The storm season in Indiana has been particularly active this spring/early summer. A couple weeks ago we had one hell of a storm come through north-central Indiana, hitting northern West Lafayette the hardest. It remains the only storm I have ever been through (and I’m including living in Florida for 9 years) which has actually scared me/caused significant damage.

This was a nice storm: decent MCS and individual supercell formation leading to a squall line. Loving thunderstorms and the study of weather as I do (thanks Meyers!), I was pretty busy taking pictures/watching/looking at weather data when I saw a swirling cloud of debris headed straight for the back of the house. I figured it couldn’t be that big of a deal so I just sat there and watched. Then the 100 mph winds hit the house and I hit the deck (and subsequently an interior room). While the damage to our house was moderate (shingles, aluminum siding and gutters missing, thrown AC unit, etc.), some other people right down the street didn’t fare so well.

Pictures of the storm and of some of the damage are available here.

Cheers.