Thunderstorm Wind — Knox, Indiana

2025-03-30 · near Bicknell, Knox, Indiana

$40K

Property damage

61 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at this location. Nearby a tree was downed onto a car along with large tree branches falling on a house.

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 1236963. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.