Storms in Midwest force evacuation of 10,000

By With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around the World; Edited by Susan Garland

March 18, 1982

Fort Wayne, Ind.

At least 10,000 Indiana and Michigan residents were evacuated as thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes continued to pelt the Midwest. Fort Wayne alone had at least $16 million in damage. The flooding there wasdescribed as the worst in 70 years.