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Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2020 · Perry County, Indiana

60 mph
Estimated gust (52 kt)

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was reported down on State Road 145.

The wider storm

Southern Indiana sat to the east of a stacked low that was positioned over eastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri. A warm front stretched east form this low pressure system to the Mid-Atlantic. As this front moved northward through Indiana to usher in warmer temperatures and saturated air, it brought heavy rains and thunderstorms to Perry County, Indiana which resulted in areal flooding and isolated wind damage.

Began near Perry Co Arpt (38.0182, -86.7040).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 895577. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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