Friday, October 17, 2014

NWS Confirms Tornado In Posey County

 
RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  5 MILES (LENGTH MAY BE ADJUSTED)
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   150 YARDS
FATALITIES:             NONE
INJURIES:               NONE
START DATE:             OCT 13 2014
START TIME:             531 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         2.3 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW HARMONY
END DATE:               OCT 13 2014
END TIME:               542 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           3 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF NEW HARMONY

Thursday, October 9, 2014

NWS Confirms Tornado In Putnam County

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN  
153 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2014  
   
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 10/07/14 TORNADO EVENT  
  
   
CLOVERDALE AREA TORNADO  
  
RATING: EF-0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.1 MILES   
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS   
FATALITIES: 0   
INJURIES: 0  
  
START DATE: OCT 7 2014   
START TIME: 635 PM EDT   
START LOCATION: 1.9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLOVERDALE / PUTNAM COUNTY/ IN  
  
END DATE: OCT 7 2014  
END TIME: 636 PM EDT  
END LOCATION: 2.0 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLOVERDALE / PUTNAM COUNTY / IN  
  
SURVEY REVEALED ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO A COUPLE OF TREES. THE TORNADO  
WAS SIGHTED BY TRAINED STORM SPOTTER / PUTNAM COUNTY OFFICIAL  
OBSERVING SWIRLING CORN STALKS IN THE AIR NEAR HIS LOCATION.  
  
THE REPORT OF THREE TORNADOES BY OFFICIALS WAS ACTUALLY THIS  
SINGLE TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHING DOWN AND LIFTING SEVERAL TIMES  
OVER A VERY SHORT DISTANCE AND BRIEF TIME SPAN.