EFU Tornado — Jackson, Indiana

2025-07-16 · near Freeman Arpt, Jackson, Indiana

Event narrative

An EFU tornado with path length of 0.17 miles and path width of 10 yards. Video received showing brief touchdown in open field.

Wider weather episode

The day began with a warm and humid airmass in place across Central Indiana with scattered showers ongoing. The first weather event occurred in southern Indiana where a brief, non-mesocyclonic tornado, rated EF-U (Unknown), touched down in an open field just south of the Freeman Municipal Airport. The tornado was captured on video and had a path length of less than a quarter-mile and a width of about 10 yards. No damage was reported, as the tornado dissipated quickly. A weak cold front moving into the hot and humid airmass across Central Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours resulted in scattered thunderstorm development. While most of the storms remained below severe limits, isolated wind damage occurred in Parke County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280337. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.