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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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
Friday, July 8, 2011
A Look At Tornadoes Which Have Crossed Out Of Indiana
Since 1950, Indiana has been struck by nearly 1300 tornadoes. A very high number - but not all - have occurred entirely within the state boundaries. The focus of this post is those tornadoes that started in Indiana and then moved into another state.
In the past 60 years, I found nearly two dozen tornadoes that started here before moving into a neighboring state. I have mapped them and provided a list below. The text only indicates the last Indiana county to be affected and the first county to be affected in the next state. The usual caveats apply - namely, paths may be inexact and some tornadoes may not have actually been on the ground as they crossed the state line (since older tornadoes tended to be listed as one long path instead of several smaller ones).
Note that the November 22, 1992 Switzerland county tornado is also included on this map since it tracked from KY-IN-KY. The November 6, 2005 Evansville area tornado is shown again as well since it tracked from KY-IN-KY-IN.
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In the past 60 years, I found nearly two dozen tornadoes that started here before moving into a neighboring state. I have mapped them and provided a list below. The text only indicates the last Indiana county to be affected and the first county to be affected in the next state. The usual caveats apply - namely, paths may be inexact and some tornadoes may not have actually been on the ground as they crossed the state line (since older tornadoes tended to be listed as one long path instead of several smaller ones).
Note that the November 22, 1992 Switzerland county tornado is also included on this map since it tracked from KY-IN-KY. The November 6, 2005 Evansville area tornado is shown again as well since it tracked from KY-IN-KY-IN.
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