Thunderstorm Wind — Jennings, Indiana

2022-09-21 · near Brewersville, Jennings, Indiana

$60K

Property damage

56 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm downburst winds caused damage along Base Road from County Road 575 North to County Road 850 North, and to the northeast from that area. Several large trees were uprooted while winds downed power lines, broke off power poles, and bent flagpoles to the ground. Residences were impacted, as well as a plant farm where winds leveled a greenhouse and ripped plastic off of 2 others.

Wider weather episode

A southward-advancing cold front combined with unseasonably hot and humid conditions and marginal vertical wind shear late on the 21st to produce a broken line of strong thunderstorms across southern central Indiana. Isolated downbursts produced wind damage in Rushville and portions of Decatur and Jennings Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1048024. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.