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Thunderstorm WindUnion, Indiana

July 19, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
6
Property damage
$25K
Magnitude
60
Area
Union

Event narrative (NOAA)

Numerous trees downed across the county, one of which fell across a tent, injuring six campers. Also, two people were killed when a boat overturned in the storm on Brookville Lake.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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