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Thunderstorm Wind — Posey, Indiana

2024-04-18 · near Parkers Settlement, Posey, Indiana

$2K

Property damage

56 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Downdraft winds blew down a tree in Parkers Settlement, accompanied by dime size hail.

Wider weather episode

A warm front lifted northward through the Quad State region during the morning hours though the late push only allowed dew points to reach the mid 60s in SW Indiana. MUCAPE rose to 1500 J/kg with the higher values in the far SW corner. 0-3 km SRH peaked around 200 m2/s2 in the evening along I-64 with effective bulk shear of 30-40 kts. Lapse rates were 6-7 C/km. Afternoon cells moving northeastward didn't quite reach SW Indiana. The frontal passage moved through during the evening, producing sporadic hail and wind damage reports.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1172279. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.