Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
70 EG
Area
Lake
Event narrative (NOAA)
Numerous large tree limbs were blown down just west of Cedar Lake including a few that fell onto houses. One large tree limb, approximately 20 inches in diameter and 70 feet tall fell onto a one story house on 141st Court. The tree caused significant structural damage to the house and pinned a 44 year old woman in a bed. She died a short time later. Two other people in the house at the time were not injured.
Other notable thunderstorm wind events in Indiana
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.