Thunderstorm Wind — Johnson, Indiana

2023-08-12 · near Hopewell, Johnson, Indiana

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds downed a few small to medium sized tree branches, while flattening an approximate one-third acre of soybean crop.

Wider weather episode

Numerous pulse thunderstorms crossed central Indiana from west to east from pre-dawn to mid-morning hours. Despite several strong storms, a stable boundary layer prevented higher wind gusts from mixing down to the surface while a high freezing level melted larger hail aloft before it could reach the ground. One marginally severe cell did, however, track southeastward across Johnson and Bartholomew Counties around 900 AM EDT.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1107856. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.