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EF0 tornado in Shelby County, Indiana

Tornado May 25, 2011 · Shelby County, Indiana

EF0

Rating

0.7 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

Injury

$75K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 75 mph was discovered in northeast Shelby County to the north of Morristown. Numerous trees were snapped along and just east of the Big Blue River and Asbury Road from near County Road 1100 North to the Shelby-Hancock County line. Two homes sustained minor damage, and a gentleman sustained injuries from a tree falling on his automobile.

The wider storm

The approach of a strong low pressure system from the west set the stage for a significant severe weather outbreak across central Indiana on May 25th. Eight tornadoes touched down in central Indiana, with an additional one moving into the area from southern Indiana. In addition, widespread wind damage and large hail impacted the area. Straight line winds to over 70 mph impacted the area as well, knocking down trees, power lines, as well as damaging structures and blowing over trucks. Straight line wind damage was noted near the tornado paths as well. Hail into the 3 to 4 inch range fell from some of the storms, causing damage. The large hail stones were also blown into structures by the strong straight line winds, causing additional damage.

Began near Morristown (39.6909, -85.7041).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 Lawrence County EF2 Lawrence County EF1 Decatur County EF1 Decatur County EF1 Vigo County EF1 Parke County EF1 Monroe County EF0 Parke County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 317959. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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