Thunderstorm Wind — Daviess, Indiana

2024-05-26 · near Washington, Daviess, Indiana

Event narrative

Straight line wind damage to trees was observed through eastern Daviess County. There was a localized area of more intense damage southwest of Washington.

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 1171256. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.