High Wind, Carroll
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Indiana, April 6, 1997
Strong cold front approaching from the west brought significant large scale wind to nearly all of Indiana. Scattered power outages were reported across much of the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 41 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 41
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.
Strong cold front approaching from the west brought significant large scale wind to nearly all of Indiana. Scattered power outages were reported across much of the area. Numerous trees were also blown down. There were also reports of some minor structural damage in Boone and Miami Counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
41 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Cass
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.762, -86.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Miami
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Miami forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Warren
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Tippecanoe
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tippecanoe forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Clinton
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Howard
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.484, -86.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Fountain
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fountain forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Montgomery
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Boone
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.051, -86.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Tipton
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hamilton
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Madison
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Delaware
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Randolph
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -85.011 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Vermillion
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vermillion forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Parke
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Parke forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Putnam
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.666, -86.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hendricks
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -86.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Marion
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hancock
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Henry
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Vigo
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vigo forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Clay
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Owen
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morgan
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Johnson
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Shelby
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rush
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rush forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sullivan
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Greene
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Monroe
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.161, -86.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Brown
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -86.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Bartholomew
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bartholomew forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Decatur
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Knox
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Daviess
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Martin
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lawrence
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -86.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jennings
- When
- April 6, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jennings forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.997, -85.628 (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
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 6, 1997
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- High Wind in Michigan, April 6 to 7, 1997
- High Wind in Illinois, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 6, 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: 5595755, 5595756, 5595757, 5595758, 5595759, 5595760, 5595761, 5595762, 5595763, 5595764, 5595765, 5595766, 5595767, 5595768, 5595769, 5595770, 5595771, 5595772, 5595773, 5595774, 5595775, 5595776, 5595777, 5595778, 5595779, 5595780, 5595781, 5595782, 5595783, 5595784, 5595785, 5595786, 5595787, 5595788, 5595789, 5595790, 5595791, 5595792, 5595793, 5595794, and more.