INDIANAPOLIS — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Montgomery county on April 5, 2023 just before 12 noon.
The tornado was on the ground for 0.26 miles with a width of 20 yards. It touched down at 11:58 a.m. about 1 mile southeast of New Ross and lifted 1 mile east-southeast of New Ross at 11:59 a.m. It had top winds of 65 mph, making it an EF0.
Here is a look at the radar at that time.
Some rotation can be seen in the circled area of the storm relative velocity product.
While it was pretty messy, some debris was detected too.
Below is the storm survey information from the National Weather Service of Indianapolis:
SURVEY SUMMARY: THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 1050 EAST JUST SOUTH OF US ROUTE 136. AT THIS LOCATION, ROOF PANELS WERE PEELED BACK ON A GARAGE AND CENTER CUT ROOFING MATERIAL WAS THROWN 500 YARDS. SOME SIDING WAS PEELED OFF THE HOUSE. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND CROSSED US ROUTE 136 WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TWO STRUCTURES ALONG EAST NEW ROSS ROAD, A HOUSE AND AN OUTBUILDING. THE WIND ENTERED THE OPEN DOOR OF THE OUTBUILDING, BLEW OUT A WALL PANEL AND PULLED NAILS STRAIGHT OUT. A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE NORTH, THE HOUSE HAD ITS GARAGE BLOWN OUT AFTER THE CORNER OF THE STRUCTURE BENT INWARDS. A GRILL WAS THROWN TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST ABOUT 20 YARDS.
Here is the link for more information from the Indianapolis office of NWS.