The Weather Control Panel

Thunderstorms moved into the area late Thursday night (June 18) and caused widespread damage across southern Michigan and northern Indiana through the early morning hours of Friday, June 19. This damage was consistant with that of a bow echo, which is a line of storms in the shape of a bow. These storm complexes usually cause winds to blow to 60-80 mph, and proved true in our area. Several trees and powerlines were blown down across many areas of northern Indiana and southern Michigan.

This line of storms also had extremely heavy rain. A trained spotter measured 3.5 inches in Henry County, in northwest Ohio. Flash flooding was a concern just west of there, where a flash flood was reported in Defiance and Williams counties.