Thunderstorm Wind in Decatur County, Indiana

General location of an area of trees that were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across much of northeastern Decatur county.

A long lasting and multi faceted storm system moved through central Indiana beginning during the late afternoon hours of June 18th and continued through the evening hours with widespread damaging winds and very large hail before transitioning into a flash flooding event during the overnight hours with significant flash flooding occurring across portions of Owen and Monroe counties. Unfortunately, one person lost their life due to the flood waters. Across Owen county, roads had suffered severe damage, 23 culverts had been washed out and 2 bridges have significant damage. In all, over 30 Owen County roads were closed. A local emergency disaster declaration was created later in the day. Power outages across the state peaked at nearly 150,000. A 3.4 inch hailstone fell in New Castle late afternoon which was the largest hailstone to fall across the state since mid 2019.