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NWUS53 KIWX 051317
LSRIWX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
917 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0645 AM LIGHTNING 1 NNE MIDDLEBURY 40.86N 84.74W
09/05/2026 VAN WERT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE LIGHTNING DAMAGE OF A TREE INTO A
HOUSE. HOMEOWNER SAID THERE WAS A BRIGHT
FLASH, A LOUD BANG AND THEN A CRASH IN THE
HOUSE. PHOTOS SHOW WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE
TOP OF A TREE THROUGH THE ROOF OF A HOUSE.
PHOTOS DONT SHOW POWERLINES NEARBY. RADAR
AND LIGHTNING DATA INDICATE THIS WAS A TIME
WHEN NUMEROUS LIGHTNING WAS OBSERVED.
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