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A strong area of low pressure moving quickly northeast into the Great Lakes on Saturday, November 5, 2022 produced wind gusts as high as 65 MPH across central Indiana. Below is a list of all observations greater than or equal to 45 MPH across the area on Saturday.
000 NOUS43 KIND 060038 PNSIND INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-061238- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 838 PM EDT Sat Nov 5 2022 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS... Location Speed Time/Date Provider Frankfort 65 MPH 0420 PM 11/05 MESOWEST W. Lafayette - Purdue Univ. 64 MPH 0339 PM 11/05 ASOS 0.7 S Loogootee (INDOT) 58 MPH 1050 AM 11/05 MESOWEST Frankfort 58 MPH 0935 AM 11/05 AWOS Bloomington 56 MPH 1106 AM 11/05 ASOS Westfield 55 MPH 0602 PM 11/05 CWOP Terre Haute 55 MPH 0336 PM 11/05 ASOS Indianapolis 54 MPH 0432 PM 11/05 ASOS Muncie 54 MPH 0415 PM 11/05 ASOS Shelbyville 53 MPH 0316 PM 11/05 ASOS Noblesville 52 MPH 0230 PM 11/05 CWOP Bloomington 51 MPH 0349 PM 11/05 CWOP New Palestine 50 MPH 1145 AM 11/05 CWOP 3.3 N Lewisville (INDOT) 50 MPH 0110 PM 11/05 MESOWEST Georgetown Road Over I-65 50 MPH 0420 PM 11/05 MESOWEST Agronomy Center For Research 50 MPH 0430 PM 11/05 MESOWEST US-31 At SR-32 49 MPH 0420 PM 11/05 MESOWEST Indianapolis (Eagle Creek) 49 MPH 0340 PM 11/05 ASOS Kokomo 48 MPH 0406 PM 11/05 CWOP Muncie 48 MPH 0115 PM 11/05 CWOP 1.5 NE Whitehall (INDOT) 48 MPH 0310 PM 11/05 MESOWEST 3.2 NW Riley (INDOT) 48 MPH 0349 PM 11/05 MESOWEST Crawfordsville 48 MPH 0435 PM 11/05 AWOS Greencastle 48 MPH 0955 AM 11/05 AWOS Greenwood 48 MPH 1155 AM 11/05 AWOS 1.4 SW Sullivan (INDOT) 47 MPH 0930 AM 11/05 MESOWEST US-31 At SR-38 47 MPH 1049 AM 11/05 MESOWEST Throckmorton Purdue Agricult 47 MPH 0430 PM 11/05 MESOWEST Greencastle (WEATHERSTEM) 46 MPH 0110 PM 11/05 MESOWEST Sharpsville 46 MPH 0500 PM 11/05 CWOP 0.8 N Cloverdale (INDOT) 46 MPH 0429 PM 11/05 MESOWEST 1.4 NW Speedway (INDOT) 46 MPH 0240 PM 11/05 MESOWEST Feldun Purdue Agricultural C 46 MPH 1130 AM 11/05 MESOWEST Indianapolis Metro Airport 45 MPH 1155 AM 11/05 MESOWEST Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
Below are surface analyses from the Weather Prediction Center at 11 AM, 2 PM, and 5 PM EDT depicting the strong low and cold front as it impacted the region. (Click images to enlarge.)
1500 UTC (11 AM EDT) Surface Analysis | 1800 UTC (2 PM EDT) Surface Analysis | 2100 UTC (5 PM EDT) Surface Analysis |