Thunderstorm Wind in De Kalb County, Indiana
Thunderstorm Wind August 9, 2011 · De Kalb County, Indiana
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Law enforcement officials reported multiple trees down along 7th Street. One of these trees in the 400 block of 7th Street, fell onto a westbound United Parcel Service truck, striking the driver compartment. The 46 year old male driver was killed instantly.
The wider storm
An upper level system moved across the Great Lakes, accompanied by a 100 knot upper level jet streak. Mixed layer CAPE on the order of 1500 to 2500 j/kg combined with modest shear and several convergent zones to allow for scattered thunderstorm development.
Began near Auburn (41.3668, -85.0625).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 336298. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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