EF1 tornado in Warrick County, Indiana

An EF-1 tornado that began just east of the Evansville Regional Airport tracked east-southeastward, crossing from Vanderburgh County to Warrick County. The tornado crossed several fields before reaching more populated neighborhoods from Bell Rd onward. The majority of the damage was caused by downed trees and large tree limbs. Several trees fell into homes causing damage. A few homes also suffered roof and gutter damage. There was very substantial tree damage along Telephone Rd to Fuquay Rd. The tornado eventually lifted between Wethers Rd and IN-61 in the Victoria Hills area. Estimated peak winds for the Warrick County portion, and the tornado as a whole, were 110 mph.

A particularly explosive storm environment developed on the afternoon of the 30th. MLCAPE values rose to 3500 J/kg, 0-3 km CAPE of 100-150 J/kg, effective bulk shear of 40 kts, and 0-3 km shear of 20-30 kts. Temperatures rose to the low 90s with dew points in the upper 70s to near 80, yielding heat index values near 110. For Southwest Indiana, the storms moved through late afternoon towards sunset. A more complex setup occurred relative to Illinois and Kentucky. A robust cluster of storms moved southeastward through Gibson County towards Evansville, bringing down trees and powerlines in Patoka and Princeton while damaging corn. A semi truck was overturned at the Toyota plant south of Princeton. Meanwhile, a north-south line of storms moving into Posey County accelerated eastward into Evansville with widespread reports of wind damage in Vanderburgh County. Near Melody Hill, just east of the airport, the intersecting boundary with these two clusters spun up an EF-1 tornado that tracked southeastward into Warrick County lifting northeast of Newburgh. Straight-line wind damage occurred in Warrick County north and south of the tornado track. The following day, one person (65m) passed away due to a heart attack sustained while cleaning up tree debris in Newburgh.