Strong Wind — Vanderburgh, Indiana

2025-03-05 · Vanderburgh, Indiana

$10K

Property damage

40 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Wind snapped a power pole on Burkhardt Road between Hirsch and Lynch Roads on the East side of Evansville in the early morning. A tree was blown down six miles west southwest of Evansville around 1020CST.

Wider weather episode

An anomalously deep surface low pressure system (980mb) lifted from the Plains to the Great Lakes through the day. This created a very strong pressure gradient across southwest Indiana, and also induced a 70-80kt low-level jet at around 850mb. As a result, southwest winds increased around sunrise and gradually shifted to the west through the day. Frequent gusts over 40 mph were measured across the region. The strongest gust, 46mph, was measured at the Evansville Regional Airport. Some damage was reported in and around Evansville where a power pole was snapped and a tree was blown down.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1247608. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.