High Wind, Gibson
- When
- April 20, 12:45 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Indiana, April 20, 2000
Strong gusty west winds in the wake of a cold front caused a few trees and power lines to come down. The peak gusts were measured around 50 MPH.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Strong gusty west winds in the wake of a cold front caused a few trees and power lines to come down. The peak gusts were measured around 50 MPH. The highest gust at Evansville was 49 MPH.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Pike
- When
- April 20, 12:45 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Posey
- When
- April 20, 12:45 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Posey forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Spencer
- When
- April 20, 12:45 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Spencer forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Vanderburgh
- When
- April 20, 12:45 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vanderburgh forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Warrick
- When
- April 20, 12:45 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Warrick forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 20, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, April 20, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 20, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Michigan, April 20, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, April 20, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, April 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, April 2000
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: 5137729, 5137730, 5137731, 5137732, 5137733, 5137734.