Thunderstorm Wind — Pulaski, Indiana

2017-07-23 · near Ripley, Pulaski, Indiana

Event narrative

A local fire department reported a tree limb was blown down onto a power line, causing it to fall and the power line to smoke.

Wider weather episode

A southeastward moving cold front interacted with a marginally unstable and sheared environment to produce scattered thunderstorms. A few of these storms became severe with isolated reports of wind damage, hail and even a brief tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 715889. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.