Showing posts with label putnam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label putnam. Show all posts

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.  

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

NWS Confirms Tornadoes In Hendricks And Putnam Counties

The NWS in Indianapolis has confirmed 2 tornadoes occurred during the early morning hours of May 21:


A NWS Indianapolis storm damage survey today identified at least one weak tornado occurring west of Brownsburg near North Salem in the storms early Tuesday morning.  Toppled trees, snapped limbs, and damage to a barn revealed evidence of rotation in the winds and damage consistent with an EF0 tornado with winds up to 85 mph.  The tornado occurred around 2:40 A.M. May 21 and was part of a large line of storms that swept across central Indiana overnight causing sporadic damage in many areas. 

Surveying in the Roachdale area north of Greencastle also yielded evidence of an EF0 tornado.  This occurred around 2:30 A.M. just south of Roachdale where barn, shed and tree damage were observed suggesting rotating winds of up to 85 mph. This tornado was on the ground for less than a quarter mile.

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