Friday, April 22, 2011

Dubois County, IN Tornadoes April 19-20


Dubois County Tornadoes
DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO #1

BEGIN TIME: 11:22 PM EDT
   END TIME: 11:25 PM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 2.2 MILES NORTHWEST OF IRELAND
  END POINT: 2.6 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF IRELAND

   EF SCALE: EF-1
WIND SPEED: 100-105 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 3.1 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 100-200 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS AN EF-1 TORNADO
NORTHWEST OF IRELAND IN DUBOIS COUNTY. A WELL CONSTRUCTED 75 FT TALL
GRAIN SILO HAD THE TOP 40 FT PORTION SHEARED OFF. A 40 FT BY 50 FT
OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED IN THE VICINITY OF THE GRAIN SILO...WITH
SIDING BEING THROWN 400-500 YARDS DOWNWIND. ADDITIONALLY...STRAIGHT
LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED PRECEDING AND FOLLOWING THE TORNADO
PATH. THESE WINDS DESTROYED TWO HOG BUILDINGS AND CAUSED A GRAIN
SILO TO SHIFT ON IT/S FOUNDATION.


DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO #2

BEGIN TIME: 11:22 PM EDT
   END TIME: 11:22 PM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 3 MILES NORTH OF HUNTINGBURG
  END POINT: 3.1 MILES NORTH OF HUNTINGBURG

   EF SCALE: EF-0
WIND SPEED: 80 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 0.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH: 200 YARDS

   INJURIES: 0
FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS A VERY BRIEF EF-0
TORNADO NORTH OF HUNTINGBURG IN DUBOIS COUNTY. A LARGE SWATH OF
HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ADDITIONALLY...STRAIGHT
LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TORNADO
PATH...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH.

DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO #3

  BEGIN TIME: 11:26 PM EDT
    END TIME: 11:29 PM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 1.5 MILES NORTH OF BRETZVILLE
   END POINT: 1.8 MILES NORTH OF ST. ANTHONY

    EF SCALE: EF-2
  WIND SPEED: 115-120 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 3.3 MILES
  PATH WIDTH: 300 YARDS

    INJURIES: 0
  FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS AN EF-2 TORNADO
THAT INITIATED NORTH OF BRETZVILLE AND TRACKED TO THE NORTHEAST
ENDING NORTH OF ST. ANTHONY. A LARGE NUMBER OF HARDWOOD TREES WERE
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED...WITH SEVERAL BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS BEING
DESTROYED AS WELL.


DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO #4

  BEGIN TIME: 11:26 PM EDT
    END TIME: 11:26 PM EDT

BEGIN POINT: 0.9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. ANTHONY
   END POINT: 0.6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. ANTHONY

    EF SCALE: EF-1
  WIND SPEED: 95 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 0.4 MILES
  PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS

    INJURIES: 0
  FATALITIES: 0

NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMS A VERY BRIEF EF-1
TORNADO SOUTHWEST OF ST. ANTHONY. HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND
UPROOTED. ALSO...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE NORTH OF HIGHWAY
64 WAS OBSERVED.

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