EF2 Tornado — Madison, Indiana

2024-07-29 · near Perkinsville, Madison, Indiana

Event narrative

The tornado began in far eastern Hamilton County as an EF0 before skipping across Indiana Route 13 into Madison County and quickly landing in a field at a cemetery south of Perkinsville in Madison county, causing sporadic tree damage. The tornado crossed the White River, snapping and uprooting several trees at a residence south of County Road 300 North where it was rated an EF1. The tornado then moved into a corn field before lifting briefly prior to hitting the Frankton Lapel Administration Building where significant brick wall and roof damage occurred. The roof of a small gymnasium at this building was lifted and thrown approximately 150 yards to the north northeast while the western brick wall collapsed inward. Numerous concrete masonry blocks were thrown from the wall into the top of several school buses that also sustained damage. One bus had a small but long metal support driven through the frame. The tornado was rated EF2 here before it continued into a corn field to the northeast and dissipated.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous evening thunderstorms tracking mainly eastward across central Indiana, included 5 severe cells that altogether produced widely scattered wind damage. More pronounced rotation was exhibited by a few storms crossing northeastern central Indiana, with a funnel cloud near the ground in Henry County, before a tornado that started as an EF0 in Hamilton County, which tracked for 3 miles into Madison County, peaking at EF2 intensity just before dissipating.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189027. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.