Thunderstorm Wind — Henry, Indiana

2024-07-29 · near New Castle, Henry, Indiana

$10K

Property damage

55 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in the New Castle area, before a funnel cloud was observed just above the ground 1 mile east of New Castle.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous evening thunderstorms tracking mainly eastward across central Indiana, included 5 severe cells that altogether produced widely scattered wind damage. More pronounced rotation was exhibited by a few storms crossing northeastern central Indiana, with a funnel cloud near the ground in Henry County, before a tornado that started as an EF0 in Hamilton County, which tracked for 3 miles into Madison County, peaking at EF2 intensity just before dissipating.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189910. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.