EF1 tornado in Rush County, Indiana

NWS survey confirmed EF1 tornado tracked from 4.75 miles east-southeast of Morristown to 3.4 miles north of Rushville. Tornado first caused damage around the intersection of County Roads West 200 North and North 900 West. Four homes sustained damage that consisted primarily of roof and siding taken off homes. South facing front porch roof taken off western most house. Clear convergent pattern was observed in this area with several large tree limbs down and a few smaller trees topped or uprooted. Sheet metal was thrown nearly a quarter mile east. A storage shed was lifted and moved 40 feet off of its foundation. Siding and roof loss occurred at 3 other homes at this location. The Tornado likely lifted briefly over a large field but then hit the Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department station on US Highway 52 where the south side of the roof was torn off and debris lofted several hundred yards to the northeast. Trees to the west of this building were broken off near their tops. The tornado then continued skipping to the east per law enforcement observations and witnesses. Minor damage was observed at a school on the north side of Arlington with soffit/awning damage on west side of building. That metal was deposited to the north while small trees and limbs along a north side fence line were laid down to the south. From this point on to ending point, witnesses reported the tornado lifting and dropping across fields with only sporadic tree damage. Law enforcement reported the tornado lifted for final time along County Road 300 North, just east of Indiana Route 3 and West of County Road 150 West.

A surface low crossing Indiana from west to east brought a warm front northward through the region. The resulting increase in instability, coupled with adequate wind shear both through the 0-6 km layer as well as near the surface, generated scattered thunderstorms over southern and eastern portions of the region. A few storms produced isolated large hail/damaging winds in the afternoon, before two weak tornadoes were spawned later in the day over east-central Indiana.