Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- October 17, 8:12 PM EST to 8:18 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Crawfordsville
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 40.030, -86.900
Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 17, 1996
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. Some minor street flooding was reported.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. Some minor street flooding was reported.
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:14 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 17, 1996
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- Tornado in Illinois, October 17, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, October 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 17 to 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 17, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574486.