Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- December 6, 8:25 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Whitestown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 40.000, -86.350
Damaging Winds in Indiana, December 6, 1998
A fast moving squall-line marched through the state ahead of a strong cold front producing widespread thunderstorm wind damage. Some of the most notable damage occurred across Tippecanoe, Madison and Henry counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $255,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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.
A fast moving squall-line marched through the state ahead of a strong cold front producing widespread thunderstorm wind damage. Some of the most notable damage occurred across Tippecanoe, Madison and Henry counties. Severe damage occurred in West Lafayette at Purdue University when University Hall received major roof damage totalling 100 thousand dollars. Wind gauges across the county reported from 72 to 77 mile an hour wind gusts as the line passed through. In Carroll county, a 35 car freight trained derailed near Rockfield as the line gust front pushed through. Frankton saw roof damage as well as a barn demolished, while at Henry county just south of Mechanicsburg, a mobile home was thrown of its foundation. Several other counties saw roof damage as well as numerous trees and power lines down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vermillion
- When
- December 6, 8:55 PM EST
- Where
- Vermillion County, Dana
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.800, -87.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Tippecanoe
- When
- December 6, 9:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Tippecanoe County, Countywide
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -86.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- December 6, 9:10 PM EST to 9:12 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Crawfordsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.030, -86.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Parke
- When
- December 6, 9:15 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Parke County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -87.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- December 6, 9:20 PM EST to 9:22 PM EST
- Where
- Clay County, Cardonia to 1 mi of Cardonia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.570, -87.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- December 6, 9:20 PM EST to 9:22 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Rockfield
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -86.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- December 6, 9:20 PM EST to 9:22 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Kirklin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.200, -86.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- December 6, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Greencastle
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -86.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- December 6, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Zionsville
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.950, -86.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Howard
- When
- December 6, 9:45 PM EST to 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Howard County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.470, -86.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- December 6, 9:55 PM EST
- Where
- Knox County, 3 mi NE of Vincennes
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -87.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton
- When
- December 6, 9:55 PM EST
- Where
- Tipton County, Kempton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.280, -86.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- December 6, 9:59 PM EST to 10:23 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Sheridan to Noblesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.130, -86.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Owen
- When
- December 6, 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Owen County, Coal City
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.230, -87.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- December 6, 10:41 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Frankton
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.220, -85.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- December 6, 10:45 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Bridgeport
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -86.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- December 6, 10:55 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, 2 mi S of Mechanicsburg
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -85.550
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.
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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: 5677061, 5677063, 5677060, 5677064, 5677199, 5677189, 5677190, 5677191, 5677065, 5677066, 5677194, 5677062, 5677192, 5677193, 5677195, 5677196, 5677198, 5677197.