On the morning of July 20th, a warm front moved north through the forecast area, followed by a cold front in the late afternoon. Scattered supercells developed ahead of the cold front near the Indiana-Michigan Stateline. These thunderstorms dropped large hail (up to 2.5 in diameter) between South Bend, IN and Elkhart, IN. As the storms organized and moved southeastward, they produced a widespread swath of wind damage (including numerous downed, uprooted, or snapped trees) in Fort Wayne, IN and into Van Wert, OH.

Hail in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:48:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: GOSHEN
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:50:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:51:00 (EST-5)
Location: DUNLAP
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 15:12:00 to 20-JUL-23 15:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: MILLERSBURG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in NOBLE, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 15:20:00 to 20-JUL-23 15:21:00 (EST-5)
Location: LIGONIER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:45:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: GOSHEN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A tree was down on south 7th street.

Hail in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:30:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: MISHAWAKA
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Photo on Facebook shows several 2 inch hailstones.

Hail in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:38:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:39:00 (EST-5)
Location: ELKHART MIDWAY ARPT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 16:47:00 to 20-JUL-23 16:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOAGLAND
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Livestream show several large trees down in this area.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 16:49:00 to 20-JUL-23 16:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: HUGO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Large tree down in Sycamore Hills neighborhood.

Hail in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:04:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: MAPLE LANE
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Golf ball size hail reported at the intersection of Ironwood and Mckinley.

Hail in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:05:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: SOUTH BEND
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:10:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:11:00 (EST-5)
Location: MISHAWAKA
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail reported ranging from quarters to golf balls.

Hail in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:11:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: SOUTH BEND
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:14:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: SOUTH BEND
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:15:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: MISHAWAKA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:20:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:21:00 (EST-5)
Location: GLENWOOD
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:32:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: ELKHART
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:52:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:53:00 (EST-5)
Location: GOSHEN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 16:22:00 to 20-JUL-23 16:23:00 (EST-5)
Location: HARLAN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Power lines are down on Springfield Center Road near Boger Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 15:48:00 to 20-JUL-23 15:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: HUNTERTOWN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Tree down on Coldwater road. Additional trees down in this area.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 17:03:00 to 20-JUL-23 17:04:00 (EST-5)
Location: WESTLAWN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Six inch diameter tree limbs were down on Covington and Scott roads.

Hail in KOSCIUSKO, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 15:30:00 to 20-JUL-23 15:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTH WEBSTER
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in KOSCIUSKO, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 15:21:00 to 20-JUL-23 15:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: OSWEGO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:46:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:47:00 (EST-5)
Location: GOSHEN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 8.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Photo on Twitter shows a very large tree down on power lines and a downed power pole.

Thunderstorm Wind in NOBLE, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 15:33:00 to 20-JUL-23 15:34:00 (EST-5)
Location: ALBION
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A 12 inch diameter was down on SR 9.

Hail in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:18:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:19:00 (EST-5)
Location: MISHAWAKA
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A two inch hail stone was measured near Marion High School.

Hail in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:30:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: JAMESTOWN
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:30:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: ELKHART
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 16:37:00 to 20-JUL-23 16:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: WAYNEDALE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Many trees were uprooted or downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 16:47:00 to 20-JUL-23 16:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOAGLAND
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A two foot diameter tree was broken at the base.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALLEN, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 16:45:00 to 20-JUL-23 16:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOAGLAND
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Two 8 inch diameter trees were down along with one 16 inch diameter tree.

Thunderstorm Wind in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 14:45:00 to 20-JUL-23 14:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: MILLERSBURG
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A barn roof sustained wind damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in NOBLE, INDIANA
From 20-JUL-23 15:18:00 to 20-JUL-23 15:19:00 (EST-5)
Location: LIGONIER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Tree down in Ligonier.