NWS Confirms Tornado In Perry County

Well, after going nearly 4 weeks since the last tornado in the state, the NWS in Louisville has confirmed a weak tornado touched down in Perry county on the morning of June 19.  Here are the details:


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
500 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011

ONE WEAK SHORT-LIVED TORNADO CONFIRMED IN EXTREME NORTHEAST PERRY 
COUNTY INDIANA DURING THE MORNING OF SUNDAY JUNE 19 2011 BY A 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM. 


DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO
BEGIN TIME:  7:31 AM EDT
END TIME:    7:32 AM EDT 
BEGIN POINT: 1.3 MILES NORTH OF ORIOLE...OR 2.3 MILES SOUTH OF
             SULPHUR SPRINGS ALONG ROUTE 66 IN EXTREME NORTHEAST
             PERRY COUNTY
END POINT:   APPROXIMATELY SAME AS BEGIN POINT
EF SCALE:    EF-0 
WIND SPEED:  75-80 MPH 
PATH LENGTH: APPROXIMATELY 0.2 MILE 
PATH WIDTH:  60-70 YARDS 
INJURIES:    0 
FATALITIES:  0 
  

NARRATIVE: THE EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED JUST WEST OF ROUTE 66...WHERE 
THE ROAD IS ORIENTED SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST IN EXTREME NORTHEAST 
PERRY COUNTY. OBSERVABLE DAMAGE WAS ALL TO TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF 
THE ROAD (MOSTLY SOFTWOOD) WITH 8 TO 10 TREES EITHER UPROOTED... 
BENT OVER...OR SNAPPED OFF. OTHER TREES CLUSTERED IN THE SAME 
LOCATION SHOWED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE LENGTH WAS ESTIMATED
AT 0.2 MILE ALTHOUGH IF THERE WAS ANY TREE DAMAGE FARTHER EAST OF 
ROUTE 66...IT WAS INACCESSIBLE. THE WIDTH OF TREE DAMAGE WAS NARROW
BUT DEFINITIVE WITH NO DAMAGE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THIS AXIS ALONG 
ROUTE 66. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.