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Thunderstorm Wind in Gibson County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind October 19, 2025 · Gibson County, Indiana

85 mph

Estimated gust (74 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree was blown down into power lines in Oakland City.

The wider storm

A small cluster of thunderstorms developed over southern Illinois and moved across southwest Indiana in the early morning. The storms formed just ahead of a strong, sharp 500mb trough in an area of strong upper divergence associated with a small 120kt 300mb jet to the north over Indiana. Most unstable CAPE was only around 250J/kg, but mid-level lapse rates were 6.5-7 C/km and low-level lapse rates were 6-6.5 C/km. Right near the trough line, the shear was negligible. The cluster formed into a single bow echo that produced damaging winds as it moved east along and north of Interstate 64. Some more isolated wind damage was noted farther south.

Began near Oakland City (38.3400, -87.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1298186. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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