tweeted pictures of the damage from the EF-1 tornado, with winds around 90 mph. He also tweeted the map attached to this post.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1106 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 ...BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN SOUTHEAST MARION COUNTY ON SATURDAY MAY 30... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.3 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 40 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 30 2015 START TIME: 847 PM EDT START LOCATION: 4 SE INDIANAPOLIS START LAT/LON: 39.7415N/-86.0771W END DATE: MAY 30 2015 END TIME: 848 PM EDT END LOCATION: 4 ESE INDIANAPOLIS END LAT/LON: 39.7450N/-86.0746W A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTHEASTERN AND IRVINGTON AVENUES...WHERE TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWNED. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE NORTHEAST ON IRVINGTON AVENUE. A HOME SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE AND TWO AUTOMOBILES WERE STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. TWO TREES ON EITHER SIDE OF IRVINGTON AVENUE WERE BLOWN INWARDS TOWARDS EACH OTHER...BLOCKING THE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF HAWTHORNE LANE. THE MOST EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS FOUND JUST NORTHEAST OF THIS AREA ALONG POMMEL COURT. TWO HOMES SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE FIRST HOME HAD ITS GARAGE DOOR BLOWN INWARDS WITH THE GARAGE LIFTED SLIGHTLY OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND DAMAGE TO ITS ROOF. THE SECOND HOME ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE DOOR...AND A GAZEBO ON THE PROPERTY WAS DESTROYED. A NEARBY TRAILER WAS TOSSED INTO A POND JUST NORTHEAST OF THE TWO HOMES. THE DAMAGE PATH ENDED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE POND WHERE A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN. EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES. EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH* NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. MCCARTHY/RYAN
Pretty good damage here on Irvington. I need to get to the other side of this downed tree. @NWSIndianapolis pic.twitter.com/4J5DWHJhP3
— Daniel McCarthy (@Torn8oDan) May 31, 2015
At the homes that sustained damage. Notice garage door impact. This fits with inward winds on damage path. pic.twitter.com/zobq03mkUj
— Daniel McCarthy (@Torn8oDan) May 31, 2015
Garage lifted, plenty of debris. Neighbor heard high-pitch whistling sound. @NWSIndianapolis pic.twitter.com/U1qgt6fGK9
— Daniel McCarthy (@Torn8oDan) May 31, 2015
At the homes that sustained damage. Notice garage door impact. This fits with inward winds on damage path. pic.twitter.com/zobq03mkUj
— Daniel McCarthy (@Torn8oDan) May 31, 2015
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