With 2013 now complete, here is a recap of this year's tornadoes.
January:
2 tornadoes occurred in southern Indiana during the early morning hours of January 30. A brief EF1 occurred in Orange county and an EF0 occurred in Harrison county.
May:
After no tornadoes in February, March and April, several tornadoes occurred in the month of May. Two EF0 tornadoes occurred in Vigo county on May 9. Two more EF0 tornadoes occurred in Hendricks and Putnam counties during the early morning hours of May 21. Finally, an EF0 struck Benton county on May 31.
June:
Much of June was quiet in terms of tornadoes until June 26. On that day, two EF1 tornadoes occurred in Pike and Perry counties. The Perry county tornado was on the ground for over 5 miles and caused damage in and around Tell City.
July:
One tornado occurred in July. An EF1 struck Miami county on July 10, resulting in 2 injuries. This tornado was on the ground for about 3.5 miles.
November:
This month will be remembered for the massive tornado outbreak that occurred on the 17th. This outbreak is the biggest fall tornado outbreak on record in Indiana and is one of the more impressive fall outbreaks to ever occur in the United States. 28 tornadoes struck the state with major damage occurring in numerous locations. Some of the hardest hit areas were Kokomo, Lebanon and Lafayette. For more on this outbreak, see this post.
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Friday, November 22, 2013
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
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
Friday, December 30, 2011
2011 Year In Review
As we move toward the end of 2011, I thought it would be prudent to post a summary of this year's tornadoes. Here it is month by month.
February:
6 tornadoes occurred, all of them on the last day of the month. An EF2 tornado cut a 14 mile swath in Dubois county, injuring 1 person. A separate EF2 struck portions of Gibson and Pike counties.
April:
This was a quiet month for tornadoes until the 19th. 29 tornadoes struck the state on the 19th and into the 20th, the second most in a single outbreak. This event was followed up on the 23rd by an EF0 tornado in Jackson county. Three additional tornadoes struck the state on the 26th and 27th, one of them an EF2 which had a 5 mile path through Warrick county. There were 33 tornadoes in total during April, making it our second most active month on record.
May:
May followed a similar trend as April with a quiet early and middle part of the month. Then an EF1 tornado in Jasper county kicked things off on May 22. EF0 tornadoes struck Huntington and Ripley and Dearborn counties on the 23rd. After a 1 day break, another significant outbreak happened on May 25. This outbreak produced 22 tornadoes, including several EF2's and an EF3 in Lawrence county. The Lawrence county tornado began east of Bedford and moved northeast for about 7 miles before lifting. In all, there were 25 tornadoes in May.
June:
Like the preceding months, much of June was quiet. The first tornado was a brief EF0 in Perry county on the 19th. Another tornado struck Harrison county on the 22nd. Two more tornadoes occurred during the early morning hours of the 26th, bringing the monthly total to 4.
July:
Only 1 tornado happened in July, a brief EF0 in Newton county on the 23rd.
September:
After nearly 2 months without a tornado, an EF1 hit Jennings county early on the 26th. An EF0 struck Elkhart county the following day.
November:
An EF1 tornado touched down in Orange county on the 14th, the only tornado during November. This was the last tornado of the year, bringing the 2011 total to 72.
February:
6 tornadoes occurred, all of them on the last day of the month. An EF2 tornado cut a 14 mile swath in Dubois county, injuring 1 person. A separate EF2 struck portions of Gibson and Pike counties.
April:
This was a quiet month for tornadoes until the 19th. 29 tornadoes struck the state on the 19th and into the 20th, the second most in a single outbreak. This event was followed up on the 23rd by an EF0 tornado in Jackson county. Three additional tornadoes struck the state on the 26th and 27th, one of them an EF2 which had a 5 mile path through Warrick county. There were 33 tornadoes in total during April, making it our second most active month on record.
May:
May followed a similar trend as April with a quiet early and middle part of the month. Then an EF1 tornado in Jasper county kicked things off on May 22. EF0 tornadoes struck Huntington and Ripley and Dearborn counties on the 23rd. After a 1 day break, another significant outbreak happened on May 25. This outbreak produced 22 tornadoes, including several EF2's and an EF3 in Lawrence county. The Lawrence county tornado began east of Bedford and moved northeast for about 7 miles before lifting. In all, there were 25 tornadoes in May.
June:
Like the preceding months, much of June was quiet. The first tornado was a brief EF0 in Perry county on the 19th. Another tornado struck Harrison county on the 22nd. Two more tornadoes occurred during the early morning hours of the 26th, bringing the monthly total to 4.
July:
Only 1 tornado happened in July, a brief EF0 in Newton county on the 23rd.
September:
After nearly 2 months without a tornado, an EF1 hit Jennings county early on the 26th. An EF0 struck Elkhart county the following day.
November:
An EF1 tornado touched down in Orange county on the 14th, the only tornado during November. This was the last tornado of the year, bringing the 2011 total to 72.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
November 22, 1992 Tornado Outbreak
Today is the anniversary of the November 22, 1992 tornado outbreak. This outbreak spawned 15 tornadoes in central Indiana and is the largest November tornado outbreak on record here. Here is a writeup from the NWS in Indianapolis:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/?n=nov22_1992tor
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/?n=nov22_1992tor
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
November 15, 2005 Tornadoes
Four tornadoes struck the state on this date in 2005. Two of them were rated F3 and produced over 30 injuries but fortunately no fatalities.
The first F3 tornado touched down in Daviess county near Washington and proceeded northeast for 12 miles, lifting at Crane Naval Base in Martin County. The tornado was up to 1/4 mile wide at times. The worst damage occurred 4 miles northeast of Montgomery. Despite the amount of damage, only one of the 31 reported injuries was considered serious. The tornado was only on the ground for 2 miles in Martin County, and was significantly weaker and smaller.
An F1 tornado touched down briefly in northern Lawrence county, damaging two homes. This tornado came from the same supercell that spawned a F3 tornado in Daviess and Martin counties. The tornado had a path length of 0.2 miles.
The third tornado, F3, touched down in northern Bartholomew county and continued into southeast Shelby county, where it would do the majority of its damage. No one was killed by this powerful tornado, despite areas of severe damage, and only one minor injury was reported. A resident sustained an ankle injury when moving quickly down into his basement with his family to take cover. The worst damage along the tornado's path took place along and near Vandalia Road just east of the town of Geneva, where a large hog farm was severely damaged, and an old farm house was blown off its foundation. The structural integrity of the destroyed home was insufficient to justify a violent rating. Around 25 properties were damaged in this largely rural area, with six declared total losses.
The fourth and final tornado touched down in Grant county southwest of the intersection of county roads 200 north and 600 east, traveled northeast and lifted near the intersection of county roads 400 north and 800 east. Damage was confined to a house suffering roof damage, several trees and power lines and grain elevator augers being overturned. The tornado crossed Interstate 69, just north of mile marker 66, which resulted in a semi truck being blown off the highway. This tornado was rated F1 and had a path length of 3 miles.
The first F3 tornado touched down in Daviess county near Washington and proceeded northeast for 12 miles, lifting at Crane Naval Base in Martin County. The tornado was up to 1/4 mile wide at times. The worst damage occurred 4 miles northeast of Montgomery. Despite the amount of damage, only one of the 31 reported injuries was considered serious. The tornado was only on the ground for 2 miles in Martin County, and was significantly weaker and smaller.
An F1 tornado touched down briefly in northern Lawrence county, damaging two homes. This tornado came from the same supercell that spawned a F3 tornado in Daviess and Martin counties. The tornado had a path length of 0.2 miles.
The third tornado, F3, touched down in northern Bartholomew county and continued into southeast Shelby county, where it would do the majority of its damage. No one was killed by this powerful tornado, despite areas of severe damage, and only one minor injury was reported. A resident sustained an ankle injury when moving quickly down into his basement with his family to take cover. The worst damage along the tornado's path took place along and near Vandalia Road just east of the town of Geneva, where a large hog farm was severely damaged, and an old farm house was blown off its foundation. The structural integrity of the destroyed home was insufficient to justify a violent rating. Around 25 properties were damaged in this largely rural area, with six declared total losses.
The fourth and final tornado touched down in Grant county southwest of the intersection of county roads 200 north and 600 east, traveled northeast and lifted near the intersection of county roads 400 north and 800 east. Damage was confined to a house suffering roof damage, several trees and power lines and grain elevator augers being overturned. The tornado crossed Interstate 69, just north of mile marker 66, which resulted in a semi truck being blown off the highway. This tornado was rated F1 and had a path length of 3 miles.
NWS Confirms Tornado In Orange County
The NWS in Louisville has confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in Orange county during the early evening of November 14. Here are the details:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1231 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2011
..DAMAGE REPORT
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO
DATE: NOV 14 2011
BEGIN TIME: 7:32 PM EST
END TIME: 7:35 PM EST
BEGIN POINT: 0.7 W PAOLI
END POINT: 1.3 ENE PAOLI
EF SCALE: 1
WIND SPEED: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 2 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0
NARRATIVE: THE TORNADO SPUN UP WEST OF STAR FIELD ON THE NORTH SIDE
OF PAOLI SCHOOL COMPLEX...DESTROYING A 100 YEAR OLD BARN AND HEAVILY
DAMAGING THE ROOFS OF TWO OTHER OUTBUILDINGS. IT THEN TOOK A LARGE
SECTION OF ROOFING OFF THE PAOLI POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING ON WEST
MAIN STREET BEFORE SNAPPING SEVERAL TREES ALONG LICK CREEK AS IT
MOVED EAST-NORTHEAST TOWARD TO CITY SQUARE. ON THE SQUARE THE
TORNADO RIPPED THE METAL ROOFS OFF OF REFLECTIONS FLOWER SHOP AND
LIBERTY FURNITURE. THREE CHIMNEYS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
COLLAPSED...MOST LIKELY WHEN HIT BY ROOFING DEBRIS. AFTER CROSSING
THE SQUARE THE TORNADO CONTINUED MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST FOR ANOTHER
ONE AND A QUARTER MILES...SNAPPING AND UPROOTING TREES AND CAUSING
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES. NEAR THE END OF THE PATH THE
TORNADO SPREAD DEBRIS FROM A METAL OUTBUILDING...EXTENSIVELY
DAMAGING A METAL OUTBUILDING ONE TENTH OF A MILE ONTO NORTH MARSHALL
ROAD.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1231 PM EST TUE NOV 15 2011
..DAMAGE REPORT
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO
DATE: NOV 14 2011
BEGIN TIME: 7:32 PM EST
END TIME: 7:35 PM EST
BEGIN POINT: 0.7 W PAOLI
END POINT: 1.3 ENE PAOLI
EF SCALE: 1
WIND SPEED: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 2 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0
NARRATIVE: THE TORNADO SPUN UP WEST OF STAR FIELD ON THE NORTH SIDE
OF PAOLI SCHOOL COMPLEX...DESTROYING A 100 YEAR OLD BARN AND HEAVILY
DAMAGING THE ROOFS OF TWO OTHER OUTBUILDINGS. IT THEN TOOK A LARGE
SECTION OF ROOFING OFF THE PAOLI POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING ON WEST
MAIN STREET BEFORE SNAPPING SEVERAL TREES ALONG LICK CREEK AS IT
MOVED EAST-NORTHEAST TOWARD TO CITY SQUARE. ON THE SQUARE THE
TORNADO RIPPED THE METAL ROOFS OFF OF REFLECTIONS FLOWER SHOP AND
LIBERTY FURNITURE. THREE CHIMNEYS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
COLLAPSED...MOST LIKELY WHEN HIT BY ROOFING DEBRIS. AFTER CROSSING
THE SQUARE THE TORNADO CONTINUED MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST FOR ANOTHER
ONE AND A QUARTER MILES...SNAPPING AND UPROOTING TREES AND CAUSING
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES. NEAR THE END OF THE PATH THE
TORNADO SPREAD DEBRIS FROM A METAL OUTBUILDING...EXTENSIVELY
DAMAGING A METAL OUTBUILDING ONE TENTH OF A MILE ONTO NORTH MARSHALL
ROAD.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
November 6, 2005 Evansville Tornado
Although there was only one tornado on this date, it was a big one. This is an ultimate example a tornado hitting a bad place at a bad time - namely, a mobile home park in the wee hours of the morning. This tornado killed 24, injured over 230, and was on the ground for 41 miles as it tracked through Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer counties. It was deemed a high end F3 and was about a quarter mile wide. This was the deadliest tornado to hit the state in decades.
Track:
Here is a picture of the tornado taken by a hospital security camera:
Track:
Here is a picture of the tornado taken by a hospital security camera:
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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