(WANE) – Severe storms moved through northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio on Wednesday. We started off the day with thunderstorms bringing plenty of hail and ended the day with thunderstorms bringing high winds.
Below is a look at all the storm reports we have received through 11:30 PM Wednesday.
Focusing on the morning hail reports, the greatest concentration of reports came from northwest Fort Wayne. Hail up to ping pong ball size was reported, but hailstones around quarter size were more commonplace.
For more coverage on the morning hail producing storms, click the link below.
Turning to the evening round of severe storms, plenty of wind damage reports have come in. Most of these reports have been for tree damage, but some structural damage and power line damage has also been reported.
One report to make particular note of was in Blackford County near Mill Grove. A barn was blown into a house causing a minor injury.
Below is a map of all the measured wind gust reports we have received through 11:30 PM Wednesday. At the Fort Wayne International Airport, our top gust was 53 mph.
It was much higher though in Orland up in Steuben County. Winds were clocked at a whopping 98 mph by a trained spotter, undoubtedly causing damage there. Other severe thunderstorm wind gusts in the 60 mph range happened in Van Wert and in Dunkirk.
We’re also watching the Bourbon area outside of our viewing area for a possible tornado. The National Weather Service will likely be conducting surveys in the coming days, not just here, but in other areas that could have seen tornadic damage. We will keep you up to speed with the latest.
What reports to you have to share? Let us know by emailing your photos and videos when it is safe to do so at photos@wane.com. We are thinking of those impacted by Wednesday’s thunderstorms.
We next turn our attention to flooding concerns in the coming days. For the latest on this, visit our WANE 15 Forecast Page. Be safe!
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