Thunderstorm Wind — Union, Indiana
1998-07-19 · near Liberty, Union, Indiana
2
Direct deaths
6
Injuries
$25K
Property damage
60
Magnitude
Event narrative
Numerous trees downed across the county, one of which fell across a tent, injuring six campers. Also, two people were killed when a boat overturned in the storm on Brookville Lake.
Wider weather episode
A fast moving Mesoscale Convective System with numerous bow echo segments caused wind damage early in the event. However, the thunderstorms began to repeat across the same areas causing flooding.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5651632. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.