Thunderstorm winds kills 5 at Indiana State Fair

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Stage Collapse

http://www.wthr.com/story/15262930/stag ... airgrounds



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NWS Report

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cm ... 1&source=0

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They say damaging winds from the report and media, but was it a microburst or downdraft? The video(s) caught an impressive wind gust there with tons of brown dust flying in the air. The hue of the storm clouds look weird too (blue with lightning).

A similar event happened last month in Ottawa where a stage also collapsed in a thunderstorm but there were no deaths.

[Boriken]

OMG

''Damaging wind gusts measured at 70 MPH were recorded in Speedway in Marion County, 77 MPH at Plainfield in eastern Hendricks County, 51 MPH at the Indianapolis International Airport and 60 MPH at Fortville in western Hancock County at 849 PM, 850 PM, 856 PM and 908 PM, respectively.''

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They say damaging winds from the report and media, but was it a microburst or downdraft? The video(s) caught an impressive wind gust there with tons of brown dust flying in the air. The hue of the storm clouds look weird too (blue with lightning).

A similar event happened last month in Ottawa where a stage also collapsed in a thunderstorm but there were no deaths.

I live about 8 miles NW of the Fairgrounds.

When the line of thunderstorms were coming thru, I went out and could hardly stand up in the strong winds.

I have been in a Cat 1 hurricane before and this was comparable.

This was more a derecho event.

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Seventh person dies from fair collapse


http://www.wthr.com/story/15307336/seve ... r-collapse