Friday storms end dry spell and cause damage

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Friday was a big day across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, as the heavens finally opened up and rain fell across some parts of the area.

For Fort Wayne, this was the first rainfall in September since two weeks ago on September 6th. This ends our September dry stretch at 13 days, one day shy of setting the longest September streak this decade. The airport only picked up 0.02″ of rainfall though, which still places us as currently the 4th driest September on record.

Some select locations got a good soaking from the thunderstorms that moved through. Parts of Kosciusko County and LaGrange County saw over an inch of rain! Other areas, like at the Fort Wayne International Airport, saw very little, if any, rainfall, which will not put much of a dent into the drought we have in place.

Unfortunately, the thunderstorms did cause some damage. We received reports of structural and tree damage from parts of Kosciusko and Whitley Counties. The National Weather Service believes a microburst occurred, which is when there is a concentrated area of strong winds that push out of a strong thunderstorm. Take a look at the damage photos we received below. We are thinking of those who experienced damage as a result of the storms.

There was also some beauty to be found though! A double rainbow was seen as the sun came out behind the storms. Take a look at the pictures below! Thank you to everyone who captured the rainbow and shared their view with us.

To track when rain will come back again, visit our WANE 15 Forecast Page . Fingers crossed for more substantial totals before the month ends.

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