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EF1 Tornado — Jennings, Indiana

2019-04-25 · near Zenas, Jennings, Indiana

$3K

Property damage

0.1 mi

Path length

30 yds

Path width

Event narrative

This EF1 tornado, with winds estimated at up to 95 mph, snapped and uprooted several trees along County Road 1000 North, west of County Road 740 East. This tornado occurred 12 miles northeast of North Vernon.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved along a front across southern parts of central Indiana during the late afternoon and evening of April 25th. The system brought two tornadoes, damaging winds, and heavy rain which caused flooding. The system had shear and instability to work with to produce the tornadoes. In addition, plenty of moisture was available, which lead to the heavy rain.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 818634. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.