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Overview
Strong winds with and ahead of a cold front brought wind gusts of over 60 mph to parts of central Indiana. This brought down numerous power lines and some trees across the area.Wind:
Selected reports of gusts at or over 40 MPH:
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN ...WIND REPORTS... Location Speed Time/Date Purdue University Airport 64 MPH 0448 PM 10/20 Indianapolis, In 61 MPH 0601 PM 10/20 Shelbyville Municipal Airpor 58 MPH 0628 PM 10/20 Frankfort 56 MPH 0515 PM 10/20 Eagle Creek Airpark Airport 55 MPH 0509 PM 10/20 2 NNW Terre Haute 54 MPH 0613 PM 10/20 Delaware County-johnson Fiel 54 MPH 0416 PM 10/20 Mt Comfort Airport 54 MPH 0616 PM 10/20 Columbus Municipal Airport 52 MPH 0704 PM 10/20 Hulman Regional Airport 52 MPH 0532 PM 10/20 Kokomo Municipal Airport 52 MPH 0326 PM 10/20 1 N New Market 51 MPH 0515 PM 10/20 2 NW Crows Nest 47 MPH 0545 PM 10/20 1 ENE Bloomington 47 MPH 0543 PM 10/20 Indianapolis Terry Airport 47 MPH 0515 PM 10/20 Anderson Municipal Apt 46 MPH 0615 PM 10/20 Monroe County Airport 46 MPH 0521 PM 10/20 2 NE Plainfield 45 MPH 0601 PM 10/20 1 ESE Greencastle 45 MPH 0555 PM 10/20 5 NNE Zionsville 45 MPH 0501 PM 10/20 1 NW Ellettsville 44 MPH 0506 PM 10/20 1 SSE New Palestine 44 MPH 0619 PM 10/20 2 NNW Lake Hart 44 MPH 0603 PM 10/20 3 ENE Edinburgh 42 MPH 0543 PM 10/20 4 N Chesterfield 41 MPH 0424 PM 10/20 2 ENE Spring Lake 41 MPH 0549 PM 10/20 Daviess County Airport 41 MPH 0535 PM 10/20 1 SSE Pendleton 41 MPH 0615 PM 10/20 Ball State University 41 MPH 0305 PM 10/20 3 NE Lafayette 40 MPH 0310 PM 10/20 3 SW Westfield 40 MPH 0532 PM 10/20 1 ENE Greenwood 40 MPH 0235 PM 10/20
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W GREENCASTLE 39.64N 86.86W
10/20/2018 M51 MPH PUTNAM IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0333 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNW FISHERS 39.97N 86.03W
10/20/2018 E55 MPH HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0338 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FRANKTON 40.22N 85.77W
10/20/2018 M46 MPH MADISON IN BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORTED BY CBS4.
0350 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ELIZAVILLE 40.13N 86.38W
10/20/2018 E50 MPH BOONE IN PUBLIC
0416 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SW ROYERTON 40.24N 85.39W
10/20/2018 M53 MPH DELAWARE IN ASOS
0424 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 N CHESTERFIELD 40.18N 85.60W
10/20/2018 M41 MPH MADISON IN MESONET
MESONET STATION AU577, 4 N CHESTERFIELD.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW MULBERRY 40.38N 86.71W
10/20/2018 M60 MPH TIPPECANOE IN PUBLIC
STATION KINMULBE2. TIME IS APPROXIMATE.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 WSW DAYTON 40.37N 86.82W
10/20/2018 M58 MPH TIPPECANOE IN PUBLIC
AT SWIFT FUEL WAREHOUSE. TIME APPROXIMATE.
0431 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 S FRANKFORT 40.23N 86.51W
10/20/2018 M55 MPH CLINTON IN BROADCAST MEDIA
IN ANTIOCH, IN. REPORTED BY CBS4.
0442 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SSE NEW PALESTINE 39.70N 85.88W
10/20/2018 M41 MPH SHELBY IN MESONET
MESONET STATION AV182, 1 SSE NEW PALESTINE.
0443 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW SEELYVILLE 39.45N 87.31W
10/20/2018 M52 MPH VIGO IN ASOS
0448 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SW PURDUE UNIVERSITY 40.41N 86.94W
10/20/2018 M64 MPH TIPPECANOE IN ASOS
CORRECTS PREVIOUS MARINE TSTM WIND REPORT
FROM 2 SW PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
0457 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SW PURDUE UNIVERSITY 40.41N 86.94W
10/20/2018 M63 MPH TIPPECANOE IN PUBLIC
0501 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NE INDIANAPOLIS INT`L 39.73N 86.28W
10/20/2018 M55 MPH MARION IN ASOS
0509 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSE EAGLE CREEK RESER 39.83N 86.29W
10/20/2018 M55 MPH MARION IN ASOS
0509 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CARMEL 39.97N 86.11W
10/20/2018 M53 MPH HAMILTON IN PUBLIC
REPORTED BY CBS4.
0518 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NE EAGLE CREEK RESERV 39.88N 86.28W
10/20/2018 E50 MPH MARION IN BROADCAST MEDIA
0518 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SW WEST LAFAYETTE 40.44N 86.92W
10/20/2018 E60 MPH TIPPECANOE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE LIMBS BROKEN. REGULAR GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
0529 PM NON-TSTM WND GST TERRE HAUTE 39.47N 87.38W
10/20/2018 E55 MPH VIGO IN AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN UP TO ONE
INCH IN DIAMETER ON THE DRIVE HOME.
0555 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW FISHERS 39.97N 86.03W
10/20/2018 HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
FEW TREE LIMBS DOWN...1 TO 3 INCHES IN
DIAMETER.
0601 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NE INDIANAPOLIS INT`L 39.73N 86.28W
10/20/2018 M61 MPH MARION IN ASOS
0628 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ESE FAIRLAND 39.58N 85.80W
10/20/2018 M57 MPH SHELBY IN ASOS
0715 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SE BEDFORD 38.85N 86.48W
10/20/2018 LAWRENCE IN PUBLIC
LARGE HEALTHY BRANCHES DOWN...INCLUDING ONE
ON A UTILITY LINE. DEBRIS BLOWING AROUND
SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LIGHT SIGNAGE...AND
CARDBOARD. LARGE ROAD CONSTRUCTION
BARRICADES BLOWN OVER.
Environment
Much cooler air moved in behind a cold front. This plus strong winds throughout the lower atmosphere led to some of these winds mixing down to the ground.
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| Figure 1: Surface Pressure & Winds at 5 PM EDT | Figure 2: Surface Pressure Change at 5 PM EDT | Figure 3: Surface Temperature Change at 5 PM EDT |
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