Power Outage in Carmel, IN

Power poles snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Several reports of downed trees and power lines due to strong gradient winds. Numerous power outages associated with the tree damage.

Multiple trees downed onto power lines by thunderstorm wind gusts across Carmel.

A 52 mph wind gust was reported by an automated surface observations system in Westfield. Widespread power outages across the county suggests that pockets of higher wind gusts occurred with over 1000 outages due to the strong gradient winds.

Several power lines downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts near 171st St and State Road 32. Other reports of tree limbs snapped received in the same general area.

Pictures received via social media of several large trees that were downed due to strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts. Numerous power outages were caused due to downed power poles.

Ice accumulation of 0.25 inches was observed three miles east of Westfield. Power outages were noted across the county.

A large tree snapped and fell onto a house in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Several power lines were downed as well.

Multiple trees and power lines were down near this location in addition to the large hail.

Power lines were reported down at 226th Street and State Route 38 due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Trees were reported down in and around nearby Indianapolis due to high, non-thunderstorm damaging wind gusts. Also, part of a wall near Union Station peeled off and landed on top of a vehicle in nearby downtown Indianapolis. At least 30 power outages were reported from across the county.

Trees were reported down at 286th Street and Horton Road, as well as 286th Street and Dunbar Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Power lines were also reported down in the northwest portion of Hamilton County.

Approximately one quarter inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain was received. Scattered power outages were also noted.

Power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm wind gusts.

A National Weather Service employee reports seeing transformers blowing near 96th street in Hamilton County. Power outages were reported in numerous locations throughout the county.

Trees and power lines were downed by high winds.

Power lines were downed throughout town.

Snow began falling in central Indiana during the afternoon hours and continued into the evening. The snow was briefly heavy at times, reducing visibility for travelers. Warm ground temperatures melted some of the snow as it fell, and warm road temperatures helped keep most roads clear. As the sun angle decreased during the latter portions of the evening, snow began to stick more readily on elevated surfaces which led to sporadic tree damage and power outages as tree limbs weighed down by spring buds snapped under the weight of the wet snow. Power outages peaked at over 12,000 outages across the state with 2 counties issuing travel advisories during the event. The cold weather that night likely led to damage to spring fruit crops, but the extent and cost is not known at this time.

Thunderstorms moved into central Indiana during the early morning hours of June 21. These storms produced wind damage across northern sections of the area. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, and some the trees fell on homes causing significant damage. A grain silo was also destroyed by the storms. The storms also brought heavy rain.||A damage survey was done across Tipton County, and the survey determined that straight line winds caused the extensive damage.

A potent storm system moved across central Indiana late on February 27 and early on February 28. Warm and moist air moved into the area with the system, and this allowed thunderstorms to develop. Some of the storms produced hail, damaging winds, heavy rain, and one storm produced a tornado near the town of Ingalls. ||In addition to the tornado damage, downburst straight-line wind damage was also observed just south of the tornado touchdown near Woods Drive at State Road 67. Additional downburst straight-line wind damage in the form of downed trees, limbs and power lines occurred further southwest on State Road 67 in Fortville at Motel Road, Industrial Drive and just north and west of the downtown area. ||Northern sections of central Indiana saw 1 to 3 inches of rain, with isolated 4 to 5 inch amounts. This rain, combined with water from a melted snow cover, led to flooding of numerous streams, creeks, and rivers. Flooding also occurred in low lying areas. Some creeks and rivers experienced record flooding.

A series of damaging wind-producing severe thunderstorms moved through central Indiana on the evening of 17 June 2006. Fortunately, damage was mostly confined to downed trees and power lines.

After several bouts of precipitation to begin the month, a low pressure system moved through central Indiana bringing heavy rain to the entire area. Cold air filtered into northern sections of central Indiana, which changed the precipitation to heavy freezing rain over the northern third of central Indiana. Widespread half-inch ice accumulations were reported, with isolated one inch or greater amounts, crippling communities for as much as several days to a week. Electricity was knocked out for as many as 150,000 homes in areas affected by the storm. Power was restored to all but a few homes by Thursday, 9 January. Shelters were opened by the Red Cross and other organizations across the area, with more than 1,000 residents taking advantage of shelters in east central Indiana alone. States of emergency were declared in several counties, and hospitals and other emergency services were forced to go to backup power. Millions of dollars in damage was done to trees, power lines, and structures.

A severe squall line moved across the northern part of the Indianapolis CWA late on the evening of the 7th and into the overnight of the 8th. Trees and power lines were reported down across many locales. Winds moved and damaged a car in southwest Tippecanoe county. Large hail was isolated with only a dime size report across Henry county. There was also additional flash flooding due to the heavy rain and already saturated grounds. Pipe Creek in Alexandria in Madison county normally 1.5 feet crested at 13 feet and overflowed its banks flooding 40 homes. Water was up to 4 feet deep in some residences.

Law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down as a bow echo moved across the northeastern Indianapolis forecast area.

An area of low pressure along with late season cold air brought a wintery mix of precipitation to much of central Indiana on March 25 and 26. A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain fell across central Indiana throughout the storm. Some locations received up to 4 inches of snow with a little ice while other locations received a quarter of an inch of ice with around an inch of snow. Numerous automobile accidents occurred, and some power lines were downed due to the weight of the ice.

A few supercell storms moved across northern parts of the CWA producing widespread large hail and isolated wind damage. A semi was overturned near Cairo, a few roofs were damaged just east of Winchester and trees and power lines were down Bellmore in Parke county.