User blog:SPCBlackfordCounty995Main/List of notable severe weather events in Blackford County (during time I lived there)

This is a not very comprehensive list of notable severe weather events in Blackford County, Indiana from when I moved in on June 11, 2016 to when I moved out on October 27, 2019.

June 22, 2016
Event type: Damaging straight line winds

Timing: Late evening and nighttime hours

Maximum wind gust: Right around 70 mph

Description: The first major severe weather event I was in while I lived in Blackford County, this was part of a much larger and more significant straight line wind event across northern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio on June 22 and 23. Various trees were downed and the county was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for roughly a hour and a half as the system moved through.

July 13, 2016
Event type: Damaging straight line winds

Timing: Afternoon, evening and nighttime hours

Maximum wind gust: Roughly 60 mph

Description: Yet another significant straight line wind event, this was once again a part of a larger event that impacted portions of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio on July 13 and 14. Over the course of the day, several squall lines caused widespread damaging winds across the region, and the county was under 3 Severe Thunderstorm Watches at one point or another on July 13.

August 15, 2016
Event type: Flash flooding and unconfirmed tornado

Timing: Evening hours

Maximum wind gust: Around 35 mph

Maximum tornado rating: Unconfirmed

Description: During the evening of August 15, a rain shower intensified and unexpectedly produced 5 tornadoes across central Indiana, including a strong tornado, despite the region being under a marginal risk of primarily damaging winds. Blackford County was put under a tornado warning around 9:10 pm on the cell, although nothing came out of it.

August 24, 2016
Event type: Damaging straight line winds and tornado

Timing: Almost all day after 3:40 pm

Maximum wind gust: 65-70 mph

Maximum tornado rating: EF0

Description: One of the most infamous tornado outbreaks in recent history, the Surprise Tornado Outbreak of 8/24/2016 was very poorly forecast, with Blackford County not being under a slight risk until the 20Z outlook. A EF0 tornado damaged a few trees near Roll.

March 1, 2017
Event type: Damaging straight line winds

Timing: Very early morning hours

Maximum wind gust: Roughly 70-90 mph

Description: Ah yes, the Torrnado outbreak of February 28-March 1, 2017, the one that produced a possible EF5 tornado in Perryville, Missouri. Blackford County saw itself being hit by damaging straight line winds in the very early morning hours (roughly 2-3 am) on March 1. Many trees were downed in Blackford County from this system.