High Wind — Hendricks, Indiana

2023-04-05 · Hendricks, Indiana

Event narrative

Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines due to gradient winds on the leading edge of light rain. Most concentrated damage was in an area from Avon to Brownsburg to Clermont.

Wider weather episode

A decaying storm complex moved across central Indiana during the morning hours of April 5th causing gradient wind damage across the leading edge of light rain. Within this complex, thunderstorm winds caused more focused damage in a line from Gosport into Marion county. Additional storms developed along and ahead of a line later in the morning and early afternoon causing additional wind damage and a weak EF-0 tornado in eastern Montgomery County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1080509. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.