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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Saturday, June 28, 2014
Monday, May 21, 2012
May 21, 1949 Killer Tornadoes
As part of a large tornado outbreak sequence across the U.S., three significant tornadoes struck portions of central Indiana on May 21, 1949. A short summary of each tornado is provided below.
Tornado #1 initially touched down southwest of Palestine, Illinois, and moved northeast through that town. All four deaths and most of the damage (peaking at F4 intensity) occurred in Illinois before the tornado moved into Sullivan county.
Tornado #2 touched down south of Cox Field on the east side of Terre Haute. The tornado damaged several houses on a NNE trek from Terre Haute to southwest of Burnett. Three deaths occurred and about ten people were injured.
Tornado #3 proved to be the worst tornado of the group. This tornado touched down near Graysville and moved through Shelburn, devastating part of that town. The tornado continued northeast, passing south of Bowling Green and ending north of Jordan in Owen county. Farms were destroyed at several points along the path. The worst damage occurred in the northwest part of Shelburn, where many homes were damaged/destroyed and thirteen people died. In all, this F4 tornado killed fourteen people on a path that may have exceeded 40 miles. Hundreds of animals were also killed.
Source:
Thomas P. Grazulis, Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 (Environmental Films, 1993).
Tornado #1 initially touched down southwest of Palestine, Illinois, and moved northeast through that town. All four deaths and most of the damage (peaking at F4 intensity) occurred in Illinois before the tornado moved into Sullivan county.
Tornado #2 touched down south of Cox Field on the east side of Terre Haute. The tornado damaged several houses on a NNE trek from Terre Haute to southwest of Burnett. Three deaths occurred and about ten people were injured.
Tornado #3 proved to be the worst tornado of the group. This tornado touched down near Graysville and moved through Shelburn, devastating part of that town. The tornado continued northeast, passing south of Bowling Green and ending north of Jordan in Owen county. Farms were destroyed at several points along the path. The worst damage occurred in the northwest part of Shelburn, where many homes were damaged/destroyed and thirteen people died. In all, this F4 tornado killed fourteen people on a path that may have exceeded 40 miles. Hundreds of animals were also killed.
Source:
Thomas P. Grazulis, Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 (Environmental Films, 1993).
Monday, May 30, 2011
7 Year Anniversary Of Memorial Day Weekend 2004 Tornado Outbreak
Today marks the 7 year anniversary of what was then the second biggest tornado outbreak in state history (it has since been nudged into third place by 4/19/11). The preceding days featured a series of severe weather events across the U.S., but on May 30, it was our turn to be in the crosshairs.
Early that day, the Storm Prediction Center issued a Moderate Risk roughly along and west of I-65 with a High Risk farther west in parts of Illinois. The High Risk was expanded in subsequent outlooks to include most of Indiana:
The event began rather early with the first tornado reported in Owen county a few minutes after 1 PM. It was the first of 24 tornadoes which occurred in a 9 hour time span. 2 of the tornadoes - Marengo and Peru - were rated F3 with 1 fatality in Marengo.
Here is a map of the approximate tornado tracks:
Early that day, the Storm Prediction Center issued a Moderate Risk roughly along and west of I-65 with a High Risk farther west in parts of Illinois. The High Risk was expanded in subsequent outlooks to include most of Indiana:
The event began rather early with the first tornado reported in Owen county a few minutes after 1 PM. It was the first of 24 tornadoes which occurred in a 9 hour time span. 2 of the tornadoes - Marengo and Peru - were rated F3 with 1 fatality in Marengo.
Here is a map of the approximate tornado tracks:
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