NWS Confirms Tornado In Miami County

The NWS in North Webster has confirmed an EF1 tornado struck Peru on July 10.


 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
124 PM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013 /1224 PM CDT FRI JUL 12 2013/
   
 
..TORNADO /MIAMI COUNTY/

RATING: EF-1
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 3.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH: /MAXIMUM/ 200 YARDS
TIME: 128 PM EDT JULY 10...2013
LOCATION: 2.3 MILES WSW OF PERU TO 1.4 MILES SE OF PERU
DESCRIPTION: AN EF1 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF
THE TOWN OF PERU. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A CORN FIELD JUST TO
THE WEST OF COUNTRYMARK REFINERY SOUTH OF US HIGHWAY 24. DAMAGE
CONTINUED IN AN EAST...SOUTHEAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES. THE
TORNADO PATH ENDED ACROSS STATE ROAD 19 BETWEEN ASTRUP DRIVE AND
PARKWAY TERRACE. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG THE PATH WITH
NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
HOMES WAS NOTED FROM FALLING TREES. SEVERAL BUSINESSES SUSTAINED
MINOR FACADE OR ROOF DAMAGE.

NWS Confirms Tornado In Perry County

The NWS in Louisville has confirmed an EF1 tornado struck the Tell City area on June 26.  Here are the survey details:


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED PATH WIDTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
0512 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013   
..DAMAGE REPORT

DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO

DATE: JUN 26 2013
BEGIN TIME: 8:29 PM CDT
END TIME: 8:38 PM CDT

EF SCALE: 1 
WIND SPEED: 60-95 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 5.15 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS 


NARRATIVE: THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF TROY AND 
PROCEEDED SOUTHEAST THROUGH TELL CITY, FINALLY LIFTING JUST NORTH OF
CANNELTON. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE FELLED ALONG THE PATH WITH MINOR 
ROOF DAMAGE AND SMALL OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED. DAMAGE ALSO INCLUDED A 
CARNIVAL SITE AT 10TH AND WATT STREET WHERE A LARGE SEMI TRAILER WAS 
OVERTURNED AND A FEW RIDES WERE BLOWN SIDEWAYS. TREE BRANCHES 
WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE ENTIRE PATH.  

NWS Confirms Tornado In Benton County

0730 PM     TORNADO          1 N TEMPLETON           40.53N 87.21W 
05/31/2013                   BENTON             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR   
 
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR  
COUNTY ROAD 500S AND COUNTY ROAD 600E. THE TORNADO WAS ON 
THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO.  
THERE WAS NO DAMAGE.   

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.

NWS Confirms Tornadoes In Vigo County

The NWS in Indianapolis has confirmed two EF0 tornadoes occurred yesterday.  Here is their writeup.

A thunderstorm squall line produced two small, brief tornadoes Wednesday evening near Terre Haute. The first touchdown occurred near 815 PM EDT along East Curry Road near Hultz Road about 5 miles south of Terre Haute. The tornado was observed by a storm spotter and caused damage to several trees. The tornado was rated an EF0 with winds around 80 mph. A second tornado from the same storm occurred near 825 PM EDT in Riley, about 5 miles southeast of Terre Haute. This tornado was observed by Riley volunteer fireman in a field just west of their fire station. The second tornado destroyed a small shed and downed several tree limbs. This tornado was rated an EF0 with associated winds also around 80 mph.

NWS Confirms Tornado In Orange County

The NWS in Louisville has confirmed that a second tornado touched down in southern Indiana on Wednesday.  


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
130 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 
  
..EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN ORANGE COUNTY INDIANA

DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO

DATE: JAN 30 2013
BEGIN TIME: 1:47 AM EST
END TIME: 1:47 AM EST

BEGIN POINT: 3.10 MILES NORTH OF WEST BADEN SPRINGS, INDIANA
END POINT: 3.18 MILES NORTH OF WEST BADEN SPRINGS, INDIANA

EF SCALE: EF-1
WIND SPEED: 85-95 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 550 YARDS
PATH WIDTH: 75 YARDS

NARRATIVE: AN EF-1 TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN ORANGE COUNTY, 
INDIANA.  SEVERAL TREES WERE TOPPLED IN A FOREST IN THE SOUTHWEST 
PORTION OF THE PATH. THE TORNADO THEN AFFECTED A RESIDENCE, BADLY
DAMAGING THE ROOF AND THROWING THE PORCH OF THE HOUSE SEVERAL YARDS
TO THE NORTHEAST.  SEVERAL SMALL TWIGS WERE DRIVEN THROUGH THE 
SIDING OF THE HOME.    

NWS Confirms Tornado In Harrison County

The NWS in Louisville has confirmed an EF0 tornado occurred in Harrison county on Wednesday.  This tornado then crossed the border into Kentucky.


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1205 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013
 
 
...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN HARRISON COUNTY INDIANA AND JEFFERSON 
COUNTY KENTUCKY...

DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO 
 
DATE: JAN 30 2013
BEGIN TIME: 4:17 AM EST 
END TIME: 4:17 AM EST
 
BEGIN POINT: 3.2 MILES EAST OF ELIZABETH, INDIANA 
END POINT: 2.6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VALLEY STATION, KENTUCKY 
 
EF SCALE: EF-0 
WIND SPEED: 80MPH

PATH LENGTH: 1 MILE
PATH WIDTH: 215 YARDS

NARRATIVE: AN NWS SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCH 
DOWN EAST OF ELIZABETH IN HARRISON COUNTY, INDIANA. FOUR HOMES AND
TWO BARNS WERE DAMAGED ALONG HIGHWAY 111. THE PORCH OF ONE HOME WAS 
LIFTED AND THROWN 30 FEET.  THE WALLS OF ONE OF THE BARNS COLLAPSED 
IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. TREES WERE DOWN AT THIS LOCATION AS WELL.  
THE TRACK OF THE TORNADO EXTENDED EAST OVER THE OHIO RIVER AND INTO 
JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY.  NORTHWEST OF VALLEY STATION MANY 
SOFTWOOD TREES WERE DAMAGED, A PINE TREE WAS SNAPPED, AND A 
TRAMPOLINE WAS BLOWN OVER BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED.