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

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.

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. 
  

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:

Detailed Year By Year Tornado Statistics

Here is a table showing various tornado statistics for every year since 1950.

Significant tornadoes/days are down since the 1960's, possibly due to less favorable meteorological setups but probably at least partially due to more rigorous surveys.

Record keeping was still pretty poor in the early 1950's which may explain the very low numbers in those years.








        






November Tornadoes Per County Since 1950