1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large trees and power lines were down. About 10,000 Evansville homes were without power due to trees falling on power lines. At least two homes and a van were damaged by falling trees. An elderly woman was briefly trapped in her home after a tree fell on it.
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Every storm in Indiana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, July 1997
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