Damaging Wind in Indiana, February 27, 1999

Numerous trees and power lines were down in and around Evansville.Wind speeds were measured to 75 MPH at a television station in Evansville. A few microbursts with estimated wind speeds between 80 and 90 MPH occurred in and near Evansville. Two of the most intense microbursts were on the northwest side of Evansville and the east side of Evansville. On the northwest side, shingles were off roofs, some 2 by 4's were blown through a car windshield, and large storage buildings were damaged. This damage path was 1 to 2 miles long and 300 yards wide. Elsewhere in the county, in the McCutchanville area, large doors of a building were shoved in. About 3 miles north of Daylight on Interstate 164, a tractor trailer was overturned.Just east of Evansville, near the junction of Interstate 164 and Route 62, two power poles were downed, and three houses sustained significant roof damage. A light commercial structure that was under construction was blown down.