Thunderstorm Wind — Howard, Indiana

2000-06-24 · near Kokomo, Howard, Indiana

Wider weather episode

Separate supercells produced isolated wind damage across parts of central Indiana during the afternoon and evening. Most of the damage were trees down, however numerous funnel clouds were observed and a Chrysler plant in Kokomo received major damage. A rubberized fabric roof was peeled back on the plant and aluminum siding was blown off. Also, some debris from the plant was found 3 miles away. Trees in the area were snapped and all in the same direction and several semi trailers were tipped on their side.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5149062. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.