Thunderstorm Wind — Lawrence, Indiana

2023-06-29 · near Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana

Event narrative

Large tree uprooted by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Wider weather episode

Pre-dawn thunderstorms on the 29th brought more large hail, to southwestern counties, with golf ball sized hailstones (1.75) reported in both Youngstown (Vigo County) and south of Vincennes.

Organized severe winds then returned on the afternoon of the 29th when a decaying derecho produced widespread significant tree damage from west-central Indiana into the Indianapolis Metro, with noticeably less expansive damage continuing across the region's southern counties. Highest observed wind gusts were 74 mph at the Crawfordsville Regional Airport and 70 mph at Indianapolis Int'l. More than 75 percent of Clay, Vermillion and Vigo Counties were each without power amid scores of downed trees; more than 250,000 power outages occurred across the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1098548. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.