Thunderstorm Wind — Jefferson, Indiana

2022-06-17 · near Chelsea, Jefferson, Indiana

Event narrative

A tree was downed at a residence along State Road 62 North.

Wider weather episode

On the morning of June 17th, a very warm and humid air mass was present across southern Indiana as a cold front extended west to east across central Illinois into central Indiana. South of the cold front, a Mesoscale Convective System moved across southern Indiana during the mid-morning hours, with storms feeding off the large amounts of instability. Across southern Indiana, the main observed severe hazard was damaging winds, with wind damage being observed across several counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1036592. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.