Thursday, September 29, 2011

NWS Confirms Tornado In Jennings County

The NWS in Indianapolis has confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in Jennings county shortly after midnight on September 26.  Here are the details:


A small brief tornado occurred in northwest Jennings County early Monday morning, September 26.  The tornado began at approximately 12:33 AM EDT around 6 miles west of North Vernon along County Road 700 West between County Roads 150 North and 300 North.  The tornado destroyed a pole barn and damaged 2 homes before lifting around 12:34 AM EDT.  The path was approximately a half mile long and 75 yards wide.  Based on the damage, the tornado was rated an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds estimated near 100 mph.

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