Synoptic and mesoscale conditions for June 14th...A significant mid-level shortwave trough was located over Iowa on the morning of June 14th with an outflow dominated squall line across western Illinois.  Rapid destabilization ensued later in the morning across eastern Illinois and northern Indiana with CAPES to 3500 j/kg by early afternoon.  VAD wind profiles showed 850 millibar winds in excess of 50 knots in advance of the upper trough by afternoon and as storms developed along the left over outflow boundary across Illinois... they quickly became severe and organized into a large bow echo and moved quickly eastward into northern Indiana causing extensive wind damage.  By late afternoon... a short segmented squall line developed just ahead of this bow echo squall line and extended from a St. Joseph to Fulton county line.  Along the southern end of this line... an embedded tornadic supercell developed and interacted with a left over storm-scale outflow boundary to produce the Wabash/Kosciusko and DeKalb county tornadoes.  The lack of significant low level shear likely prevented a much larger and more widespread tornado event especially across Whitley and Allen counties where several funnel clouds were captured on film but failed to touch down.

Hail in NOBLE, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:48:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:48:00 (EST)
Location: ALBION
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in WHITLEY, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:33:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:33:00 (EST)
Location: COLUMBIA CITY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:12:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:12:00 (EST)
Location: FT WAYNE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:09:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:09:00 (EST)
Location: FT WAYNE
Property damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Tree down; minor house damage.

Hail in DE KALB, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:38:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:38:00 (EST)
Location: BUTLER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in MARSHALL, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:13:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:13:00 (EST)
Location: CULVER
Property damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Large tree down.

Tornado in WABASH, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:07:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:12:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH MANCHESTER
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 700K
Crop damage: 30K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

The tornado touched down again, hitting a farm at 1300 N and 100 W.  A man suffered a broken leg here.  Two hog sheds and a large grain bin were destroyed.  A 200-yard swath of trees were uprooted to the northeast along the railroad tracks.  Another man suffered back and chest injuries as the tornado continued to the intersection of 1300 N and Meridian Road  and demolished the barn in which he stood.  A 5th wheel camper was rolled 50 yards from its original position destroying it.  The tornado continued to the next farm just south of 1400 N and 100 E.  The barn was destroyed and the house suffered moderate damage, primarily from flying tree debris.  The tornado snapped a utility pole, which fell on an 18-year-old boy, breaking his leg.  Many trees and power lines were downed along the way.  From here, the tornado continued until the Wabash/Kosciusko county line.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITE, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 15:35:00 to 14-JUN-00 15:35:00 (EST)
Location: WOLCOTT
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Roof blown off of a restaurant.

Thunderstorm Wind in FULTON, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:20:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:20:00 (EST)
Location: ROCHESTER
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees down.

Tornado in KOSCIUSKO, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:12:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: SIDNEY
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 200K
Crop damage: 10K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

The last farm was hit when the tornado was located just west of 1300 S and 400 E in Kosciusko County.  Two barns, a garage, and several outbuildings were completely destroyed with some of the foundations swept clean.  The house and two cars were severely damaged from large pieces of flying debris.  A 17 foot boat was thrown about 20 yards and severely damaged.  Most of the trees on this farm were destroyed.  Debris from this farm was carried up to one half mile away as the tornado crossed 400 E and then lifted back into the clouds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIAMI, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:40:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:40:00 (EST)
Location: GILEAD
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tree down.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITLEY, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:45:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:45:00 (EST)
Location: CHURUBUSCO
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Siding torn off of a garage.  Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind in BLACKFORD, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:15:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:15:00 (EST)
Location: HARTFORD CITY
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PULASKI, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:10:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:10:00 (EST)
Location: BEARDSTOWN
Property damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Trees down.

Tornado in DE KALB, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:00:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:06:00 (EST)
Location: BUTLER CENTER
Tornado F-scale: F2
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

The tornado touched down on CR 64, one half mile west of Indian Springs Camp Ground.  Trees and power lines were knocked down and many were snapped and uprooted.  Extensive roof damage occurred to houses in the area.  A barn was damaged with much of its roof torn off and outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed.  The tornado then lifted back into its parent cloud.

Hail in NOBLE, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:00:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:00:00 (EST)
Location: AVILLA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in DE KALB, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:25:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:25:00 (EST)
Location: GARRETT
Property damage: 0
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Several trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind in WABASH, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:05:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:05:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH MANCHESTER
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Barn destroyed and windows blown out of a brick house.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:09:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:09:00 (EST)
Location: (FWA)BAER FLD FT WAY
Magnitude: 51 E
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Hail in WHITLEY, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:10:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:10:00 (EST)
Location: COLUMBIA CITY
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:15:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:15:00 (EST)
Location: FT WAYNE
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

More than 100 trees downed at Sycamore Hills Golf Club.

Thunderstorm Wind in MIAMI, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:35:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:35:00 (EST)
Location: PERU
Property damage: 0
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Tree downed against a house.  Minor damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:57:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:57:00 (EST)
Location: TWELVE MILE
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Barn roof off near Twelve Mile and several trees down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:15:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:15:00 (EST)
Location: LEWISBURG
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:40:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:40:00 (EST)
Location: ELKHART
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees down.

Hail in WHITLEY, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:30:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:30:00 (EST)
Location: COLUMBIA CITY
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in DE KALB, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:06:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:10:00 (EST)
Location: BUTLER CENTER
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 300K
Crop damage: 10K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Once the previous tornado lifted up into the clouds, the thunderstorm cell moved northeast when this second tornado touched down and followed a skipping path near CR 60.  The tornado reached the ground about 3 times.  The tornado touched down first in a forested area and knocked down many trees.  It then lifted and dropped down again in a residential area about a quarter mile away.  There was much damage to houses and barns.  A window was broken and a downspout torn off of a house.  A satellite dish was twisted and bent while a television antenna was knocked off of a roof.  Several trees were snapped and knocked onto power lines before the tornado lifted.  It touched down a third time less than a quarter mile away.  Trees were knocked down; two of them fell on automobiles.  Damage was also seen in fields with corn plants being bent or uprooted.  The tornado then lifted back up into the clouds.

Thunderstorm Wind in LA PORTE, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 15:30:00 to 14-JUN-00 15:30:00 (EST)
Location: LA PORTE
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Trees and a roof were damaged by fallen trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in WELLS, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:25:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:25:00 (EST)
Location: BLUFFTON
Property damage: 40K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

A new house, which had undergone two months of construction, was destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:15:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:15:00 (EST)
Location: SOUTH BEND
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind in HUNTINGTON, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:10:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:10:00 (EST)
Location: GOBLESVILLE
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind in GRANT, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:45:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:45:00 (EST)
Location: JALAPA
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:00:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:00:00 (EST)
Location: HUNTERTOWN
Property damage: 0
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Trees down.

Hail in DE KALB, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 18:20:00 to 14-JUN-00 18:20:00 (EST)
Location: GARRETT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITE, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 15:31:00 to 14-JUN-00 15:31:00 (EST)
Location: WOLCOTT
Property damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind in STARKE, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 15:55:00 to 14-JUN-00 15:55:00 (EST)
Location: HAMLET
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees down.

Tornado in WABASH, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:02:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:07:00 (EST)
Location: NORTH MANCHESTER
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 10K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

The initial tornado touchdown occurred near the intersection of SR 15 and 114.  Two barns were deroofed and a grain silo was partially blown down.  Several trees and limbs were taken down.  The tornado lifted briefly as it crossed SR 15.  It then continued on the ground for one half mile before striking another farm just west of the intersection of SR 114 and 400 W.  A barn roof was blown off, and several trees and power lines were taken down.  Crop damage was noted in an adjacent field.  The tornado then lifted until it touched down about 1 mile to the northeast.

Hail in WHITLEY, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:36:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:36:00 (EST)
Location: TRI LAKES
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in WHITLEY, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:25:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:25:00 (EST)
Location: LARWILL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITLEY, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:15:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:45:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Many barns and few homes damaged.  Several trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:59:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:59:00 (EST)
Location: FT WAYNE
Property damage: 0
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Several trees down.

Hail in WHITLEY, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 17:15:00 to 14-JUN-00 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: LARWILL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in LA PORTE, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:00:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: LA PORTE
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees down countywide.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARSHALL, INDIANA
From 14-JUN-00 16:00:00 to 14-JUN-00 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: PLYMOUTH
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees and power lines down countywide.