EF0 tornado in Harrison County, Indiana

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Harrison County, Indiana and determined a small EF0 tornado occurred west of Central, IN. Maximum winds were 85 mph and a max path width of 100 yards.

While most damage in southern Harrison County was consistent with straight line wind damage, a small area west of the town of Central had indications of rotation. A home and farm north of Hisey Road and along Ripperdan Valley Road SW had extensive barn roof damage, as well as damage to a garage. While the straight line wind damage

was consistently going toward the southeast direction, the damages to the barn and garage were going to the west and southwest toward the center of the tornado passage. Some barn material and barn doors were lofted over the barn, the home, and dropped in the front yard. There was also impalement of wood planks in the backyard in the northeast direction. Several rotational directions were noted on the property consistent with a small EF0 tornado that formed along the leading edge of the thunderstorm squall line. The tornado continued with sporadic damage into a nearby tree line where there was damage leaning toward the southwest on the north side

of the track, and tree damage leaning toward the northeast on the south side of the track, evident of being pulled into a circulation center along Hisey Road. Beyond Hisey Road, several trees and barns had damage near and southeast of Central along

Watson Road, Old Goshen Road, and Rehobeth Road. All damages beyond Hisey Road west of Central were in the south to southeast direction, consistent with straight line wind damage.

On the night of June 21st, 2026 and into the early morning of June 22nd, 2026, a Mesoscale Convective System moved through southern Indiana and northern Kentucky. This system brought multiple lines of storms and some supercells. Several tornadoes occurred along with flash flooding.