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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1222 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0345 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 N LA PORTE 41.63N 86.71W
04/27/2026 LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
A TREE WAS UPROOTED AND FELL ACROSS A HOUSE
IN THE 800 BLOCK OF PARK ST JUST SOUTH OF
ERIE ST. TRAINED SPOTTER ALSO REPORTS
POWERLINES DOWN IN THE AREA. WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSW LA PORTE 41.57N 86.73W
04/27/2026 M52 MPH LA PORTE IN AWOS
AWOS STATION KPPO LA PORTE.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LA PORTE 41.61N 86.71W
04/27/2026 LA PORTE IN BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN LA PORTE AROUND
4 PM EDT.
0415 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE LA PORTE 41.59N 86.70W
04/27/2026 LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO TREES DOWN ON US 35. REPORTS OF
POWERLINES DOWN ELSEHWERE IN THE COUNTY.
0420 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW CARLISLE 41.71N 86.51W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
REPORT OF 7 TREES DOWN IN NEW CARLISLE AT
4:20 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS AROUND 50-55 MPH
WERE OCCURRING AT THAT TIME PER THE LA PORTE
ASOS.
0420 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 N LA PORTE 41.62N 86.71W
04/27/2026 LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS SEVERAL LARGE TREES
DOWN AT OAK AND NIESEN STREETS AROUND 4:20
PM EDT.
0420 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N LA PORTE 41.62N 86.71W
04/27/2026 E50 MPH LA PORTE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATES WIND GUSTS OF 50
TO 55 MPH IN LA PORTE.
0427 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 WNW SOUTH BEND 41.70N 86.32W
04/27/2026 M70 MPH ST. JOSEPH IN ASOS
ASOS STATION KSBN SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL
AP.
0427 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEW CARLISLE 41.70N 86.51W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYS PHOTO OF A TREE DOWN
IN NEW CARLISLE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0427 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW CHAIN-O-LAKES 41.71N 86.39W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ON US 20 WEST OF LYDICK.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NILES 41.84N 86.25W
04/27/2026 BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES
DOWN IN NILES NEAR BALLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AND ON MAIN STREET. TIME ESTIMATED TO BE
BETWEEN 4-5 PM EDT.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 W SOUTH BEND 41.67N 86.32W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
POWERLINES DOWN ON MAYFLOWER RD AND SR 2.
ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED AROUND 4:30 PM
EDT.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE GEORGETOWN 41.74N 86.20W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER RELAYED PHOTOS OF SEVERAL
LARGE TREES DOWN ON HICKORY RD IN GRANGER.
THEY ESTIMATED THAT THE TREES FELL AROUND
4:30 PM EDT WITH ESTIMATED 60-70 MPH WIND
GUSTS.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 W ROSELAND 41.71N 86.30W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ONTO POWERLINES AND A PARKED CAR
ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF SOUTH BEND. NO
INJURIES.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG OTIS 41.60N 86.91W
04/27/2026 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
LARGE TREE SNAPPED IN OTIS, NORTH OF
WESTVILLE. ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED AROUND
4:30 PM EDT.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MICHIGAN CITY 41.71N 86.88W
04/27/2026 LA PORTE IN LOCAL OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND MICHIGAN
CITY.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WESTVILLE 41.54N 86.91W
04/27/2026 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND WESTVILLE.
PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK. ESTIMATED TO HAVE
OCCURRED AROUND OR JUST BEFORE 4:30 PM EDT.
0445 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW ROSELAND 41.74N 86.30W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON BRICK RD NEAR THE
MEADOW WOOD SUBDIVISION.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CENTREVILLE 41.92N 85.53W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH MI PUBLIC
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN CENTREVILLE.
LIKELY OCCURRED BETWEEN 4:30 PM TO 5 PM EDT.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG THREE RIVERS 41.94N 85.63W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH MI PUBLIC
SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN THREE
RIVERS. ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN
5-5:30 PM EDT.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG EDWARDSBURG 41.80N 86.08W
04/27/2026 CASS MI PUBLIC
PHOTO ON FACEBOOK OF SEVERAL LARGE TREE
LIMBS DOWN ON RUNKLE RD. ESTIMATED TO HAVE
OCCURRED AROUND 5 PM EDT.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG EAU CLAIRE 41.99N 86.30W
04/27/2026 BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN LIONS PARK.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE SOUTH BEND 41.67N 86.25W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK RELAYED BY
BROADCAST MEDIA OF TREES DOWN ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF SOUTH BEND. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
RADAR.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NE GRANGER 41.76N 86.11W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND GRANGER ALL THE WAY
UP TO THE INDIANA MICHIGAN STATE LINE.
ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 430 TO
530 PM EDT.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ALBION 41.40N 85.42W
04/27/2026 NOBLE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS SEVERAL TREES
BLOCKING ROADS IN NOBLE COUNTY.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HUDSON LAKE 41.71N 86.54W
04/27/2026 LA PORTE IN BROADCAST MEDIA
FALLEN TREE BLOCKING TRAIN TRACKS EAST OF
THE HUDSON LAKE STATION. ESTIMATED TO HAVE
OCCURRED BETWEEN 4:30 PM TO 5 PM EDT.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG OSWEGO 41.32N 85.79W
04/27/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
VERY LARGE TREE AND NUMEROUS BRANCHES DOWN
IN OSWEGO. ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED AROUND
5 PM EDT.
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG OSWEGO 41.32N 85.79W
04/27/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS TREE DOWN ONTO
POWERLINES IN OSWEGO. ESTIMATED TO HAVE
OCCURRED AROUND 5 PM EDT.
0509 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SW FISHERS LAKE 41.97N 85.60W
04/27/2026 M47 MPH ST. JOSEPH MI AWOS
AWOS STATION KHAI THREE RIVERS.
0515 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PERU 40.76N 86.06W
04/27/2026 MIAMI IN 911 CALL CENTER
DELAYED REPORT. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON
MAIN STREET. ESTIMATED TIME.
0515 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE MONOQUET 41.30N 85.83W
04/27/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN PUBLIC
TREE UPROOTED ONTO POWERLINES ON LEVI LEE RD
NORTH OF WARSAW. ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED
AROUND 5-5:30 PM EDT.
0520 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 SW FLORA 40.71N 86.05W
04/27/2026 MIAMI IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
DELAYED REPORT. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO
A HAY BALE FIRE AFTER REPORTS OF A TREE DOWN
ON POWER LINES IGNITED THE BALES.
0520 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LA PORTE 41.61N 86.71W
04/27/2026 LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ON CAR IN LA PORTE. UNKNOWN IF ANY
INJURIES.
0530 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CENTREVILLE 41.92N 85.53W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH MI AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN CENTREVILLE, INCLUDING
ONE ON MAIN STREET BLOCKING THE ROAD BY THE
COURTHOUSE. POWERLINES DOWN AS WELL.
ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED AROUND 5:30 PM.
0530 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S MENDON 41.98N 85.45W
04/27/2026 ST. JOSEPH MI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN AND BLOCKING THE
INTERSECTION OF NOTTAWA RD AND PRAIRIE
CORNERS ROAD. ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED
AROUND 5:30 PM.
0530 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DOWAGIAC 41.98N 86.11W
04/27/2026 CASS MI PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES, LARGE TREE LIMBS, AND
POWERLINES DOWN IN AND AROUND DOWAGIAC.
0535 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 WNW SILVER LAKE 41.63N 85.08W
04/27/2026 M46 MPH STEUBEN IN AWOS
AWOS STATION KANQ ANGOLA.
0540 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N BENTON HEIGHTS 42.13N 86.42W
04/27/2026 M48 MPH BERRIEN MI ASOS
ASOS STATION KBEH BENTON HARBOR.
0555 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W QUINCY 41.94N 84.90W
04/27/2026 M36 MPH BRANCH MI MESONET
MESONET STATION AW462 QUINCY.
0555 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSW HAMILTON 41.50N 84.94W
04/27/2026 M43 MPH DE KALB IN MESONET
MESONET STATION DVI09245 HAMILTON.
0600 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SSE MENDON 41.98N 85.43W
04/27/2026 M56 MPH ST. JOSEPH MI MESONET
MESONET STATION MIMEN 2.0 SE MENDON (MAWN).
0625 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 W HANFIELD 40.60N 85.60W
04/27/2026 GRANT IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATES 50-55 MPH WIND
GUSTS WITH MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE NOTED TO
HOMES IN THE AREA.
0635 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MONTPELIER 41.58N 84.60W
04/27/2026 WILLIAMS OH 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN IN MONTPELIER.
0635 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MONTICELLO 40.70N 84.43W
04/27/2026 VAN WERT OH 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN IN MONTPELIER.
0700 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BLUFFTON 40.89N 83.89W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
LARGE TREE UPROOTED AT S. BENTLEY RD.
0700 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BLUFFTON 40.74N 85.17W
04/27/2026 E45 MPH WELLS IN TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT OF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IN
BLUFFTON BETWEEN 630 PM TO 7 PM EDT.
0700 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E HUNTINGTON 40.88N 85.49W
04/27/2026 HUNTINGTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER SHARES PICTURE OF A LARGE
TREE DOWN ON BRIANT RD NEAR RIVERSIDE RD IN
HUNTINGTON. ESTIMATED TIME.
0730 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG OHIO CITY 40.77N 84.62W
04/27/2026 VAN WERT OH PUBLIC
POWER LINES DOWN IN OHIO CITY ON SR 118.
0730 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 W FORT SHAWNEE 40.69N 84.17W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
POWER POLES DOWN AT BEELER AND BREESE ROADS.
0745 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MIDDLE POINT 40.86N 84.45W
04/27/2026 VAN WERT OH PUBLIC
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND DMG
REPORT FROM MIDDLE POINT. SEVERAL TREES
DOWN.
0745 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SPENCERVILLE 40.71N 84.35W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
PHOTO ON FACEBOOK OF A LARGE TREE DOWN.
ESTIMATED TIME.
0748 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ENE NINE MILE 40.98N 85.18W
04/27/2026 M51 MPH ALLEN IN ASOS
ASOS STATION KFWA FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL
AP.
0750 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LIMA 40.74N 84.11W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT ALLEN
COUNTY, OH.
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CAIRO 40.83N 84.09W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
PHOTO ON FACEBOOK OF A FEW LARGE TREES DOWN.
ESTIMATED TIME.
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE LIMA 40.75N 84.08W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
SEMI BLOWN OVER ON I-75 NEAR THE LIME &
STONE COMPANY. ESTIMATED TIME. UPDATED TO
INCLUDE THAT THE SEMI WAS EMPTY AND THE
DRIVER WAS UNJURED.
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LIMA 40.74N 84.11W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS ALLEN
COUNTY. ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN
730 PM EDT TO 830 PM EDT.
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BEAVERDAM 40.83N 83.98W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND DMG
REPORT FROM BEAVERDAM. PERGOLA DAMAGED BY
STRONG WIND GUSTS IN BEAVERDAM. ESTIMATED
TIME.
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DELPHOS 40.84N 84.34W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND DMG
REPORT FROM DELPHOS. TREE LIMBS DOWN AND
POWERLINES DOWN IN DELPHOS.
0810 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S ELIDA 40.76N 84.20W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
80 FT PINE TREE DOWN SOUTH OF ELIDA.
0830 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG IRISH LAKE 41.30N 85.73W
04/27/2026 KOSCIUSKO IN NWS EMPLOYEE
OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE SHARES PICTURE OF
LARGE WILLOW TREE SNAPPED ALONG IRISH LAKE.
ESTIMATED TIME.
0841 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W VAN WERT 40.87N 84.62W
04/27/2026 M53 MPH VAN WERT OH AWOS
AWOS STATION KVNW VAN WERT COUNTY.
0845 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W MIDDLE POINT 40.85N 84.48W
04/27/2026 M51 MPH VAN WERT OH MESONET
MESONET STATION AS860 VAN WERT.
0905 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NW YODER 40.71N 84.09W
04/27/2026 ALLEN OH PUBLIC
SMALL OUTDOOR SHED TOPPLED DUE TO STRONG
WIND GUSTS.
0910 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SPENCERVILLE 40.71N 84.35W
04/27/2026 M50 MPH ALLEN OH TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS ESTIMATED 50 MPH WIND GUSTS
OCCURRING. MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE TO HOME AND
A LARGE MAPLE TREE DOWNED.
0945 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE ADAMSBORO 40.77N 86.26W
04/27/2026 CASS IN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON N CR 600 E
BETWEEN LOGANSPORT RD AND DIVISION RD.
1019 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ENE OTTAWA 41.03N 83.98W
04/27/2026 M51 MPH PUTNAM OH AWOS
AWOS STATION KOWX OTTAWA.
1024 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW WESTMINSTER 40.71N 84.02W
04/27/2026 M56 MPH ALLEN OH AWOS
AWOS STATION KAOH 2 WNW WESTMINSTER.
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE MARION 40.56N 85.65W
04/27/2026 GRANT IN PUBLIC
REPORT OF A TREE DOWN AND DAMAGE TO A PORCH
ON THE EAST SIDE OF MARION. TIME ESTIMATED
VIA RADAR.
1050 PM TSTM WND GST 2 ENE MARION 40.56N 85.64W
04/27/2026 M71 MPH GRANT IN PUBLIC
REPORT OF A 70.7 MPH GUST RECORDED ON A
PERSONAL WEATHER STATION. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
RADAR.
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG GAS CITY 40.49N 85.61W
04/27/2026 GRANT IN PUBLIC
VIDEO ON FACEBOOK SHOWS A LARGE TREE FALLING
IN GAS CITY. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
1052 PM TSTM WND DMG ARCANA 40.55N 85.51W
04/27/2026 GRANT IN PUBLIC
DAMAGE JUST EAST OF EASTBROOK. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. DAMAGE TO A SHED AND
FENCE AT ONE HOME AND A WINDOW BLOWN OUT OF
ANOTHER. A BARN WAS ALSO DAMAGED IN THE
AREA.
1052 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W VAN BUREN 40.62N 85.53W
04/27/2026 E60 MPH GRANT IN BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA ESTIMATES 60 MPH WIND GUSTS
ON I-69 AT MILE MARKER 269 (NEAR MARION
EXIT). TIME GIVEN IN REPORT.
1053 PM TSTM WND DMG ARCANA 40.54N 85.50W
04/27/2026 GRANT IN PUBLIC
REPORT OF DAMAGE EAST OF EASTBROOK. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. DAMAGE TO A SHED AND
FENCE AT ONE HOME AND A WINDOW BLOWN OUT AT
ANOTHER. A BARN IN THE AREA ALSO HAS DAMAGE.
1108 PM TSTM WND GST HARTFORD CITY 40.45N 85.37W
04/27/2026 M61 MPH BLACKFORD IN EMERGENCY MNGR
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST
REPORT FROM HARTFORD CITY. TIME ESTIMATED
VIA RADAR.
MJ
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