Thunderstorm Wind, Rush
- When
- July 27, 4:07 PM EST to 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Rush County, Rushville
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -85.450
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines in Rushville.
Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 27, 1997
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- 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.
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:08 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- July 27, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Indianapolis
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -86.150
Thunderstorm winds knocked down traffic lights at 21st and Post Roads.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- July 27, 4:30 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Indianapolis
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -86.150
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs and a few trees on the NE, E, and SE sides of Indianapolis causing many power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- July 27, 4:53 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Fishers
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -86.020
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and limbs in the vicinity of I-69 and State Road 37.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- July 27, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Sheridan
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 40.130, -86.220
Thunderstorm winds blew down a two and a half foot diameter tree just west of Sheridan on the Hamilton-Boone County line. Crops in the same vicinity were also damaged by the winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur
- When
- July 27, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Decatur County, Kingston
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 39.380, -85.380
Thunderstorm winds blew down a 10 inch diameter tree.
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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- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 27, 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: 5621210, 5621211, 5621212, 5621213, 5621214, 5621215.