On April 25, 1961, at least one powerful F4 tornado swept across portions of east central Indiana. Touching down in Shelby county a few miles north of Shelbyville, this tornado passed over I-74 with eyewitnesses reporting multiple vorticies. The tornado destroyed barns and homes in Shelby and Rush counties. Additional heavy damage occurred near the town of Boston where homes were destroyed. The tornado eventually passed into Ohio. Several people were injured but fortunately there were no fatalities.
This event may have actually been two separate tornadoes but it is not clear.
Source:
Thomas P. Grazulis, Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 (Environmental Films, 1993).
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Monday, July 25, 2011
July 25, 1875 Tornadoes
Today, we take a trip in the time machine back to July 25, 1875. Little is known about this severe weather event, but it appears there were at least 4 tornadoes. Two of them were killers - one which struck the Fountain County community of Harveysburg and the other near the Boone/Hendricks county line just southwest of Fayette. At least 4 people were killed and 14 injured.
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