Recap Of The November 17 Tornado Outbreak

The surveys are in, and what an outbreak it was.  As of this writing, a total of 28 tornadoes have been confirmed across the state, which makes it the third largest outbreak on record.  Impressively, 13 of the 28 tornadoes were rated EF2 or greater.  Instead of posting survey information for 28 tornadoes, I will just provide a list at the end of this post.  But first, here are some quick historical tidbits...


Previous largest November tornado outbreak:
November 22, 1992 - 15

Previous largest number of F2/EF2+ tornadoes in a November tornado outbreak:
November 22, 1992 - 10

There had only been 48 tornadoes in Indiana in November from 1950-2012, or an average of 1 every 1.3 years.

There had only been 27 F2/EF2+ tornadoes in Indiana in November from 1950-2012, or an average of 1 every 2.3 years.


November 17 Tornadoes:

EF1:  Newton/Jasper
EF1:  Jasper
EF2:  Benton/White
EF2:  White
EF1:  Pulaski
EF1:  White
EF3:  Tippecanoe/Clinton/Carroll/Cass
EF0:  Cass
EF1:  Miami
EF1:  Kosciusko
EF2:  Grant/Wabash
EF2:  Wabash/Kosciusko
EF1:  Kosciusko
EF0:  Grant
EF2:  Vermillion/Warren
EF2:  Fountain/Tippecanoe
EF1:  Montgomery
EF2:  Tippecanoe
EF0:  Tippecanoe
EF1:  Tippecanoe
EF2:  Knox
EF2:  Clinton/Howard
EF2:  Howard
EF2:  Daviess
EF2:  Boone
EF1:  Boone
EF1:  Lawrence
EF1:  Hamilton/Tipton