One of the biggest severe weather events across the country this year happened to occur Dec. 23. There have been more than 200 storm reports across the eastern U.S., many coming from Central Indiana.
A fast-moving line of storms delivered many 60-70mph gusts today and at least one tornado spin-up embedded along the line in Johnson County.
Radar data a little before 4pm today shows a weak velocity couplet that ultimately spun up an EF-1 tornado with winds in the 90-100mph range. The tornado was only on the ground for a quarter-mile from near Restin Road to just north of Smith Valley Road.
This is only the 17th December tornado on record (from 1950) for all of Indiana… and first since 2004. Thankfully no one was injured and compared to the destruction taking place much farther south in Dixie Valley we dodged a big bullet.