Thunderstorm Wind — Orange, Indiana

2020-04-08 · near Abydel, Orange, Indiana

Event narrative

There were multiple reports of tree damage and power lines down across Orange County.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system moved from the Midwest into the lower Ohio Valley on April 8, 2020. Isolated storms developed ahead of a sinking cold front during the afternoon across portions of southern Indiana and central Kentucky. These storms dropped large hail and produced damaging winds. Later that evening, a line of severe thunderstorms moved in from the northwest and produced widespread damaging winds and small hail. Storms pushed east of the region during the early morning hours of April 9, 2020.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 889010. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.