Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- September 2, 4:30 PM EST to 4:32 PM EST
- Where
- Clay County, Brazil
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.530, -87.120
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees in the Brazil area.
Damaging Winds and High Wind in Indiana, September 2 to 29, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- September 8, 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Advance
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 40.000, -86.620
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree in Advance.
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- September 19, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Miami County, 10 mi S of Peru
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 40.600, -86.070
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in the southern part of the county.
High Wind, Carroll
- When
- September 29, 1:52 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong pressure gradient between a deep low over the Great Lakes and a strong High over the Rockies produced a measured 52 mph gust at Patton.
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.
- 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
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arizona, September 2 to 13, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 2, 1997
- Hail and Waterspout in Oregon, September 2 to 14, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding in California, September 2, 1997
- Flooding in Florida, September 2, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in California, September 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Texas, September 2, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 2, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, September 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Nebraska, September 2, 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: 5599334, 5599335, 5599435, 5599436.