Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- October 18, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Brown County, 2 mi S of Nashville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.167, -86.250
Trees were blown down near Brown County State Park.
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 18, 2004
Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain over mainly southern portions of central Indiana on the afternoon and evening of 18 October 2004.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain over mainly southern portions of central Indiana on the afternoon and evening of 18 October 2004.
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Sullivan
- When
- October 18, 9:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan County, 3 mi S of Farmersburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water covered Division Road at County Road 975 North.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, October 18, 2004
- Tornado in Arkansas, October 18, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, October 18, 2004
- Tornado in Arkansas, October 18, 2004
- Storm Surge and Heavy Snow in Alaska, October 18 to 20, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, October 18 to 19, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, October 18 to 19, 2004
- Tornado in Arkansas, October 18, 2004
- Tornado in Arkansas, October 18, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, October 18, 2004
- Tornado in Missouri, October 18, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, October 18 to 19, 2004
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, October 2004
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5424418, 5424417.