Thunderstorm Wind — Scott, Indiana

2018-07-20 · near Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana

Event narrative

A tree blew down on Madison Street.

Wider weather episode

Rounds of severe storms hammered southern Indiana and central Kentucky on Friday, July 20, 2018, bringing very large hail, wind damage, heavy rain, and 2 confirmed tornadoes in Indiana.

The largest hail report the national weather service received was 4 inches in diameter (softball size) in Tompkinsville! The strongest measured wind gust was 70 mph at the Lexington Bluegrass Airport.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (38.6800, -85.7700)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763964. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.