Severe storms cause widespread damage throughout Michiana

NOW: Severe storms cause widespread damage throughout Michiana

Many in Michiana woke up to damage from a complex of severe storms that made its way through Michiana Friday overnight into early Saturday morning.

Fallen Tree

Fallen tree in North Liberty on US-23

Tree causing road blockage

Tree fell on US-23 

Small branches and debris littered across road

Damage in south Lafayette

Tree damage

Fallen on US-23 near North Main Street in North Liberty

Hometown Days festival damage

Festival damage in New Carlisle at the corner of Bray and Michigan streets

Hometown Days festival damage

More damage from festival near New Carlisle

Fallen tree in New Carlisle

Fallen tree ranging from 15-20 ft. in a resident's yard at College/Ada streets

New Carlisle tree damage

Another view of the fallen tree at the corner of Ada/College streets.

Tree fallen on house and garage in New Carlisle

15-20 ft tree that has fallen onto one house on Chestnut Street in New Carlisle. Thankfully, no one was hurt/killed.

Tree fallen on house and garage in New Carlisle

Outside view of the tree that fell onto the house near Chestnut Street.

Tree fallen on house and garage in New Carlisle

Another view of the fallen tree on Chestnut Street in New Carlisle.

New Carlisle garage damage photo taken by by Ben Schelling

Tree limb that fell on garage roof. Photo sent in by Ben Schelling.

Fallen tree in South Bend

This tree collapsed near River Park in South Bend, breaking down the fence and falling a power line as well.

Fallen tree in South Bend

Another view of the fallen tree in South Bend

Tree damage in South Bend

Tree was almost completely uprooted from its foundation.

Power line damage in South Bend

The 15-20 ft tree brought down a power line with it 

The greatest concerns were flooding, straight-line wind damage, and heavy downpours, all of which were reported several times across Michiana with a higher concentration in St. Joseph [IN] and La Porte counties. 

Wind velocity map showing sustained WNW winds of 70+ mph

Multiple trees in varying length from 10-20 ft. were found knocked down by wind with some landing on garages and houses. 

Excessive rainfall across Michiana accelerated the flooding across portions of some counties, with some areas receiving almost five inches of rain. 

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New Carlisle, South Bend, North Liberty, and Mishawaka all reported downed trees and/or flooding, but damage was not exclusive to these cities.

The Hometown Days festival in New Carlisle saw most of its tents and the contents within them blown away by the wind.

Thousands are still without power as well, although crews are working to get services fully restored.

As of now, no injuries or deaths have been reported. 


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