Thunderstorm Wind — Hancock, Indiana

2025-05-16 · near Mt Comfort, Hancock, Indiana

Event narrative

A 63 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by the KMQJ AWOS.

Wider weather episode

A persistently humid and unseasonably warm air mass provided ample instability late on the 16th. Meanwhile, mid-level forcing streamed into central Indiana from west to east, around the southeastern periphery of a strong mid-latitude cyclone positioned over the Upper Midwest. These ingredients combined to produce rotating storms with damaging winds and tornadoes across southern central Indiana through the late day.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1248189. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.