Thunderstorm Wind in Benton County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind April 27, 2026 · Benton County, Indiana

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

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

The wider storm

A line of showers and embedded thunderstorms moved across northwest Indiana during the late morning and early afternoon of April 27th. On the back side of this precipitation, a wake low developed, producing wind gusts between as high as 60 mph, which blew down trees, tree limbs and power lines. Scattered thunderstorms moved across west central Indiana during the evening of April 27th producing isolated wind damage.

Began near Fowler (40.5900, -87.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1334328. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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