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Thunderstorm Wind in Decatur County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind July 11, 2020 · Decatur County, Indiana

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree downed on a house due to thunderstorm wind gusts.

The wider storm

During the afternoon and evening hours of July 11th, a series of thunderstorms moved across central and north central Indiana producing widespread damaging winds and large hail. Significant power outages occurred across Indianapolis and surrounding cities. During the overnight hours, a more robust line of thunderstorms brought additional wind damage and large hail to areas that had already experienced thunderstorms earlier in the day.

Many areas had several rounds of thunderstorms. Times were not always exact and could have been from one of several thunderstorms.

Began near Greensburg (39.3400, -85.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 895643. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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