As official surveys of damage continued yesterday, National Weather Service experts found evidence of additional tornadoes from the June 30 – July 1 overnight storms. As of this morning, surveyors have identified seven tornado touchdowns with at least one in each of the following counties:

• Marshall 
• Kosciusko 
• Wabash 
• Whitley 
• Lagrange

Nonetheless, tornadoes were responsible for neither of the deaths that occurred. Strong, straight-line, thunderstorm winds blew down both of the trees that killed a 14-year-old boy in Winona Lake and a 64-year-old man at Big Long Lake in Lagrange County. Here’s a link to the latest survey results on the NWS website.

Tornadoes are dangerous, but severe thunderstorms cause statistically more damage and injuries than do tornadoes in northeastern Indiana, southern Lower Michigan and northwestern Ohio. That’s why it doesn’t make sense to ignore severe thunderstorm warnings and to take action only when the NWS issues tornado warnings.

Pass the word. Share this message on your social media networks (see the buttons below for your convenience) and elsewhere. Severe thunderstorms are dangerous. The next time the NWS issues a severe thunderstorm warning for your area, pay attention and take shelter. And if you don’t have a way to be awakened when the NWS issues such warnings in the middle of the night, get a weather alert radio.

Radar loop of severe weather event June 30 and July 1, 2014

The northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service has created a Web page dedicated to the severe thunderstorm and tornado event that struck its county warning area June 30 and July 1, 2014. The page is still under development but already contains lots of interesting information (like the radar loop above).

Here’s a link to the page.

WNDU photo.

See an update to this story: Second storm fatality confirmed.

A 14-year-old Winona Lake boy died early this morning when a large tree fell on a mobile home, according to a preliminary summary of local storm reports issued by the northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service at 8:14 a.m. The NWS attributes the report to Kosciusko County’s emergency management agency, which reported that the fatality occurred at 1:20 a.m.

The NWS had issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 1:02 a.m. for an area that included Winona Lake. The warning was in effect until 1:45 a.m. and included the following language:

* AT 100 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MENTONE TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  AKRON...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...NORTH MANCHESTER...TRI-LAKES...COLUMBIA
  CITY...HUNTINGTON...AKRON...PIERCETON...SOUTH WHITLEY...BURKET...
  PALESTINE...BEAVER DAM LAKE...CLUNETTE...GILEAD...MONOQUET...
  DISKO...CLAYPOOL...STOCKDALE...SILVER LAKE AND ROANN.

That warning should not have surprised anyone, because all of Kosciusko County had been under severe thunderstorm watch number 381 since 11:35 p.m. Monday night.

As of the time of this writing, the NWS was working with emergency managers throughout its 37-county warning area to determine whether to send out storm survey teams and if so, where to send them.

Below is summary of storm damage reports, issued by the NWS at 8:14 a.m. EDT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
814 AM EDT TUE JUL 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 2 WNW POTTAWATTOMIE PAR 41.74N  86.91W
06/30/2014  M49 MPH          LMZ046             IN   C-MAN STATION

            43 KNOTS GUST AT MICHIGAN CITY GLERL STATION

0926 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 N LA PORTE            41.68N  86.72W
06/30/2014  E60 MPH          LA PORTE           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 50 TO 60 MPH

0926 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STEVENSVILLE            42.01N  86.52W
06/30/2014                   BERRIEN            MI   PUBLIC

            REPORTS OF BRANCHES DOWN

0930 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 4 NW BRIDGMAN           41.98N  86.62W
06/30/2014  M45 MPH          LMZ043             MI   BUOY

            REPORTED BY BUOY WEST OF COOK NUCLEAR PLANT

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MICHIGAN CITY           41.71N  86.90W
06/30/2014                   LA PORTE           IN   PUBLIC

            TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED AT THE BASE

0936 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW BUFFALO             41.79N  86.74W
06/30/2014                   BERRIEN            MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            HANDFUL OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ALSO DIME SIZE
            HAIL

0937 PM     HAIL             BRIDGMAN                41.94N  86.56W
06/30/2014  E0.75 INCH       BERRIEN            MI   AMATEUR RADIO

0944 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FISH LAKE               41.57N  86.55W
06/30/2014                   LA PORTE           IN   PUBLIC

            DOWNED POWER LINES REPORTED

0950 PM     HAIL             NEW CARLISLE            41.70N  86.51W
06/30/2014  E1.25 INCH       ST. JOSEPH         IN   PUBLIC

            QUARTER TO NEARLY HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE DOWAGIAC           41.96N  86.08W
06/30/2014                   CASS               MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTS OF TREES DOWN BLOCKING SOME STREETS

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     W SOUTH BEND            41.68N  86.25W
06/30/2014                   ST. JOSEPH         IN   911 CALL CENTER

            REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON WEST SIDE OF
            SOUTH BEND IN THE EDISON ROAD AREA.

1218 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 N LA PORTE            41.68N  86.72W
07/01/2014  E70 MPH          LA PORTE           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1218 AM     TSTM WND DMG     STEVENSVILLE            42.01N  86.52W
07/01/2014                   BERRIEN            MI   PUBLIC

            TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG THE LAKE SHORE
            AREAS

1218 AM     TSTM WND DMG     STEVENSVILLE            42.01N  86.52W
07/01/2014                   BERRIEN            MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN UP TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER ACROSS
            MUCH OF BERRIEN COUNTY.

1222 AM     TSTM WND DMG     KINGSBURY               41.53N  86.70W
07/01/2014                   LA PORTE           IN   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN ONTO HOME. WINDOWS BROKEN ON WEST SIDE OF
            GARAGE. NEAR US 6 AND US 35.

1222 AM     TSTM WND DMG     KINGSFORD HEIGHTS       41.48N  86.69W
07/01/2014                   LA PORTE           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ONTO HOMES. SEVERAL ROADS
            IMPASSABLE

1230 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 4 NW BRIDGMAN           41.98N  86.62W
07/01/2014  M58 MPH          LMZ043             MI   BUOY

            MEASURED AT BUOY NEAR COOK NUCLEAR PLANT

1230 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WINAMAC                 41.05N  86.60W
07/01/2014                   PULASKI            IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY
            ESPECIALLY NORTH OF WINAMAC

1232 AM     TSTM WND GST     BUCHANAN                41.83N  86.36W
07/01/2014  M58 MPH          BERRIEN            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

1237 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LA PORTE                41.61N  86.72W
07/01/2014                   LA PORTE           IN   PUBLIC

            TREE DAMAGE REPORTED AROUND PINE LAKE

1243 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 NW SOUTH BEND         41.70N  86.31W
07/01/2014  M68 MPH          ST. JOSEPH         IN   ASOS

1243 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTH BEND              41.68N  86.25W
07/01/2014                   ST. JOSEPH         IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES BLOWN DOWN ALONG GREENLAWN NEAR THE ZOO.

1245 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTH BEND              41.68N  86.25W
07/01/2014                   ST. JOSEPH         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3 TREE LIMBS DOWN AT HOME. ONE LANDED ON CAR

1247 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LA PAZ                  41.46N  86.31W
07/01/2014                   MARSHALL           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AS WELL AS POWER LINES
            THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

1252 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BREMEN                  41.45N  86.15W
07/01/2014                   MARSHALL           IN   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN AND ONE POWER POLE PARTIALLY DOWN IN BREMEN.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

1254 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TIPPECANOE              41.21N  86.11W
07/01/2014                   MARSHALL           IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FIRE OFFICIALS REPORTING TREES DOWN

0100 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE MARCELLUS          42.01N  85.79W
07/01/2014  E75 MPH          CASS               MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0100 AM     TSTM WND GST     WAKARUSA                41.54N  86.02W
07/01/2014  M73 MPH          ELKHART            IN   PUBLIC

            BETWEEN NAPPANEE AND WAKARUSA WEST OF SR 19. 6 TO 8
            INCH DIAMETER LIMBS AND UTILITY LINES DOWN. CORN CROP
            LAYED OVER

0108 AM     TSTM WND GST     ELKHART                 41.68N  85.98W
07/01/2014  E60 MPH          ELKHART            IN   PUBLIC

0109 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 E LEESBURG            41.33N  85.77W
07/01/2014  E60 MPH          KOSCIUSKO          IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0110 AM     TSTM WND DMG     THREE RIVERS            41.94N  85.63W
07/01/2014                   ST. JOSEPH         MI   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN ONTO HOUSE

0110 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GOSHEN                  41.58N  85.83W
07/01/2014                   ELKHART            IN   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN ONTO HOUSE.

0115 AM     TSTM WND GST     ANGOLA                  41.63N  85.00W
07/01/2014  M66 MPH          STEUBEN            IN   AWOS

0119 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 E FLOWERFIELD         42.07N  85.64W
07/01/2014  E70 MPH          ST. JOSEPH         MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0120 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GRISSOM AFB             40.66N  86.15W
07/01/2014                   MIAMI              IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN EAGLES POINT
            NEAR GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE

0120 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WINONA LAKE             41.23N  85.82W
07/01/2014                   KOSCIUSKO          IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE
            COUNTY. LARGE TREE ONTO SEVERAL TRAILERS IN FAIRLANE
            MOBILE HOME PARK.

0120 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WINONA LAKE             41.23N  85.82W
07/01/2014                   KOSCIUSKO          IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL *** LARGE TREE FELL ON TO MOBILE HOME IN
            FAIRLANE MOBILE PARK. EM CONFIRMS 1 FATALITY INSIDE
            MOBILE HOME... A 14 YEAR OLD MALE

0121 AM     TSTM WND GST     GRISSOM AFB             40.66N  86.15W
07/01/2014  M66 MPH          MIAMI              IN   AWOS

0122 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 N NORTH WEBSTER       41.36N  85.70W
07/01/2014  E70 MPH          KOSCIUSKO          IN   NWS OFFICE

0123 AM     TSTM WND GST     TOPEKA                  41.54N  85.54W
07/01/2014  E60 MPH          LAGRANGE           IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0129 AM     HAIL             KIMMELL                 41.40N  85.55W
07/01/2014  E0.75 INCH       NOBLE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0130 AM     TSTM WND GST     CENTREVILLE             41.92N  85.53W
07/01/2014  E65 MPH          ST. JOSEPH         MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIND GUSTS AT LEAST 65 MPH.

0130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     COLUMBIA CITY           41.16N  85.49W
07/01/2014                   WHITLEY            IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES... TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
            COUNTY. POWER LINE WAS DOWN ACROSS TRAIN TRACKS NEAR
            STATE ROUTES 9 AND 14.

0130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ROME CITY               41.50N  85.38W
07/01/2014                   NOBLE              IN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
            DAMAGE FOCUS IN ROME CITY.

0135 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SHERWOOD                42.00N  85.24W
07/01/2014                   BRANCH             MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
            NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY

0136 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W UNION CITY          42.07N  85.19W
07/01/2014                   BRANCH             MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINE DOWN

0152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MARKLE                  40.82N  85.34W
07/01/2014                   HUNTINGTON         IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GAS STATION SIGN AND CANAOPY BLOWN OVER I 69 AND US 224

0152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ANGOLA                  41.63N  85.00W
07/01/2014                   STEUBEN            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ANGOLA                  41.63N  85.00W
07/01/2014                   STEUBEN            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN UP TO 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER ON
            MARTHA STREET

0152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FORT WAYNE              41.08N  85.13W
07/01/2014                   ALLEN              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            75 MPH ESTIMATED WIND GUST NEAR NORTHCREST MALL. LARGE
            TREE LIMBS DOWN

0152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ANGOLA                  41.63N  85.00W
07/01/2014                   STEUBEN            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN INCLUDING ON SOME
            HOMES...AS WELL AS POWER LINES. MOST DAMAGE IN THE
            ANGOLA AREA.

0155 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE NEVADA MILLS       41.74N  85.06W
07/01/2014                   STEUBEN            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND DEBRIS ON US 120 BETWEEN 300 W AND 450 W

0156 AM     TSTM WND DMG     W ANGOLA                41.63N  85.00W
07/01/2014                   STEUBEN            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            20 PLUS TREES UPROOTED. FOUR HOMES IN ANGOLA HAVE
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

0156 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GARRETT                 41.35N  85.14W
07/01/2014                   DEKALB             IN   911 CALL CENTER

            SCATTERED REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0156 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHLEY                  41.53N  85.07W
07/01/2014                   DEKALB             IN   911 CALL CENTER

            SCATTERED REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN
            ASHLEY.

0200 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 N FORT WAYNE          41.12N  85.13W
07/01/2014  E65 MPH          ALLEN              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH ESTIMATED 65 MPH WINDS.

0200 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N NEW HAVEN           41.13N  85.01W
07/01/2014                   ALLEN              IN   AMATEUR RADIO

            SIX INCH LIMBS DOWN ACROSS SR 37 NORTHEAST OF I 469

0201 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE NORTH OAKS         40.79N  85.16W
07/01/2014                   WELLS              IN   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN BETWEEN BLUFFTON ADN KINGSLAND. ANOTHER TREE
            DOWN BLOCKING ROAD ON 500 N EAST OF SR 1 IN WELLS
            COUNTY.

0205 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W ZULU                41.04N  84.92W
07/01/2014                   ALLEN              IN   PUBLIC

            SEMI BLOWN OFF ROAD US 30 NEAR WEBSTER ROAD.

0210 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HILLSDALE               41.92N  84.63W
07/01/2014                   HILLSDALE          MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.

0215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     JONESVILLE              41.98N  84.66W
07/01/2014                   HILLSDALE          MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES

0218 AM     TSTM WND GST     ANTWERP                 41.18N  84.74W
07/01/2014  E70 MPH          PAULDING           OH   PUBLIC

            70 MPH WIND GUSTS

0220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E MOSCOW              42.05N  84.43W
07/01/2014                   HILLSDALE          MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN

0230 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GRISSOM AFB             40.66N  86.15W
07/01/2014                   MIAMI              IN   PUBLIC

            2 POWER POLES SNAPPED AT BASE.

0245 AM     TSTM WND DMG     S OHIO CITY             40.77N  84.62W
07/01/2014                   VAN WERT           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE TREE WITH ROT INSIDE SNAPPED HITTING A HOUSE AND
            GARAGE ON SOUTH SIDE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 381
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1135 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2014

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     NORTHERN INDIANA
     SOUTHERN MICHIGAN
     LAKE MICHIGAN

   * EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1135 PM
     UNTIL 400 AM EDT.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
       MPH POSSIBLE
     A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE

   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF
   SOUTH BEND INDIANA TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE
   INDIANA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.