Well, the post below about leap day tornadoes is no longer valid as we now have our first confirmed leap day tornado on record. The NWS in Paducah has confirmed that an EF1 tornado struck Newburgh early this morning. As always, any information on possible additional tornadoes will be posted here.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
446 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012
..DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR NEWBURGH INDIANA
THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR
NEWBURGH.
* EVENT TYPE.........EF1 TORNADO
* EVENT DATE.........TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28 2012
* EVENT TIME.........6:03AM-6:06AM
* EVENT LOCATION.....OFF OF THE OHIO RIVER INTO NEWBURGH AT THE
INTERSECTION OF STATE AND WATER AND ENDING IN OAK MOT CT.
* PEAK WIND..........90 MPH
* AVG. PATH WIDTH....100 YARDS
* PATH LENGTH........2 MILES
* INJURIES...........NONE
* FATALITIES.........NONE
* DAMAGE DETAIL......1 GARAGE LEVELED, DOZENS OF TREES UPROOTED,
15-20 HOMES WITH PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE, 2 HOMES WITH ROOFS
COMPLETELY REMOVED, 2 BUSINESSES WITH PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE, 1
BUSINESS WITH BRICK DAMAGE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, APPROX 12 PHONE
POLES BLOWN OVER.
* SURVEYORS.......KELLY HOOPER AND SHANE LUECKE
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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:
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Top 10 Tornadoes Since 1950
#5 - November 6, 2005 Evansville Tornado
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. 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.
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. 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.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Three Additional Tornadoes Confirmed From Late April
Here is some info on the 3 newly added tornadoes from April 26 and April 27:
5 mile long EF2 in Warrick County:
At the initial damage point just southwest of Greenbrier, many trees were snapped or uprooted. As the tornado crossed Highway 61, it demolished a barn and tossed the debris about 50 to 75 yards. Another barn was damaged, and numerous large trees were uprooted and snapped. Several homes suffered roof damage from both the wind and from trees or large branches falling on them. Three telephone poles were snapped on Highway 61. Parts of the damage path were over inaccessible, roadless coal mine property. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. The average path width was 300 yards.
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1 mile long EF1 in Pike County:
The tornado began on Indiana Route 61 just south of Spurgeon. It travelled northeast across the eastern outskirts of Spurgeon. Numerous trees were snapped at the base. Several trees were uprooted. Several homes received minor roof damage. A barn was damaged, with debris carried a couple hundred yards. A small building was destroyed. Severe straight-line winds caused other damage throughout the town of Spurgeon. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. The average path width was 200 yards.
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Brief EF0 in Sullivan County:
An EF0 tornado briefly occurred near 621 E. Silver Street in Sullivan, Indiana. Damage was done to a home at this location. There was damage to a roof, one bathroom window was blown out, and a trampoline was blown over. Roof debris was spread out over the owner's lawn, with some shingles blown into a nearby tree and one large piece of ply wood from the roof was blown over the neighbor's house, up into a tree approximately 40 feet high.
5 mile long EF2 in Warrick County:
At the initial damage point just southwest of Greenbrier, many trees were snapped or uprooted. As the tornado crossed Highway 61, it demolished a barn and tossed the debris about 50 to 75 yards. Another barn was damaged, and numerous large trees were uprooted and snapped. Several homes suffered roof damage from both the wind and from trees or large branches falling on them. Three telephone poles were snapped on Highway 61. Parts of the damage path were over inaccessible, roadless coal mine property. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. The average path width was 300 yards.
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1 mile long EF1 in Pike County:
The tornado began on Indiana Route 61 just south of Spurgeon. It travelled northeast across the eastern outskirts of Spurgeon. Numerous trees were snapped at the base. Several trees were uprooted. Several homes received minor roof damage. A barn was damaged, with debris carried a couple hundred yards. A small building was destroyed. Severe straight-line winds caused other damage throughout the town of Spurgeon. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. The average path width was 200 yards.
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Brief EF0 in Sullivan County:
An EF0 tornado briefly occurred near 621 E. Silver Street in Sullivan, Indiana. Damage was done to a home at this location. There was damage to a roof, one bathroom window was blown out, and a trampoline was blown over. Roof debris was spread out over the owner's lawn, with some shingles blown into a nearby tree and one large piece of ply wood from the roof was blown over the neighbor's house, up into a tree approximately 40 feet high.
Updated Information On April 19-20 Tornado Outbreak
First off, you can view the original summary of this event here.
The following changes were made to this outbreak:
-NWS North Webster changed their preliminary ruling of 2 tornadoes in Cass County to microbursts.
-NWS Paducah added a 5 mile long EF1 tornado from Warrick to Gibson counties.
-NWS Indianapolis added 2 tornadoes, a 3 mile long EF0 in Tippecanoe county and an 11 mile long EF1 in
Knox county.
-NWS Indianapolis extended the path of the Vermillion county tornado into Montgomery county for a total path length of 31 miles. It was also downgraded from EF2 to EF1.
-NWS Indianapolis downgraded the Tippecanoe county EF2 to EF1.
-NWS Louisville added 2 tornadoes, a 2 mile long EF1 and a 3 mile long EF0 in Jefferson county.
There was a net gain of 3 tornadoes, increasing the total from 26 to 29 but still ranking this outbreak as having the second most on record. Here are some updated stats:
Tornadoes by NWS area:
NWS Louisville: 19
NWS Indianapolis: 5
NWS North Webster: 3
NWS Paducah: 1
NWS Wilmington: 1
Tornadoes by intensity:
11 EF0
16 EF1
2 EF2
The following changes were made to this outbreak:
-NWS North Webster changed their preliminary ruling of 2 tornadoes in Cass County to microbursts.
-NWS Paducah added a 5 mile long EF1 tornado from Warrick to Gibson counties.
-NWS Indianapolis added 2 tornadoes, a 3 mile long EF0 in Tippecanoe county and an 11 mile long EF1 in
Knox county.
-NWS Indianapolis extended the path of the Vermillion county tornado into Montgomery county for a total path length of 31 miles. It was also downgraded from EF2 to EF1.
-NWS Indianapolis downgraded the Tippecanoe county EF2 to EF1.
-NWS Louisville added 2 tornadoes, a 2 mile long EF1 and a 3 mile long EF0 in Jefferson county.
There was a net gain of 3 tornadoes, increasing the total from 26 to 29 but still ranking this outbreak as having the second most on record. Here are some updated stats:
Tornadoes by NWS area:
NWS Louisville: 19
NWS Indianapolis: 5
NWS North Webster: 3
NWS Paducah: 1
NWS Wilmington: 1
Tornadoes by intensity:
11 EF0
16 EF1
2 EF2
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