Jackson storm history

A 47-year-old, semi-tractor-trailer driver from Tennessee was killed in a crash on Interstate 65 in Jackson County, Indiana State Police said. The crash happened about 2:30 AM. Friday in the northbound lanes of I-65 near mile marker 36 when the driver lost control while crossing …

Flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County, including near Seymour, due to heavy rain and snow melt. A family of six was rescued from the flooded East Fork White River near County Road 150 East. The family was taken to the medical center in Seymour for me…

Flood occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County, including in the cities of Seymour and Rockford, due to heavy rain. Water was over roads and houses were flooded in Medora. Water also affected several homes on the east side of Cortland and trapped some residents.…

Flooding occurred along the Muscatatuck River in Jackson County due to heavy rainfall.

Photographs of hail in Brownstown area as large as one to two inches in diameter.

An EFU tornado with path length of 0.17 miles and path width of 10 yards. Video received showing brief touchdown in open field.

Multiple trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree or large tree branch.

Thunderstorm wind gusts split a tree about 10 feet up.

Power pole snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts.

A 6 to 8 inch tree limb was snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts over County Road 800N.

South and west facing walls of a two story barn were ripped off by thunderstorm wind gusts after a tornado lifted. Nearby a newly built pole barn collapsed.

Thunderstorm winds damaged a home and nearby trees.

Snowfall ranged from 7.0 to 12.5 inches. A Travel Warning was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.

Non-thunderstorm winds downed large branches in Seymour. At least 600 homes were without power during the event.

Severe drought intensity that had begun on December 19, 2023 across all of Jackson County, then continued into January. Following 2-week precipitation totals reported as great as 3.80 inches in Seymour, severe drought then ended with a downgrade to moderate drought on the corresp…

Continued well below normal rainfall caused severe drought intensity to begin on December 19, 2023 across all of Jackson County. Severe drought was downgraded to moderate drought on January 16, 2024.

Criteria was reached from maximum heat index values exceeding 110 degrees on the afternoon of August 24th. Heat index values were estimated from reported maximum temperatures at the Seymour 1 WSW COOP station and dewpoint data from the nearby BFR AWOS.

Thunderstorm winds downed and uprooted numerous trees in southwestern Jackson County amid widespread small hail.

Roof damage and a collapsed chimney in Seymour caused by thunderstorm wind gusts. Over 3500 power outages caused by the storm.

Thunderstorm hail as large as quarters near Seymour.

Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and blew barn doors in and off in Courtland.

Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across the county with no specific location noted.

Temperatures early on the 23rd were as low as -9F, while strong winds gusted as high as 44 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -37F. Snowfall as great as 3.0 inches combined with the strong winds to produce blowing snow and drifting snow, with visibility as low as 1/…

Temperatures early on the 23rd were as low as -9F, while strong winds gusted as high as 44 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -37F.

Thunderstorm straight-line winds caused significant damage at Kasting Park. Baseball dugout had roof lifted off and cinder block wall knocked down. Aluminum bleachers were blown into stadium's fence. Only minor siding damage to onsite building. Damage was all laid out to the nort…

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees along Indiana State Route 258 from Freetown to Courtland. Some trees fell into power lines.

Broken power poles and three inch tree limbs broken 1 mile west of Seymour. 911 call canter additionally noted several reports of trees and power lines down across Jackson County.

Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage from near Courtland into west side of Seymour with everything blown to the east. A metal storage barn had sheet metal ripped off and many trees were blown down.

Total snowfall and sleet ranged from 2.4 to 4.8 inches with the greatest reported total in Brownstown. A Travel Warning was issued for the county which is the highest level of local travel advisory due to the extreme impacts of the snow and ice on road conditions.

Several trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts that led to power outages.

Dozens of roads closed due to rapidly rising waters including State Roads 235, 135, and 268. A water rescue was conducted to help a trapped semi driver who drove through rapidly flowing flood waters. Two other motorists were rescued after driving into high water.