Statement as of 5:59 PM CDT on May 10, 2014
... NWS damage survey for southwest Indiana for the may 9, 2014
thunderstorm...
.Macroburst...
Peak wind /estimated/: 120 mph
path length /statute/: 35 miles
path width/maximum/: 4 miles
fatalities: zero
injuries: zero
Start date: may 9, 2014
start time: 4:28 PM CDT
start location: west side of Evansville Indiana
End date: may 9, 2014
end time: 5:00 PM CDT
end location: 2 miles southeast of Gentryville Indiana
Wind speeds averaged 60 to 90 mph... with frequent peaks over 100
mph. The average width was 3 miles. Roughly 100 structures were
damaged, with dozens destroyed. Dozens of vehicles were damaged
due to fallen trees. Thousands of trees were uprooted... snapped
or otherwise damaged. Hundreds of power poles were snapped or
blown over. Damage to one Farmstead was estimated at over 2
million dollars... and the total damage estimates may exceed 100
million.
Note:
the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
storm data.
