Thunderstorm Wind — Clay, Indiana

2024-05-26 · near Coalmont, Clay, Indiana

Event narrative

Several trees uprooted, a couple snapped, some power lines down from trees, and a little structural damage mainly from trees falling on homes caused by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Wider weather episode

Two rounds of thunderstorms impacted central Indiana during the Sunday before Memorial day with a quick microburst in the morning followed by a QLCS tornado across Knox county followed by a swath of thunderstorm winds. Damage beyond Knox county was more widespread but not quite as intense as the EF-2 tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1169858. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.