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
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts
Friday, November 22, 2013
Friday, September 23, 2011
Biggest Fall Tornado Outbreaks Since 1950
As I did in Summer, I have scanned the tornado database back to 1950 in order to establish our biggest Fall tornado outbreaks. Here are some of the biggest outbreaks between the Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice (roughly September 23-December 22).
November 15, 1955: 5 tornadoes struck central and southern Indiana, injuring 9 people.
November 26, 1965: 6 tornadoes struck mainly central Indiana, injuring 8 people. All of these tornadoes were ranked in the F2-F3 range.
October 24, 1967: This was the first of multiple significant Fall outbreaks that year. There were 9 tornadoes in this outbreak with 6 of them F2 or higher. 5 people were injured.
December 11, 1967: 7 tornadoes struck mainly southern Indiana, injuring 1 person.
September 26, 1976: Although there were only 3 tornadoes, two of them were deadly F3's. 2 people were killed and 12 were injured.
November 22, 1992: Perhaps the largest Fall tornado outbreak in state history, this outbreak produced 15 tornadoes, many of which occurred in a zone about 40 miles north and south of the I-70 corridor. 10 of the tornadoes were at least F2 with 5 of them F3. Although no fatalities occurred, 6 people were injured.
October 24, 2001: 9 tornadoes struck the state with the worst of the outbreak occurring in northern areas. 3 tornadoes were rated F2 with another rated F3. 2 people were killed and 19 were injured.
November 15, 2005: 4 tornadoes occurred with 3 of them striking southern Indiana. 2 of the tornadoes were rated F3 and a total of 32 people were injured.
October 18, 2007: 5 tornadoes struck northern and southern Indiana with 2 of them being EF3. The worst tornado, an EF3, struck Nappanee.
October 26, 2010: 13 tornadoes touched down as part of the historic "Octobomb" low pressure system. All tornadoes were EF0 or EF1 and no injuries were reported.
Special mention: On November 6, 2005, a F3 tornado struck the Evansville area, killing 25 people and injuring over 230. This was the only tornado to occur in the state on that day, but it was the deadliest single tornado here since 1965.
November 15, 1955: 5 tornadoes struck central and southern Indiana, injuring 9 people.
November 26, 1965: 6 tornadoes struck mainly central Indiana, injuring 8 people. All of these tornadoes were ranked in the F2-F3 range.
October 24, 1967: This was the first of multiple significant Fall outbreaks that year. There were 9 tornadoes in this outbreak with 6 of them F2 or higher. 5 people were injured.
December 11, 1967: 7 tornadoes struck mainly southern Indiana, injuring 1 person.
September 26, 1976: Although there were only 3 tornadoes, two of them were deadly F3's. 2 people were killed and 12 were injured.
November 22, 1992: Perhaps the largest Fall tornado outbreak in state history, this outbreak produced 15 tornadoes, many of which occurred in a zone about 40 miles north and south of the I-70 corridor. 10 of the tornadoes were at least F2 with 5 of them F3. Although no fatalities occurred, 6 people were injured.
October 24, 2001: 9 tornadoes struck the state with the worst of the outbreak occurring in northern areas. 3 tornadoes were rated F2 with another rated F3. 2 people were killed and 19 were injured.
November 15, 2005: 4 tornadoes occurred with 3 of them striking southern Indiana. 2 of the tornadoes were rated F3 and a total of 32 people were injured.
October 18, 2007: 5 tornadoes struck northern and southern Indiana with 2 of them being EF3. The worst tornado, an EF3, struck Nappanee.
October 26, 2010: 13 tornadoes touched down as part of the historic "Octobomb" low pressure system. All tornadoes were EF0 or EF1 and no injuries were reported.
Special mention: On November 6, 2005, a F3 tornado struck the Evansville area, killing 25 people and injuring over 230. This was the only tornado to occur in the state on that day, but it was the deadliest single tornado here since 1965.
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