
30.36″ LAST year’s total by now
MORE FROM THE WEEKEND:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
205 PM EDT MON AUG 06 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W GROVELAND 39.76N 86.74W
08/05/2012 PUTNAM IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR. LATE REPORT.
0515 AM TSTM WND DMG SW LEBANON 40.05N 86.47W
08/05/2012 BOONE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
OUTBUILDING DAMAGED.
0542 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S CAMBY 39.63N 86.31W
08/05/2012 MORGAN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE TREE DOWN AND ANOTHER PARTIALLY DOWN.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG BROAD RIPPLE 39.87N 86.13W
08/05/2012 MARION IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN 46TH AND 49TH STREET AND
COLLEGE AND KEYSTONE. MUCH OF THE AREA ALSO WITHOUT
POWER.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG NOBLESVILLE 40.06N 86.03W
08/05/2012 HAMILTON IN PUBLIC
POWER OUTAGES IN NOBLESVILLE AREA.
0547 AM TSTM WND GST INDIANAPOLIS 39.78N 86.15W
08/05/2012 M43.00 MPH MARION IN AMATEUR RADIO
MEASURED AT SR 67 AND I-465.
0635 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW NEW CASTLE 39.87N 85.39W
08/05/2012 HENRY IN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES DOWNED NEAR SPICELAND RD AND CR400S.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
203 PM EDT MON AUG 06 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM TSTM WND GST EAGLE CREEK RESERVOIR 39.85N 86.31W
08/04/2012 M63.00 MPH MARION IN ASOS
MEASURED AT EAGLE CREEK ASOS.
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 NE INDIANAPOLIS 39.90N 85.99W
08/04/2012 MARION IN AMATEUR RADIO
ONE HEALTY TREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD AND PARTIALLY ONTO A
PICK -UP TRUCK. TREE IS ABOUT 50 FEET TALL AND 16 TO 18
INCHES IN DIAMETER. LOCATION APPROX.
0641 PM TSTM WND GST LAFAYETTE 40.41N 86.87W
08/04/2012 M48.00 MPH TIPPECANOE IN ASOS
0715 PM HAIL TIPTON 40.28N 86.04W
08/04/2012 E0.50 INCH TIPTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0716 PM HAIL TIPTON 40.28N 86.04W
08/04/2012 M0.25 INCH TIPTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LASTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES...JUST ENDED
0717 PM HAIL WINDFALL 40.36N 85.96W
08/04/2012 E0.25 INCH TIPTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0719 PM TSTM WND GST 4 S WINDFALL 40.30N 85.96W
08/04/2012 E50.00 MPH TIPTON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE BRANCHES DOWNED.
0719 PM HAIL 4 S WINDFALL 40.30N 85.96W
08/04/2012 E0.70 INCH TIPTON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE BRANCHES DOWNED.
0720 PM TSTM WND DMG TIPTON 40.28N 86.04W
08/04/2012 TIPTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWNED ON A HOME IN TIPTON.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NE GREENFIELD 39.84N 85.70W
08/04/2012 HANCOCK IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE LIMBS DOWNED AND TREE DOWNED IN ROADWAY AT COUNTY
ROADS 400 NORTH AND 525 EAST.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W TIPTON 40.28N 86.12W
08/04/2012 TIPTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
2 OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED... ONE DESTROYED. MODERATE DAMAGE
TO A HOME.
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W EATON 40.34N 85.39W
08/04/2012 DELAWARE IN PUBLIC
MAPLE TREE SNAPPED OFF EIGHT FEET ABOVE GROUND. NEARBY
TREES ALSO SUSTAINED TREE LIMB DAMAGE.
0800 PM HAIL PARKER CITY 40.19N 85.20W
08/04/2012 E1.00 INCH RANDOLPH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED SIZE OF NICKEL TO QUARTER
0802 PM TSTM WND GST PARKER CITY 40.19N 85.20W
08/04/2012 E60.00 MPH RANDOLPH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0802 PM HAIL PARKER CITY 40.19N 85.20W
08/04/2012 E0.50 INCH RANDOLPH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0806 PM FLOOD WINDFALL 40.36N 85.96W
08/04/2012 TIPTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
STATE ROAD 213 AND COUNTY ROAD 400 NORTH HAVE FLOODING OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH.
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW NEW CASTLE 39.90N 85.43W
08/04/2012 HENRY IN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES DOWNED NEAR KENNARD.
0909 PM FLOOD PARKER CITY 40.19N 85.20W
08/04/2012 RANDOLPH IN AMATEUR RADIO
APPROX 4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER ON A STREET
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
849 AM EDT SUN AUG 05 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0538 PM HAIL 2 E ALDINE 41.20N 86.64W
08/04/2012 M1.00 INCH STARKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0557 PM TSTM WND DMG WANATAH 41.43N 86.90W
08/04/2012 LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN ALONG US 421 NEAR WANATAH AND HAIL
SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN QUARTERS ALSO REPORTED.
0557 PM HAIL WANATAH 41.43N 86.90W
08/04/2012 E1.25 INCH LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN ALONG US 421 NEAR WANATAH AND HAIL
SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN QUARTERS ALSO REPORTED.
0558 PM HAIL OBER 41.27N 86.52W
08/04/2012 M1.00 INCH STARKE IN PUBLIC
0603 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NW SOUTH BEND 41.70N 86.31W
08/04/2012 M66 MPH ST. JOSEPH IN ASOS
0605 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW POTTAWATTOMIE PAR 41.74N 86.91W
08/04/2012 M51 MPH LMZ046 IN C-MAN STATION
MICHIGAN CITY LIGHTHOUSE GLERL OBSERVATION
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG LA PORTE 41.61N 86.72W
08/04/2012 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
2 LARGE TREES DOWN.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG ROLLING PRAIRIE 41.67N 86.62W
08/04/2012 LA PORTE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0620 PM TORNADO ROLLING PRAIRIE 41.67N 86.61W
08/04/2012 LA PORTE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY BY EMERGENCY MANAGER
INDICATES DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE SOUTHEAST OF ROLLING
PRARIE CONSISTENT WITH A TORNADIC ROTATION. WINDS
DESTROYED THE CARPORT GARAGE AND ROOF SEPARATED SLIGHTLY
FROM THE FRAME OF THE HOME. A NEARBY BARN WAS ALSO
DESTROYED.
0633 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N NILES 41.86N 86.25W
08/04/2012 BERRIEN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCH TO 1 FOOT TREE LIMBS AND TREES DOWN. ALSO HAIL
THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS.
0633 PM HAIL 2 N NILES 41.86N 86.25W
08/04/2012 M1.50 INCH BERRIEN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCH TO 1 FOOT TREE LIMBS AND TREES DOWN. ALSO HAIL
THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS.
0635 PM TSTM WND DMG PLYMOUTH 41.34N 86.31W
08/04/2012 MARSHALL IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. TREE DOWN ACROSS US31
SOUTH OF 30. LINES DOWN IN CULVER WHICH STARTED A FIRE.
0638 PM TSTM WND GST MISHAWAKA 41.66N 86.16W
08/04/2012 E60 MPH ST. JOSEPH IN NWS EMPLOYEE
0638 PM TSTM WND DMG GALIEN 41.80N 86.50W
08/04/2012 BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
LARGE TREE BRANCH DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0638 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W ROSELAND 41.72N 86.33W
08/04/2012 E65 MPH ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR.
0643 PM TSTM WND DMG OSCEOLA 41.67N 86.08W
08/04/2012 ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
CORN FLATTENED.
0648 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W ELKHART 41.68N 86.03W
08/04/2012 ELKHART IN PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 1.
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N LA PORTE 41.68N 86.72W
08/04/2012 LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
A SMALL TREE REPORTED DOWN.
0650 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E ELKHART 41.68N 85.96W
08/04/2012 E65 MPH ELKHART IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0652 PM TSTM WND DMG EDWARDSBURG 41.80N 86.08W
08/04/2012 CASS MI PUBLIC
FOUR TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG SPENCERVILLE 40.71N 84.35W
08/04/2012 ALLEN OH AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN. TREE DOWN ON MULBURY STREET.
0700 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WSW SAINT JOSEPH 42.10N 86.52W
08/04/2012 M40 MPH LMZ043 MI C-MAN STATION
0701 PM TSTM WND DMG WARSAW 41.24N 85.85W
08/04/2012 KOSCIUSKO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN WARSAW...WINONA LAKE....AND
ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY
0710 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WSW SAINT JOSEPH 42.10N 86.52W
08/04/2012 M47 MPH LMZ043 MI C-MAN STATION
0713 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N NORTH WEBSTER 41.36N 85.70W
08/04/2012 E65 MPH KOSCIUSKO IN NWS OFFICE
ESTIMATED 65 MPH WINDS AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW ANDREWS 40.84N 85.63W
08/04/2012 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 115N AND ROUTE 24.
0747 PM TSTM WND DMG ANDREWS 40.86N 85.60W
08/04/2012 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE DOWN ON MCKEEVER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR.
0752 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW HUNTINGTON 40.90N 85.52W
08/04/2012 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON RANGELINE ROAD AND 500 N
0755 PM HAIL MARION 40.56N 85.66W
08/04/2012 M1.00 INCH GRANT IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ALONG WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH
0757 PM TSTM WND GST JONESBORO 40.48N 85.63W
08/04/2012 E65 MPH GRANT IN PUBLIC
0800 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SSW LEO-CEDARVILLE 41.16N 85.06W
08/04/2012 M71 MPH ALLEN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAPLECREST AND
INTERSTATE 469
0808 PM FUNNEL CLOUD HARLAN 41.20N 84.92W
08/04/2012 ALLEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED AT SCHOOL STREET IN HARLAN.
0808 PM TSTM WND DMG WARREN 40.68N 85.43W
08/04/2012 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE DOWN NEAR WAYNE STREET AND 2ND. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG ROCKFORD 40.76N 85.31W
08/04/2012 WELLS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD NEAR ROCKFORD. LARGE LIMBS
DOWN ON 450 E AND 100 N
0829 PM TSTM WND DMG PORTLAND 40.43N 84.98W
08/04/2012 JAY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN IN PORTLAND AND
PENNVILLE
0829 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W DECATUR 40.83N 85.02W
08/04/2012 ADAMS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE BRANCHES REPORTED DOWN.
0842 PM TSTM WND DMG WREN 40.80N 84.78W
08/04/2012 VAN WERT OH TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN. REPORT RELAYED TO NWS BY
EMERGENCY MANAGER.
0844 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W CONVOY 40.92N 84.78W
08/04/2012 E60 MPH VAN WERT OH TRAINED SPOTTER
0852 PM TSTM WND GST OHIO CITY 40.77N 84.62W
08/04/2012 E55 MPH VAN WERT OH TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT RELAYED TO NWS BY EMERGENCY MANAGER.
0910 PM TSTM WND DMG NAPOLEON 41.39N 84.13W
08/04/2012 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN AND NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY.
0915 PM TSTM WND GST COLUMBUS GROVE 40.92N 84.06W
08/04/2012 M49 MPH PUTNAM OH TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL.
0942 PM TSTM WND DMG LIMA 40.74N 84.11W
08/04/2012 ALLEN OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE DOWN ON LAKEWOOD
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