Indiana, 2013

Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Indiana, October 5 to 6, 2013

October 5 to 6, 2013 · NWS PAH · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Thunderstorms increased over southeast Missouri and southern Illinois within a moist and unstable environment ahead of an advancing cold front moving across southeast Missouri. Low level winds strengthened as the storms moved east across the Lower Ohio Valley, resulting in isolated strong wind gusts.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Thunderstorms increased over southeast Missouri and southern Illinois within a moist and unstable environment ahead of an advancing cold front moving across southeast Missouri. Low level winds strengthened as the storms moved east across the Lower Ohio Valley, resulting in isolated strong wind gusts. The air mass ahead of the front was warm and humid, reminiscent of late summer. Moisture was in abundance, and storms were very efficient rain makers. Rainfall amounts ahead of the front were between 1 and 3 inches, although there were scattered amounts between 4 and 5 inches.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 4, 10:50 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 10:50 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:02 UTC.

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Event by event

3 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Spencer

When
October 5, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Spencer County, Rockport
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.880, -87.050

A trained spotter measured 3.30 inches of rain for the calendar day.

Heavy Rain, Gibson

When
October 5, 1:00 PM CST to October 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Gibson County, Hazleton
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.480, -87.530

A co-operative observer measured a daily rainfall total of 4.70 inches of rain.

Heavy Rain, Gibson

When
October 5, 10:35 PM CST to 11:05 PM CST
Where
Gibson County, Francisco
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.330, -87.450

A trained spotter reported 1.15 inches of rain, most of that in 30 minutes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warrick

When
October 5, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Warrick County, Chandler to 1.08 mi S of Turpin Hill
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
38.050, -87.370

Tree limbs were blown down in Chandler. A tree was down across Highway 61 between Lynnville and Boonville.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 480668, 480671, 480667, 476966.