Dust Storm in Newton, Indiana

Dust Storm May 16, 2025 · Newton, Indiana

What the National Weather Service wrote

A photo showed reduced visibility near Mt. Ayr.

The wider storm

An area of thunderstorms moved across west central Indiana during the late afternoon of May 16th producing damaging convective wind gusts across southern Benton County. These high winds created a dust storm that raced north across northwest Indiana during the late afternoon and early evening of May 16th. Visibilities were one quarter mile or less in many areas with wind gusts as high as 65 mph on the leading edge of the dust storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1252258. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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