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June 15, 2019 Tornado Outbreak - Live Doppler 13 Blog

There have been a total of 9 tornadoes confirmed so far by the National Weather Service.
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There have been a total of 9 tornadoes confirmed so far by the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis will be doing storm surveys in Rushville (confirmed tornado), Decatur and Hancock counties. Below are the details of the storms so far.

...FIRST NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/15/2019 ...

A WIDESPREAD TORNADO OUTBREAK OCCURRED THE EVENING OF JUNE 15TH
AS A REMNANT MCV FROM EARLIER STORMS INTERACTED WITH A WARM FRONT
IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. THIS IS THE FIRST PNS THAT COVERS THE
SURVEYS THAT WERE COMPLETED TODAY, SUNDAY JUNE 16TH WITH ADDITIONAL
SURVEYS TO BE COMPLETED TOMORROW, MONDAY JUNE 17TH.

.TORNADO #1 FREEDOM TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  8.22 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   200 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             06/15/2019
START TIME:             6:29 PM EDT
START LOCATION:         FREEDOM/OWEN CO/IN
START LAT/LON:          39.2038 N/-86.8726 W

END DATE:               06/15/2019
END TIME:               6:45 PM EDT
END LOCATION:           2 S SPENCER/OWEN CO/IN
END_LAT/LON:            39.2738 N/ -86.7509 W 

THE TORNADO BEGAN JUST SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN FREEDOM BEFORE
MOVING INTO THE TOWN SHEARING NUMEROUS TREES AROUND TOWN.
THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST LEAVING A VERY CLEAR
PATH OF SHEARED AND UPROOTED TREES IN A PATH ABOUT 200
YARDS WIDE. THE STORM CROSSED THE WHITE RIVER SEVERAL TIMES OVER
ITS LIFETIME AND FOLLOWED THE RIVER LINE TO SOUTH OF SPENCER. 
THIS IS WHERE A LARGE BUILDING HAD ITS ROOF UPLIFTED AND WALLS
COLLAPSED. THE BUILDING WAS PART OF A BUSINESS THAT WAS SET TO
OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MONDAY.  THE DAMAGE ENDED SHORTLY
AFTER AND THE STORM RECYCLED INTO THE NEXT TORNADO.

.TORNADO #2 ELLETTSVILLE TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    130 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  3.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   400 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             06/15/2019
START TIME:             6:48 PM EDT
START LOCATION:         2 W ELLETTSVILLE/MONROE CO/IN
START LAT/LON:          39.2739 N / -86.6075 W

END DATE:               06/15/2019
END TIME:               6:58 PM EDT
END LOCATION:           4 N ELLETTSVILLE/MONROE CO/IN
END_LAT/LON:            39.2473 N / -86.6671 W

THE TORNADO BEGAN IN RURAL COUNTRYSIDE NORTHEAST OF 
ELLETTSVILLE DOING SOME TREE DAMAGE BEFORE CROSSING
STATE ROAD 46 AND DOING SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ALONG
CHAFIN CHAPEL ROAD.  A 400 YARD WIDE PATH OF TREES WAS
COMPLETELY SHREDDED IN SPOTS.  ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD TREE
DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON MOUNT TABOR ROAD AND WEST COWDEN ROAD.
ALONG WEST COWDEN ROAD, SEVERAL BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS
WERE DESTROYED AS WELL AS A LOOSELY ANCHORED GARAGE
COMPLETELY SWEPT OFF OF ITS FOUNDATION. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED INTO RURAL FOREST BEFORE DISSIPATING.

.TORNADO #3 GREENE COUNTY TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    130 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  3.52 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   400 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             06/15/2019
START TIME:             6:56 PM EDT
START LOCATION:         4 NE KOLEEN/GREENE CO/IN
START LAT/LON:          39.0456 N / -86.7965 W

END DATE:               06/15/2019
END TIME:               7:00 PM EDT
END LOCATION:           5 SSE SOLSBERRY/GREENE CO/IN
END_LAT/LON:            39.0500 N / -86.7312 W

THE TORNADO STARTED WEST OF NORTH CROWE ROAD CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO A NEWLY BUILT BUILDING ON CROWE ROAD. THE OWNER VERIFIED
IT WAS WELL BUILT AND IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.  THE TRACK CONTINUED
ACROSS STATE ROAD 54 AND LEFT A WIDE SWATH OF TREE DAMAGE WITH A 
RESIDENT STATING OVER 100 ACRES OF TREES WERE SNAPPED.  THE 
STORM CROSS STATE ROAD 43 AND DISSIPATED IN A FIELD TO THE EAST.

.TORNADO 4 BEECH GROVE TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1.86 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   200 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             06/15/2019 
START TIME:             7:26 PM EDT
START LOCATION:         2 SW BEECH GROVE/MARION CO/IN
TART LAT/LON:           39.7071 N / -86.0971 W

END DATE:               06/15/2019
END TIME:               7:30 PM EDT
END LOCATION:           1 E BEECH GROVE/MARION CO/IN
END_LAT/LON:            39.7160 N / -86.0641 W

THE TORNADO BEGAN SOUTHWEST OF BEECH GROVE CAUSING ROOF
DAMAGE BEFORE CROSSING EMERSON AVENUE AND CAUSING ADDITIONAL
ROOF DAMAGE TO A SCHOOL AND HOUSE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED FOR 
SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BEFORE DISSIPATING.

.TORNADO 5 EAST MARION CO...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.9 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   100 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             06/15/2019 
START TIME:             7:37 PM EDT
START LOCATION:         4 E BEECH GROVE/MARION CO/IN
START LAT/LON:          39.7397 N / -86.0009 W

END DATE:               06/15/2019
END TIME:               7:38 PM EDT
END LOCATION:           5 E BEECH GROVE/MARION CO/IN
END_LAT/LON:            39.7411 N / -85.9842 W

A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN NEAR BROOKVILLE ROAD AND EAST 
RAYMOND STREET CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
OUTBUILDINGS AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE NEAR BROOKVILLE ROAD.

From the Wilmington Office:
...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE CONFIRMED TORNADO DAMAGE IN UNION AND  
FAYETTE COUNTIES INDIANA...

TORNADO 6 IN NORTHERN UNION COUNTY:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED
A TORNADO OCCURRED THAT PRODUCED DAMAGE IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN 
UNION COUNTY INDIANA.

TORNADO 7 IN BENTONVILLE, FAYETTE COUNTY:

IN ADDITION, A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT PRODUCED DAMAGE TO A 
CHURCH IN BENTONVILLE, FAYETTE COUNTY, INDIANA. 

TORNADO 8 IN RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY:

...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE CONFIRMED TORNADO DAMAGE IN RICHMOND 
IN WAYNE COUNTY INDIANA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED
A TORNADO OCCURRED AT THE RICHMOND MALL IN RICHMOND, WAYNE 
COUNTY, INDIANA. 

A FINAL ASSESSMENT INCLUDING RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ARE EXPECTED 
TO BE COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED VIA A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
AT A LATER TIME.

TORNADO 9 IN RUSHVILLE, RUSH COUNTY:

National Weather Service will survey the area on Monday but they have confirmed a tornado.

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

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