EF1 Tornado — Greene, Indiana

2025-12-28 · near Linton, Greene, Indiana

Event narrative

A line of strong to severe storms moved across central and southern Indiana during the evening. As the line of storms approached Greene County a surge or bowing segment was noted in the line. This allowed for a quick moving tornado to impact downtown Linton. The tornado started near the corner of A Street SW and 6th Street SW and moved northeast through downtown Linton. The strongest damage was noted along Main St between West Vincennes St and A Street SW. This is where damage consistent with an EF1 tornado had occurred. This caused damage to roofs of masonry buildings in downtown Linton. Splatter of dirt and mud in a manner consistent with a tornado was found. The tornado continued to move east-northeast doing damage between A Street NE and East Vincennes Street. Additional roof damage and tree damage was found along the path. The tornado eventually weakened and lifted shortly after moving past 12th Street NE. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph.

Wider weather episode

A fast-moving Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) in an anomalously warm and humid mid-winter environment led to an uncommon tornado outbreak on December 28, 2025. Over a dozen mainly-weak tornadoes occurred from central Illinois to the Ohio Valley. One brief tornado occurred in central Indiana in the town of Linton. Damaging straight-line winds were also reported in several locations across central Indiana. The tornado path was surveyed by NWS Indianapolis on Monday, December 29, 2025, and determined to be of EF-1 intensity with estimated peak winds of 100 MPH.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1304534. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.