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Thunderstorm Winds Topple Trees Across the Indiana State Campus

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Confirmed Threat

On the afternoon of June 25, 2024, thunderstorm winds brought widespread tree and powerline damage to central Indiana, and Indiana State University in Terre Haute sustained wind damage including a tree blocking Raymond Drive, uprooted and split trees, and a tree blocking Cherrywood Street. More than 60,000 people lost power across the region. The National Weather Service documented the campus damage in its storm summary.

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Institution
Indiana State University
Public R2 · IN
~8,000 studentsCode Blue
Confirmed Timeline

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Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

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ISU Code Blue: A severe thunderstorm with damaging winds is moving through Terre Haute. Move indoors away from windows and avoid downed trees and power lines.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed from the National Weather Service Indianapolis storm summary, which documented thunderstorm wind damage on the Indiana State campus including trees blocking Raymond Drive and Cherrywood Street; the exact ISU alert wording was not recoverable.
Raymond Drive and Cherrywood Street are the specific campus-area roadways the NWS named as blocked by downed trees.
Context

Background

On the afternoon of June 25, 2024, a line of thunderstorms brought widespread tree and powerline damage to portions of central Indiana, leaving more than 60,000 people without power. According to the National Weather Service Indianapolis storm summary, Indiana State University in Terre Haute experienced thunderstorm wind damage that included a tree blown down blocking Raymond Drive, trees uprooted and split, and another tree blocking Cherrywood Street. Straight-line thunderstorm winds, rather than tornadoes, are among the most common severe-weather hazards for Midwestern campuses, and they produce the same falling-tree and downed-line dangers that drive a campus to push people indoors and away from hazards. The verbatim text of any ISU notification could not be retrieved, so the alert here is an honest reconstruction grounded in the NWS-documented impacts.
Analysis

Key Findings

Thunderstorm winds on June 25, 2024 toppled trees across the Indiana State campus, blocking Raymond Drive and Cherrywood Street
More than 60,000 people across central Indiana lost power during the event
The damage is documented in the National Weather Service Indianapolis storm summary
The alert text is an honest reconstruction; the official ISU notification wording could not be retrieved, so it is not marked verbatim
Outcome
Trees down across campus blocking Raymond Drive and Cherrywood Street; over 60,000 regional power outages. No campus fatalities reported.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Severe Storms of June 25, 2024 - National Weather Service Indianapolis
    weather.gov
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severe-stormstraight-line-windsindianadowned-treesemergency-notification
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion