Thunderstorm Wind, Fountain
- When
- February 11, 5:30 PM EST to 5:32 PM EST
- Where
- Fountain County, Kingman
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -87.280
Damaging Winds in Indiana, February 11, 1999
A squall line moved through central Indiana knocking down numerous trees.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 squall line moved through central Indiana knocking down numerous trees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fountain
- When
- February 11, 5:49 PM EST to 5:51 PM EST
- Where
- Fountain County, 1 mi W of Hillsboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.120, -87.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Vigo
- When
- February 11, 5:50 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vigo County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -87.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Parke
- When
- February 11, 5:55 PM EST to 5:57 PM EST
- Where
- Parke County, Marshall
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.850, -87.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Vermillion
- When
- February 11, 5:55 PM EST to 5:57 PM EST
- Where
- Vermillion County, Newport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.880, -87.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- February 11, 10:05 PM EST to 10:07 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby County, 5 mi W of Shelbyville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -85.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- February 11, 10:06 PM EST to 10:08 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, 3 mi S of Nashville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -86.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur
- When
- February 11, 10:15 PM EST to 10:17 PM EST
- Where
- Decatur County, Greensburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -85.480
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
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, February 11 to 12, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Hail and High Wind in Kansas, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, February 11, 1999
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 11, 1999
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, February 11, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, February 1999
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: 5681052, 5681053, 5681164, 5681165, 5681169, 5681166, 5681167, 5681168.