Thunderstorm Wind — Tippecanoe, Indiana

2025-03-30 · near (laf)purdue Univ Laf, Tippecanoe, Indiana

$5K

Property damage

61 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Branches up to 4 inches in diameter blown down by thunderstorm winds on the Purdue campus. Nearby 3 trees were blown down with a 70 mph measured wind gust at that site.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening hours of March 30th thunderstorms developed in warm and unstable air well ahead of an approaching cold front. These storms produced damaging winds and hail up to golf ball size across much of central Indiana. A weak EF-0 tornado impacted Monroe County, although main damage was associated with the straight line winds and large hail. Over 30,000 power outages occurred across central Indiana through the event.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1236915. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.