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Thunderstorm Wind in Vermillion County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind April 8, 2020 · Vermillion County, Indiana

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Pictures received via twitter of tree limbs and power limbs downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts.

The wider storm

A severe weather outbreak occurred during the evening hours of April 8th. A line of severe thunderstorms moved through central Indiana intitially causing large hail and damaging winds. As the storms progressed, the hail threat gradually decreased with wind speeds rapidly increasing. In addition to widespread 60 to 70 mph winds, the line of storms had several mesovortices that led to areas of enhanced winds up to 90 mph and produced an EF-1 tornado in Mooresville, IN.

Began near Clinton (39.6600, -87.4000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Morgan County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 875962. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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