High Wind, Gibson
- When
- April 30, 1:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Indiana, April 30, 1997
Strong southwest winds, not related to thunderstorms, gusted between 50 and 60 MPH on hilltops and southwest-facing exposures. At the Evansville Airport, the highest gust was near 45 MPH during the late afternoon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 PAH wrote it up.
Strong southwest winds, not related to thunderstorms, gusted between 50 and 60 MPH on hilltops and southwest-facing exposures. At the Evansville Airport, the highest gust was near 45 MPH during the late afternoon. Power lines were blown down near Petersburg in Pike County around 4 P.M.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Pike
- When
- April 30, 1:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Posey
- When
- April 30, 1:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Posey forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Vanderburgh
- When
- April 30, 1:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vanderburgh forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Warrick
- When
- April 30, 1:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Warrick forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Spencer
- When
- April 30, 1:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Spencer forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Kentucky, April 30, 1997
- High Wind in Illinois, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 30, 1997
- High Wind in Iowa, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 30, 1997
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 30, 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5593704, 5593705, 5593706, 5593707, 5593708, 5593709.