High Wind — Decatur, Indiana

2020-11-15 · Decatur, Indiana

Event narrative

Multiple trees and power lines down in the county due to strong gradient winds. Some roads blocked but most were cleared as of 1145 AM. Some stop lights in Greensburg on Main Street were not functioning.

Wider weather episode

During the overnight hours of November 14th into the 15th, a strong surface front approached central Indiana and passed through the state during the early morning hours. Rain and isolated thunderstorms brought occasional wind gusts up to 45 mph with stronger winds occurring due to gradient winds behind the front during the mid morning hours. The strongest wind gust was 64 mph with up to 50,000 people without power across the state at one point. Peak wind gusts were generally around 45 to 55 mph with isolated stronger gusts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 920850. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.