Thunderstorm Wind — Henry, Indiana

2020-07-27 · near Mt Summit, Henry, Indiana

Event narrative

Multiple trees downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts. One was a large pine tree of unknown exact size.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening hours of July 27th, a line of thunderstorms moved across central Indiana causing sporadic wind damage. The thunderstorms initially began producing damaging winds just west of Indianapolis where a wind gust knocked down a partially constructed building causing 3 injuries and 1 fatality. Further east, tree damage occurred from Indianapolis to Rushville.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 898720. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.