Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. Read More >

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
Storm Reports
Environment

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.


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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Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

Strong Winds of October 20, 2018