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Thunderstorm Wind in Brown County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind March 7, 2022 · Brown County, Indiana

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree damage caused by thunderstorm wind gusts on Ford Ridge Road.

The wider storm

A meandering frontal boundary slowly advanced northward in the early pre-dawn hours on March 7th. This brought a near-record moist environment and adequate instability across southern central Indiana, which combined with a low level jet stream from the southwest to produce an eastward advancing line of thunderstorms with locally severe winds. Damage was most severe in Sullivan, Shelby and Jackson Counties where winds likely gusted to 90-100 mph amid small downbursts. Insufficient evidence was present to suggest any tornadoes occurred.

Began near Cordry Lake (39.3100, -86.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1002479. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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