Homes were damaged in Plainfield by a storm producing an EF1 Tuesday afternoon, but fortunately no injuries have been reported.
A storm spotter reported a tornado on the ground with debris near Perry Road and U.S. 40 in Hendricks County moving east about 2:32pm. Another storm spotter reported a tornado on the ground near Speedway about 2:40pm. The warning was extended to the northeast from Hendricks into Marion and then Hamilton Counties, but there were no further tornado reports. There were multiple sightings of a Wall Cloud in north/northeast Marion county and southeast Hamilton Counties.
This just rolled northwest of our Plainfield tech center. pic.twitter.com/y9bgi8T5PO
— CSIA (@Chimney_Safety) June 24, 2014
RT @Torn8oDan: MT taken in Avon looking south as the tornado moved from Plainfield into the Speedway area. @FOX59 pic.twitter.com/JnSTWo16kP”
— NWS Indianapolis (@NWSIndianapolis) June 24, 2014
RT @kc9qha: Wall cloud near Fishers approximately 330p. #INwx @SeanWTHR @angelabuchman pic.twitter.com/wqCPJXXbLk
— NWS Indianapolis (@NWSIndianapolis) June 24, 2014
Just watched a funnel cloud form and dissipate with disturbing speed. pic.twitter.com/lMxB6890BY
— Jordan Updike (@jordanupdike) June 24, 2014
RT @boomcicle: @NWSIndianapolis pic.twitter.com/d2pqsdgxst
— NWS Indianapolis (@NWSIndianapolis) June 24, 2014
NWS SURVEY SUMMARY:
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 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 90 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.
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