Thunderstorm Wind in Vanderburgh County, Indiana

A microburst struck a high school sports complex. Several bleachers and stadium lights were damaged or destroyed. A set of bleachers was picked up and thrown to the other side of some tennis courts. Other bleachers that were bolted into the ground were blown over a baseball field. Light poles were snapped and fences were destroyed. A parked semi-trailer used for storage was blown over. The tops of trees were snapped. Several trees fell onto nearby homes. The porch was ripped off the front of a house and blown 80 yards. Power lines were blown down. Damage was reported throughout the surrounding area of the high school. Damage to the high school itself was minor. Road crews worked through most of the next day to clear roads of debris.

Wind speeds were estimated from 60 to 70 MPH at downtown Evansville, along the Ohio riverfront. Many trees were blown down across the city. At least a few houses received major damage due to falling trees. A large oak tree crashed through the living room and kitchen of a house, injuring one person inside. The person was treated for a hip injury at a local hospital. The Red Cross opened a temporary emergency shelter for those without power. Police barricaded numerous streets blocked by downed trees, utility poles, and power lines. One tree service estimated they received 90 calls to have downed trees removed from yards and houses. Falling trees also damaged vehicles.

Numerous buildings around the county sustained mostly minor damage, such as shingles blown off. Several reports of wind gusts from 60 to 75 mph were received. At the Evansville airport, a gust to 71 mph was measured by the automated surface observing system. Sustained winds were clocked at 52 mph. The highest estimated gust was 75 mph in the northwest part of the county, reported by a trained spotter. In Evansville, a gust to 60 mph was measured on the west side of the city, and a gust to 63 mph was measured on the southeast side. Numerous trees and power lines were down. A semi was blown over, and roofs were blown completely off two homes. An elementary school sustained considerable roof damage. North of St. Wendel, a pole barn, hay barn, implement shed, and a grain bin were destroyed. Minor damage occurred to tractors and farm equipment. A pole barn in the exact same place was destroyed just a few years earlier, in 2004.