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.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
NWS Confirms Tornado In Hendricks And Marion Counties
A weak tornado of EF1 intensity and winds estimated from 90 to 100
mph caused damage along an approximate two mile path in Plainfield and
Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon June 24th. The tornado touched down near
Perry Road and US40 in Plainfield at approximately 232 PM EDT. The
first significant damage occurred at a vehicle auction facility with one
building heavily damaged and over 200 cars impacted by flying debris.
Minor straight-line wind tree damage was observed west of the auction
facility near Township Line Road and Smith Road. The tornado traveled
northeast causing damage to nearly two dozen homes in Hendricks County
with the most severe damage along County Road 200S near County Road
1050E. At this location the tornado lofted a camping trailer into the
air and tossed it approximately 175 feet to the east onto a house and
also removed a substantial portion of that houses roof. This damage was
rated EF1 with winds estimated at 95 to 100 mph.
The tornado continued tracking northeast through the Bentwood subdivision in east Hendricks County and into the Cameron Meadows subdivision of Indianapolis. The most significant damage in Indianapolis was along Raceway Road near Blue Pine Drive where a couple homes had portions of their roofs removed by the tornado. This damage was rated EF1 with winds estimated near 97 mph. The tornado lifted at approximately 240 PM EDT in this subdivision though intermittent straight-line wind damage to trees occurred from here to near Rockville Road and I-465 all the way to the town of Speedway.
Indianapolis officials estimated 75 to 100 homes received at least minor damage in Indianapolis. Also, including the automobiles damaged at the auto auction center, more than 200 vehicles sustained varying degrees of damage.
more here:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ind&storyid=103059&source=0
The tornado continued tracking northeast through the Bentwood subdivision in east Hendricks County and into the Cameron Meadows subdivision of Indianapolis. The most significant damage in Indianapolis was along Raceway Road near Blue Pine Drive where a couple homes had portions of their roofs removed by the tornado. This damage was rated EF1 with winds estimated near 97 mph. The tornado lifted at approximately 240 PM EDT in this subdivision though intermittent straight-line wind damage to trees occurred from here to near Rockville Road and I-465 all the way to the town of Speedway.
Indianapolis officials estimated 75 to 100 homes received at least minor damage in Indianapolis. Also, including the automobiles damaged at the auto auction center, more than 200 vehicles sustained varying degrees of damage.
more here:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ind&storyid=103059&source=0
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Thursday, June 12, 2014
NWS Confirms Tornado In Greene County
An EF0 tornado has been confirmed in Greene County on June 10. There hasn't been a Public Information Statement (PNS) released from NWS Indianapolis but the brief touchdown occurred along Baseline Road south of Bloomfield.
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