Thunderstorm Wind — Sullivan, Indiana

2020-04-08 · near Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana

Event narrative

Spotter reported several large tree limbs snapped near his location due to thunderstorm wind gusts with live power lines on the road.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 875981. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.