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Thunderstorm Wind in Martin County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 26, 2024 · Martin County, Indiana

81 mph
Estimated gust (70 kt)
$100K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Widespread tree damage from thunderstorm wind gusts occurred around West

Boggs Lake north of Loogootee where hundreds of trees were downed.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Loogootee (38.7229, -86.9182).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1171258. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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