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Thunderstorm Wind in Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind June 21, 2011 · Tippecanoe County, Indiana

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

Death

Injury

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a 12 to 18 diameter tree fell on a vehicle traveling southbound on State Route 43, just north of West Lafayette. Two individuals were in the vehicle, with one fatality and one injury. Winds were estimated at 45 to 50 mph.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley ahead of a cold front, stemming from an upper level system churning over the upper Midwest. These storms pushed northeast into central Indiana during the afternoon and early evening of the 21st of June. Some of these storms produced thunderstorm wind damage, one with an injury and a fatality near West Lafayette.

Began near Welborn Arpt (40.4702, -86.8858).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 329204. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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