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June 29 “Derecho” Severe Weather Event in northern Indiana
On Friday afternoon, an intense, long-lived windstorm called a Derecho formed in northwest Indiana and began carving a path of destruction over 600 miles long. Winds approaching 100 miles per hour were reported during the most intense part of the event (between Fort Wayne, IN and Columbus, OH.)
At the peak of the event, the Fort Wayne International Airport observing equipment observed a peak wind gust of 91 mph, and the observer reported seeing a downburst descend from the cloud directly ahead of him. Winds were as strong as an EF-1 tornado over a widespread area which resulted in immense damage along the storm’s entire path.
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