So far this season: below-normal severe stuff across the nation. This would be the fourth *relatively* quiet year in a row. There are exceptions, of course, like the November 2013 tornadoes here, but the last really bad year nationally was 2011. On this date in that year…3 tornadoes in central Indiana. Click here for the […]
Why Do I Hear Sirens?
The sirens today are because of the Annual Statewide Tornado Test Drill. That’s a part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana. Tornado Facts: Indiana’s yearly average: 20; the most: 49 in 1990. The average forward speed is 30 mph but varies from 0 to 70 mph. The average tornado width is about 100 yards […]
September 20, 2002 Indiana Tornadoes
Several tornadoes struck the state of Indiana on September 20, 2002. The biggest tornado rampaged through rural and urban parts of Indiana for 112 miles, becoming the second longest tornado track in Indiana history after the Monticello tornado of April 3, 1974. The long track tornado reached F3 intensity in Ellettsville, Martinsville, and Greenwood, with […]
One Week In April: 21 Indiana Tornadoes
Upon further review: the National Weather Service has now confirmed 21 tornadoes touched down last week in Indiana. Most of those struck in eight adjoining southern Indiana counties, and this is a summary from the Weather Service there. Cass, Jay, and Grant counties in northern Indiana were also hit by tornadoes. Get more details from […]
Super Outbreak Of 1974
April 3, 1974: the date of the worst tornado outbreak during the 20th century, and Indiana was hit hard. The “Super Outbreak,” as it’s commonly called, featured 148 tornadoes that occurred in a 24 hour period from 1:00 PM EST April 3rd to 1:00 PM EST on April 4 th. The combined path length of […]
First Indiana Tornadoes Of The Year
The first tornadoes of the season struck Indiana early Monday morning. Two were confirmed in southern Indiana, with at least one in Central Indiana. A severe squall line early in the morning on February 28 produced a small, brief tornado in extreme southern Madison County just west of the town of Ingalls. The tornado began […]
