Saturday, June 28, 2014

Additional Tornadoes Confirmed From June 24

Two additional tornadoes have been confirmed from the storms on June 24, an EF0 in Owen county and an EF1 in Morgan county.  Also, the path length of the Plainfield-Indianapolis tornado was extended by about 1/2 mile. 

More info on Owen and Morgan counties courtesy of NWS Indianapolis:

The first tornado from this thunderstorm touched down at approximately 1:30 PM EDT, 5.4 miles northwest of the town of Gosport along Truesdel Road, just east of McFarren Road, in Owen County. This tornado was rated EF0 with winds estimated at 85 mph uprooting trees and causing minor damage to several buildings. This tornado lifted at 1:31 PM EDT after traveling one half mile.

The second tornado touched down at approximately 1:50 PM EDT, 1.5 miles southeast of the town of Eminence along County Road 500N, just east of the Craver Road / SR42 bend in Morgan County.   This tornado was rated EF1 with peak winds estimated at 94 mph that uprooted numerous trees and destroyed one barn.  This second tornado lifted at 1:51 PM EDT after traveling approximately one quarter mile.




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