My home county (Huntington) was hit with 3-4 inches of rain on Saturday, causing flash flooding. This Doppler Radar estimate of storm total shows the hardest hit part of the county was the southern third just west of I-69.
Meanwhile in Delaware county, a couple of high wind and tornado reports from the public. Those sightings may have been cold air funnels. Conditions were ripe for those late Saturday afternoon and evening.
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0430 PM TSTM WND GST 8 S MUNCIE 40.08N 85.39W 05/13/2011 M63 MPH DELAWARE IN TRAINED SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED SEVERAL MINUTES OF 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS ALONG WITH A 63 MPH GUST. MEASURED BY SWAT CHASE TEAM. 0534 PM TSTM WND DMG ALBANY 40.30N 85.23W 05/13/2011 DELAWARE IN AMATEUR RADIO CANOPY TENT DESTROYED AT MUNCIE DRAGWAY NEAR ALBANY. WINDS ESTIMATED 40 MPH. 0720 PM TORNADO 1 SW GASTON 40.30N 85.51W 05/14/2011 DELAWARE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT DISPATCH REPORTED PUBLIC SIGHTED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON INTERSTATE 69 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 45. STATE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED AND DO NOT SEE DAMAGE. 0918 PM TORNADO 5 NE SARATOGA 40.29N 84.85W 05/14/2011 RANDOLPH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 507 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0230 PM HEAVY RAIN SYRACUSE 41.43N 85.75W 05/14/2011 M1.00 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC RAINFALL FELL IN ONE HOUR...2-3PM. 0230 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N NEW PARIS 41.51N 85.83W 05/14/2011 M1.79 INCH ELKHART IN PUBLIC RAINFALL AMOUNT FELL BETWEEN 2-3PM. 0300 PM FLOOD LIMA 40.74N 84.11W 05/14/2011 ALLEN OH LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDERPASS FLOODED. A FEW LOW LYING ROADS IN COUNTY HAVE HIGH WATER. 0315 PM FLOOD GOSHEN 41.58N 85.83W 05/14/2011 ELKHART IN PUBLIC FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN GOSHEN PARKING LOTS. WATER UP TO BOTTOM OF VEHICLES. 0404 PM FLOOD 4 S NAPOLEON 41.34N 84.12W 05/14/2011 HENRY OH TRAINED SPOTTER HEAVY FIELD FLOODING IN THE AREA 0435 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 E SALEM CENTER 41.59N 85.10W 05/14/2011 M1.33 INCH STEUBEN IN COCORAHS THREE HOUR RAIN TOTAL 0450 PM FLASH FLOOD NAPOLEON 41.39N 84.13W 05/14/2011 HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERAL STREETS THAT NORMALLY DONT EXPERIENCE FLOODING ARE WATER COVERED 0536 PM HAIL BIPPUS 40.94N 85.62W 05/14/2011 E0.70 INCH HUNTINGTON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0601 PM FLOOD BIPPUS 40.94N 85.62W 05/14/2011 HUNTINGTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER WATER RUNNING ACROSS STATE ROAD 105 AND INTO THE POST OFFICE 0617 PM HEAVY RAIN BIPPUS 40.94N 85.62W 05/14/2011 M4.00 INCH HUNTINGTON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE REPORTED 4 INCHES OR MORE 0713 PM FLOOD 2 NNW NEY 41.41N 84.54W 05/14/2011 DEFIANCE OH EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED AROUND THE NEY AREA...WITH BASEMENT FLOODING REPORTED NEAR LICK CREEK...LICK CREEK RISING RAPIDLY 0715 PM FLOOD 4 NW HUNTINGTON 40.93N 85.54W 05/14/2011 HUNTINGTON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WATER OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN NORTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY 0851 PM WALL CLOUD 2 WSW WESTCHESTER 40.48N 84.93W 05/14/2011 JAY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER REPORTS SEEING A ROTATING WALL CLOUD...NO FUNNEL PRESENT 0921 PM FLOOD MONTPELIER 40.55N 85.28W 05/14/2011 BLACKFORD IN EMERGENCY MNGR BASEMENTS FLOODED IN NUMEROUS HOUSES. FIRE STATION IS FLOODED. ROADS ARE CLOSED. 0935 PM FLOOD 3 NNE CENTER 40.48N 85.05W 05/14/2011 JAY IN TRAINED SPOTTER ROAD IMPASSABLE FROM FLOODING FOR NEARLY 300 YARDS...NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 350 AND 300. 0400 AM FLOOD HUNTINGTON 40.88N 85.50W 05/15/2011 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR EXTENSIVE FLOODING ON AREA ROADS ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HUNTINGTON COUNTY...INCLUDING HUNTINGTON. NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. 35 REPORTS OF FLOODED HOMES. ST RD 16 CLOSED NEAR 750W. 0400 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 S BIPPUS 40.92N 85.62W 05/15/2011 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR STATE ROUTE 16 WAS WASHED OUT NEAR STATE ROUTE 105 IN NORTHWEST HUNTINGTON COUNTY 0659 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNW HUDSON 41.59N 85.11W 05/15/2011 M2.62 INCH STEUBEN IN COCORAHS UPDATED RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE LAST REPORT...STORM TOTAL AT 2.62 INCHES. 0704 AM HEAVY RAIN 9 SW ANGOLA 41.54N 85.12W 05/15/2011 M3.47 INCH STEUBEN IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL OVER PAST 24 HOURS. 0715 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 WNW WABASH 40.84N 85.94W 05/15/2011 M3.90 INCH WABASH IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS 0730 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 N LA PORTE 41.70N 86.72W 05/15/2011 M3.11 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS 0734 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E BRYAN 41.47N 84.53W 05/15/2011 M2.17 INCH WILLIAMS OH COCORAHS STORM TOTAL OVER PAST 24 HOURS 0755 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSW MICHIGAN CITY 41.69N 86.90W 05/15/2011 M2.60 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS 0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 S HUNTINGTON 40.86N 85.50W 05/15/2011 M4.50 INCH HUNTINGTON IN CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL OVER PAST 24 HOURS 0828 AM HEAVY RAIN WNW NEW BUFFALO 41.79N 86.74W 05/15/2011 M2.11 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS STORM TOTAL OVER PAST 24 HOURS 0846 AM HEAVY RAIN MONTPELIER 41.59N 84.60W 05/15/2011 M3.22 INCH WILLIAMS OH CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL OVER PAST 24 HOURS 0850 AM FLOOD BIPPUS 40.94N 85.62W 05/15/2011 HUNTINGTON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT MANY COUNTY ROADS WERE STILL FLOODED OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF HUNTINGTON COUNTY 0852 AM FLOOD 3 E SERVIA 40.96N 85.69W 05/15/2011 WABASH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SOME COUNTY ROADS WERE STILL FLOODED OVER NORTHEAST WABASH COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HUNTINGTON COUNTY BORDER 1148 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 SSE HUNTINGTON 40.87N 85.49W 05/15/2011 M3.58 INCH HUNTINGTON IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL OVER PAST 24 HOURS