Thunderstorm Wind — Wayne, Indiana

2016-06-23 · near East Richmond Arpt, Wayne, Indiana

Event narrative

On the morning of June 23 at 08:37, a City of Richmond employee of the street department was assisting in clearing debris from a residence. A tree had partially fallen onto the house and the employee was assisting in clearing the tree when he evidently suffered a sudden cardiac event and collapsed on the roof. The patient was transported to Reid Health in Richmond, where efforts to resuscitate were ceased shortly after arrival.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective system developed across Illinois and worked east then southeast across the region during the early morning hours of June 23rd.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 634044. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.