Power Outage in Marion, IN

This tornado developed just south of 300 S west of Swayzee and tracked rapidly|east through downtown Swayzee, ending just east of 600 W east of town. Numerous|homes and building sustained minor to moderate damage including roof damage to |several businesses and the high school. Numerous trees and power poles in and|around town were snapped or uprooted.

Report of tree on house and power lines via central dispatch.

Grant County Airport reported a wind gust of 43 knots during the 11 AM hour. A wind gust of 42 knots was observed during the 10 AM hour. Frequent gusts of 40 to 50 mph from west and northwest were observed in the area through the early afternoon. These wind gusts resulted in instances of tree damage and subsequent power outages.

Law enforcement reports multiple trees and powerlines down.

Light snow overspread the area on the afternoon of January 25th. A transition to a freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet occurred the night of January 25th and extending into January 26. Snow and sleet accumulations totaled less than an inch. Ice accretions of 0.10 to 0.20 inches were reported resulting in some slide offs along with some power outages.

Periods of freezing rain with temperatures near freezing accumulated to between 0.10 and 0.20 across the area on New Year's Day, mainly during the morning and early afternoon hours. This led to a few reports of tree limbs down and spotty power outages across the region. There were also reports of a few car accidents as roads were slick in spots.

Spotter relayed report of power lines downed.

Trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were all reported down in spots across the county. A mesonet site north-northeast of Landess recorded a 62 mph wind gust.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Marion.

Long duration sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts 50 to 55 mph occurred across the county, resulting in trees, tree limbs and power poles suffering damage. A 60 mph wind gust was recorded at the Marion airport.

A power pole was broken in the area of County Road 400 East and 400 North due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Emergency management officials reported a power pole down on Sherman Street. Other reports of trees and power lines down were received across the county.

Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees and tree limbs down across the county, with some onto power lines causing sporadic power outages.

Temperatures dropped into the single digits and teens below zero as arctic air filtered in behind a powerful winter storm that dropped more than a foot of heavy snow on the region. Strong westerly winds, with gusts between 30 and 40 mph, created deadly wind chills and significant blowing and drifting snow. Dangerous winds chills between 30 and 45 degrees below zero were common. The extremely cold temperatures and significant blowing snow kept many north-south roads impassable or restricted to single lanes. There were numerous reports of accidents and slide-offs across the region due to the slick roadways, with many businesses and schools closed each day.

Trained spotters reported many trees and power lines down throughout the county.

Moderate rain overspread the region on February 26th. Surface temperatures hovered near freezing during the morning hours which allowed the rain to freeze on mainly elevated surfaces. Ice accretions near a tenth of an inch were common on trees, power lines, bridges, and overpasses. This combined with wind gusts to 30 mph aided in downing a few tree limbs. There were also reports of isolated power outages and accidents across the region.

Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of County Road 325 West and State Route 26.

The public reported power lines down at County Road 400 North and 300 West.

Widespread power outages with estimated gusts to 60 mph.

Numerous power lines down.

Very windy conditions were seen across the area on December 9th as a deep area of low pressure tracked into Michigan. Wind gusts between 45 and 60 mph were common during the late morning and afternoon hours. There were reports of power lines and trees down across the region due to the strong winds, which resulted in isolated power outages. As much as 12 percent of Grant County lost power during the afternoon, which was caused by wind damage to power lines and equipment failure.

Scattered to numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines down were noted by county officals.

Mixed wintry precipitation overspread the area late December 18th and continued through about 07:00 am on December 19th. Precipitation started out as a brief period of snow and sleet before changing over to moderate freezing rain. The area picked up a quarter of an inch or more of ice accumulation. Utility companies reported numerous power outages across the county due to ice accumulation on trees and power lines. There were over 6000 customers without power in Marion around 11:00 am December 19th according to a local newspaper article.

Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down in and around Marion.

Trained spotters reported trees and power lines down west of Sweetser.

Emergency management officials reported that numerous reports of trees and power line down across the county.

Emergency management officials reported power lines were down at county road 700 West and State Route 18.

Emergency Management officials reported 15 power poles down along N 500 E from CR 300 N to 100 N. Portions of State Route 15 in Marion were closed due to trees and power lines being blown down. Other trees and tree limbs were reported down across the county.

Two to four tenths of an inch of ice covered roads and power lines, creating hazardous driving conditions and widespread power outages along with tree limbs downed. No injuries or deaths were reported in the county.

A section of the Grant County courthouse roof was blown off. Several power lines blown down.

Several trees blown down with some coming down on power lines.

Power lines were blown down in the area.

Trees and power lines were reported down across the county. A house suffered some roof damage from the strong winds in Marion. A James Dean festival was in progress at the county airport when the storm struck. Organizers were able to get everyone into shelter before the storms hit. Several tents were blown down, but no serious damage or injuries occurred.

A significant ice storm affected portions of northern and central Indiana beginning early on the 5th of January and continuing into the 6th. Locations generally along and south of a Francesville to Fort Wayne line experienced ice accumulations ranging from a quarter inch to nearly 2 inches. Numerous reports of trees, tree limbs and power lines knocked down were received. The damage, combined with many areas of power outages and dangerous driving conditions forced schools in the area to close, with some remaining closed for several days as cleanup continued. Some locations were without power for nearly a week after the storm. The hardest hit counties were Grant, Jay and Blackford where 1.5 to 2 inches of ice accumulated, resulting in power loss to nearly 80 percent of all property in each county. One death, indirectly related to the storm, was reported in Adams county. A 44 year old man was found dead as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. The gentleman was running a generator in his garage as a result of the power outage. Another resident of the home was not affected by the carbon monoxide. An injury was reported in Portland in Jay county. A firefighter was injured when a tree branch fell onto his head. The branch cracked the helmet and face mask and cut his face.

An intense area of low pressure moving across Michigan produced sustained winds of 40 MPH with measured gusts to 60 MPH across all of Northern Indiana, Northwest Ohio and Southwest Lower Michigan from late morning through early evening. Widespread reports of trees and power lines downwere received from law enforcement across the region.

Winds gusted to 65 MPH behind a strong cold front that moved across the region during the late afternoon and evening. Numerous power outages occurred with trees and power lines down. Damage was reported to some roofs with extensive damage to the Knox City Court Building in Starke County.

Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down throughout the county.

An unusually strong cold front moved through the region during the daylight hours of the 9th. A strong pressure gradient existed with the front as 3 hour pressure falls of 4 millibars ahead of the front combined with 3 hour pressure rises of 11 millibars. Winds just above the surface ranged from 70 to 80 mph. The combination of these 2 factors was tapped by a narrow line of showers immediately ahead of the cold front. Widespread reports of trees, tree limbs and power lines being blown down were received as surface winds of 50 to 70 mph were experienced by many areas. Street lights were also blwon down in the town of Marion.

Two large trees down in Marion knocked down power lines.

High winds brought down numerous power lines across Grant County. As many as 300 people were without power in the Gas City and South Marion areas until around 8:45 pm Sunday night. An additional 200 people were without power throughout the rest of the county.

A large tree was uprooted on the east side of the Grant county fairgrounds. The tree blocked the entrance to the grounds and hit power lines cutting power to the fairgrounds into early afternoon.

Power lines down

Power lines down

Power lines reported blown down.

Line of storms with intermittent bowing segments caused spotty near-severe wind gusts, as well as tree and power line damage from Cass County, IN through Allen County, OH.