Thunderstorm Wind — Fountain, Indiana

2000-05-09 · near Hillsboro, Fountain, Indiana

Wider weather episode

A squall-line moved across central Indiana producing widespread tree damage, localized structural damage and one death and three injuries. A weak F0 tornado also briefly touched down in a farm field near Brownsburg doing no propery damage. A 42 year old woman was killed as a tree fell on her moving vehicle near Hillsboro in Fountain county, while three people were injured near Waynetown in Montgomery county when a tree fell on their car. Meanwhile, thunderstorm gusts up to 80 mph damaged the roofs to a grocery store and hotel near Terre Haute and four homes at Clarks Hill in Tippecanoe county. Fallen trees also damaged two cars near Brazil in Clay county. Otherwise, there were numerous reports of trees down and golfball size hail across central Indiana .

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5140473. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.