F3 Tornado — Crawford, Indiana

2004-05-30 · near Taswell, Crawford, Indiana

Event narrative

A tornado touched down near Taswell in northwest Crawford County. The tornado passed north of English, then reached it's maximum intensity as it reached the town of Marengo. Newspaper reports indicate that 50 to 60 homes in Marengo were destroyed, and another 100 were damaged. Approximately 80 percent of the buildings in Marengo received some degree of damage from the tornado. The tornado's last contact with the ground was north of Milltown in extreme northeast Crawford County. The tornado exhibited multiple vortices along it's track, and occasionally lifted off the ground.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5396681. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.