Thunderstorm Wind — Tipton, Indiana

2020-06-10 · near Nevada, Tipton, Indiana

Event narrative

Ten power poles snapped due to thunderstorm wind gusts. A travel trailer was also overturned and slammed into the side of a house. Location is approximate.

Wider weather episode

An unusually strong upper level low pressure system and surface cold front moved through central Indiana during the late morning and afternoon hours of June 10th. A very humid air mass was in place behind a tropical system that had passed through. This combined with the strong dynamics allowed for storms with very strong wind gusts and some large hail to form. The strongest storms were north and east of the forecast area. Numerous reports of winds up to 70 mph and hail as large as an inch occurred with this storm system. The most severe damage occurred in portions of Tipton and Howard counties.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (40.3900, -86.0200)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 885551. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.