High Wind — Tippecanoe, Indiana

2022-11-05 · Tippecanoe, Indiana

Event narrative

Purdue University Airport recorded a peak gradient wind gust of 56 kts from the southwest; gusts, greatest during 745-1700 EST, were generally 26-43 kts. The West Lafayette 6 NW site measured a peak gust of 43 kts at 1530 EST.

Wider weather episode

A deep, occluded mid-latitude storm system tracking north-northeastward from the Quad Cities area, featured a strengthening upper-level wave. The wave's negatively-tilting trough axis created a strong wind field about 1 mile above the surface at the 850 millibar pressure level. This caused generally 50-60 mph wind gusts at the surface across central Indiana during mainly morning and midday hours on the 5th. The strongest, isolated wind gusts reached 58-65 mph, mainly across Tippecanoe County and Clinton County. Isolated damage reports were led by several counties east of Indianapolis that each reported multiple downed trees and/or numerous power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1056181. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.