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Perry Central Community School Corporation Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Perry Central Community School Corporation is about the same as Indiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Perry Central Community School Corporation is much lower than Indiana average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #59
| Perry Central Community School Corporation | 0.07 |
| Indiana | 0.12 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Perry Central Community School Corporation | 0.0000 |
| Indiana | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #335
| Perry Central Community School Corporation | 193.88 |
| Indiana | 265.56 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,671 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Perry Central Community School Corporation were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 2 | Cold: | 31 | Dense Fog: | 18 | Drought: | 18 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 653 | Hail: | 847 | Heat: | 20 | Heavy Snow: | 39 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 12 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 36 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,791 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 39 | Winter Weather: | 18 |
| Other: | 146 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Perry Central Community School Corporation.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Perry Central Community School Corporation.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Perry Central Community School Corporation.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 84 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Perry Central Community School Corporation.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.9 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 38°04'N / 86°45'W | 38°12'N / 86°30'W | 16.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 2 | 6 | 250.0M | 0 | Perry |
| 12.9 | 1970-11-19 | 3 | 37°57'N / 86°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Perry | |
| 13.0 | 1952-12-09 | 3 | 37°56'N / 86°46'W | 37°57'N / 86°44'W | 1.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Perry |
| 13.9 | 1954-04-06 | 2 | 38°14'N / 86°51'W | 38°16'N / 86°48'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Dubois |
| 16.7 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 38°12'N / 86°30'W | 38°18'N / 86°17'W | 13.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Crawford |
| 17.4 | 2002-04-28 | 2 | 37°51'N / 86°38'W | 37°52'N / 86°36'W | 2.10 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 12 | 800K | 0 | Perry |
| Brief Description: Five homes were destroyed. Five mobile homes were destroyed. Four other homes had damage. The roof was torn off a church. Numerous trees were uprooted and many outbuildings were destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 17.5 | 1990-06-02 | 2 | 38°15'N / 86°26'W | 38°14'N / 86°18'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 9 | 250K | 0 | Crawford |
| 17.8 | 1952-12-09 | 3 | 37°52'N / 86°54'W | 37°56'N / 86°46'W | 8.50 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hancock |
| 21.5 | 2002-04-28 | 2 | 37°51'N / 86°35'W | 37°52'N / 86°14'W | 19.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 1 | 7 | 750K | 0 | Breckinridge |
| Brief Description: The tornado crossed into central Breckinridge County from Perry County, IN. The tornado lifted periodically as it crossed eastern Breckinridge County, and reached the Irvington area around 0325 EST. A 52 year old male was killed in a mobile home in Irvington. Seven people were injured. A few homes were destroyed and numerous homes were damaged. Two homes had their roofs torn off. Numerous trees were uprooted, and many outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado was estimated at F2 intensity, with spots of F3 damage. M52MH | |||||||||||
| 22.1 | 1990-06-02 | 2 | 38°14'N / 86°18'W | 38°14'N / 86°14'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harrison |
| 22.6 | 1963-03-19 | 2 | 38°24'N / 86°50'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Dubois | |||
| 23.7 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 37°44'N / 86°32'W | 37°54'N / 86°18'W | 17.10 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 13 | 2.5M | 0 | Breckinridge |
| 24.8 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 37°54'N / 86°18'W | 38°00'N / 86°10'W | 10.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 31 | 257 | 2.5M | 0 | Meade |
| 25.1 | 1996-05-28 | 2 | 38°10'N / 86°19'W | 38°09'N / 86°03'W | 10.00 Miles | 575 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harrison |
| Brief Description: A classic supercell thunderstorm formed over southern Dubois county and moved across Crawford and Harrison counties before moving across north central and east central Kentucky. The first tornado that the supercell produced was across Harrison county. The tornado first appeared across the far western part of the county in the southern portion of the Harrison State Forest. The tornado moved 10 miles to just 1 mile south of New Middletown before dissapating. It snapped and debarked numerous trees in rural areas and was estimated as an F2 on the Fujita scale with winds estimated at 150 mph. The path length was estimated to 1/3 of a mile. | |||||||||||
| 25.9 | 2007-10-18 | 2 | 37°48'N / 87°00'W | 37°49'N / 86°51'W | 8.00 Miles | 180 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0K | Daviess |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Numerous trees and a few structures were damaged. The tornado damage path continued into Hancock County. Peak winds were estimated near 130 mph where the EF-2 damage occurred between Spice Knob and Scythia. The average path width was 150 yards. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The second and more significant severe weather outbreak of the day occurred as a cold front swept east across the Mississippi Valley. Scattered thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front late in the afternoon. The storms organized into supercells and short lines during the evening. Over a dozen tornadoes occurred in western Kentucky. | |||||||||||
| 27.2 | 1967-10-24 | 3 | 38°29'N / 86°48'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Dubois | |||
| 28.3 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 38°00'N / 86°10'W | 38°03'N / 86°06'W | 4.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Harrison |
| 28.8 | 1963-03-16 | 2 | 38°03'N / 87°10'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Warrick | |
| 29.6 | 2007-10-18 | 2 | 37°47'N / 86°17'W | 37°49'N / 86°15'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0K | Breckinridge |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The EF-2 tornado began one mile east northeast of Stinnettsville, and moved to the northeast through Rosetta, where most of the damage occurred. A church was destroyed. A nearby home lost a large section of roof. Two large outbuildings were destroyed. A 16 foot trailer was moved and wrapped around a tree. Winds moved a 4500 pound tractor seven feet. A pickup truck was thrown 75 feet and flipped over. Numerous trees along the tornado path were uprooted or snapped. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front with strong upper level support collided with a very moist air mass over the lower Ohio Valley. The result was a widespread outbreak of severe thunderstorms, and six confirmed tornadoes. The storms produced property damage, downed trees and power lines, and large hail. | |||||||||||
| 30.2 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 38°18'N / 86°17'W | 38°25'N / 86°05'W | 13.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 2 | 34 | 0K | 0 | Harrison |
| 30.6 | 1985-04-05 | 2 | 38°24'N / 86°13'W | 1.00 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Harrison | |
| 31.4 | 1989-05-19 | 2 | 37°40'N / 86°59'W | 37°46'N / 86°53'W | 8.00 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Daviess |
| 31.6 | 1970-11-19 | 2 | 37°42'N / 86°54'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Ohio | |||
| 31.8 | 1954-08-01 | 2 | 38°33'N / 86°28'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Orange | |||
| 33.6 | 2007-10-18 | 3 | 37°46'N / 87°10'W | 37°49'N / 87°03'W | 7.00 Miles | 360 Yards | 0 | 8 | 11.5M | 0K | Daviess |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: About a dozen homes were destroyed, and close to 150 others were damaged. An additional 20 public or commercial buildings were destroyed or condemned. Damage to commercial and public buildings, including churches and schools, was estimated near 10.5 million dollars. Residential structures sustained about 1 million dollars in damage. Two historic churches suffered severe damage. The steeple of one church collapsed into the sanctuary. About 125 people were in the church at the time of the collapse, including 25 where the steeple fell into the sanctuary. They all moved to the basement 5 or 10 minutes before the storm hit, sparing anyone from death or serious injury. On the west side of Owensboro, a man was trapped in his overturned mobile home. He received only minor injuries. A motel was heavily damaged, with nearly the entire roof blown off. Several guests at the motel were treated for injuries, mostly abrasions from falling debris. Almost every building at Brescia University was damaged, mostly to the roofs. Windows were blown out of the science building. Elsewhere, a delivery truck was overturned. Piles of debris from collapsed garages, warehouses, and roofs lined downtown streets during the cleanup. Tobacco warehouses downtown were destroyed or heavily damaged. The most serious damage was in a 12 to 15 square block area in and near downtown. Nearly all city streets were reopened and nearly all power was restored within a few days after the tornado. Peak winds were estimated at 155 mph where the EF-3 damage occurred in downtown Owensboro. The damage path began just northeast of the Owensboro-Daviess County Airport, then curved northeast through the riverfront area of downtown Owensboro. The average path width was 300 yards. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The second and more significant severe weather outbreak of the day occurred as a cold front swept east across the Mississippi Valley. Scattered thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front late in the afternoon. The storms organized into supercells and short lines during the evening. Over a dozen tornadoes occurred in western Kentucky. | |||||||||||
| 34.0 | 1952-12-09 | 3 | 37°41'N / 87°18'W | 37°52'N / 86°54'W | 25.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 3 | 0K | 0 | Daviess |
| 34.6 | 2006-05-25 | 2 | 38°28'N / 87°07'W | 38°27'N / 87°05'W | 2.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: About five homes were destroyed. Roughly 15 other homes received major damage, primarily to roofs. Some roofs were removed. Two businesses sustained major roof damage. One mobile home was overturned and blown into a neighboring mobile home, causing extensive damage to it. Individuals were trapped in one home, but no injuries were reported. One travel trailer and one tractor trailer were overturned. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, blocking roads into the community. The damage path began just west of the intersection of Highway 356 and County Road 900E. The damage path extended east-southeast, ending just northwest of County Road 250N where it intersects the Dubois County line. Peak winds were estimated near 120 MPH. | |||||||||||
| 34.8 | 1989-05-19 | 2 | 37°40'N / 87°02'W | 37°43'N / 86°58'W | 3.30 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Daviess |
| 34.9 | 2005-11-06 | 3 | 37°57'N / 87°28'W | 38°06'N / 87°05'W | 21.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 4 | 30 | 65.0M | 0 | Warrick |
| Brief Description: This tornado, which crossed into Warrick County from Vanderburgh County just south of Interstate 164 (at Angel Mounds), crossed the entire county in less than 20 minutes. The tornado reached its peak intensity in Warrick County, where winds reached about 200 MPH. The peak winds occurred along Highway 261 and Lincoln Road, in an industrial park near Paradise, and in DeGonia Springs. As the tornado passed south of Boonville, the county seat of Warrick County, a teenage girl was killed in a vehicle. In the community of DeGonia Springs, three persons in a mobile home were killed. One of the victims was a woman who was 8-months pregnant. From the north side of Newburgh to DeGonia Springs, houses were severely damaged or destroyed, and vehicles were tossed. Some of the tornado victims were moved 40 feet or more. The tornado passed just to the south of Tennyson before exiting into Spencer County. M33MH, F28MH, M4MH, F18VE This was the deadliest tornado in Indiana since April 3, 1974. This tornado tracked a total of 41 miles from Henderson County, KY into Spencer County, IN. A total of at least 500 homes and buildings were destroyed or severely damaged. Much of the damage was upper F-2 to lower F-3 intensity. Although the tornado was up to 500 yards wide, the average path width was 275 yards. Of the approximately 230 injuries, 20 were critical, and 63 resulted in hospital admissions. This tornado was the more northern tornado of a pair of strong supercell tornadoes that occurred simultaneously. The southern tornado occurred in Crittenden and Webster Counties of Kentucky. | |||||||||||
| 36.0 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 38°02'N / 87°20'W | 38°04'N / 87°16'W | 4.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Warrick |
| 36.2 | 1957-05-21 | 2 | 37°58'N / 87°17'W | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Warrick | |||
| 36.3 | 1971-05-06 | 2 | 38°38'N / 87°15'W | 38°29'N / 86°44'W | 29.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Daviess |
| 36.6 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°34'N / 86°55'W | 38°41'N / 86°41'W | 14.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Martin |
| 36.7 | 1996-04-19 | 2 | 38°20'N / 87°15'W | 38°21'N / 87°15'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off. The roof was lifted off one house, which was destroyed. Ten other houses received minor to moderate wind damage. Between 10 and 15 barns and small sheds were demolished. | |||||||||||
| 37.1 | 1998-04-15 | 2 | 38°29'N / 87°09'W | 38°30'N / 87°06'W | 4.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: The tornado destroyed two large barns and five or six smaller outbuildings. Significant damage occurred to two farm houses. Several trees and power poles were snapped off. Some two-by-fours and a large saw blade were embedded in homes. | |||||||||||
| 37.6 | 2000-01-03 | 3 | 37°43'N / 87°11'W | 37°46'N / 87°07'W | 7.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 18 | 64.0M | 0 | Daviess |
| Brief Description: The tornado first touched down near the community of Rome, just southwest of Owensboro, and entered the city near the southern boundary of Owensboro Airport. The tornado tracked northeast through the heart of Owensboro before dissipating on the east side of town. Peak winds were estimated at 180 MPH. Since the tornado path was mostly through densely populated residential and commercial areas, damage was in the tens of millions, but injuries were surprisingly few. Of the 18 injuries, one was critical, and the rest were relatively minor. The critically injured person was in a home near the beginning of the damage path. This person sustained broken vertebrae and numerous cuts and bruises. Owensboro landmarks heavily damaged by the tornado included Apollo High School, Kentucky Wesleyan College, and the Winn-Dixie Store. Damage to the 12 buildings at Kentucky Wesleyan College was estimated to be near 5 million dollars. Small to mid size automobiles were tossed about by the wind. Damage to utility lines was extensive, and repairs took about 10 days to complete. Final damage tallies showed about 1200 homes and businesses sustained damage. Of those 1200 structures, 101 were totally destroyed and 573 sustained major damage. Owensboro was declared a federal disaster area. An emergency shelter accomodated roughly 150 persons, including many from local nursing homes. Owensboro schools were closed for a week. | |||||||||||
| 37.6 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°32'N / 87°11'W | 38°34'N / 86°55'W | 13.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Daviess |
| 38.0 | 1999-05-05 | 2 | 38°21'N / 87°16'W | 38°22'N / 87°16'W | 1.30 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 15K | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: A tornado with estimated top winds of 130 MPH produced a damage path about a mile long. Since the track was through rural areas, the only structural damage was to a garage. Many trees were down. | |||||||||||
| 39.0 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°40'N / 86°39'W | 38°41'N / 86°37'W | 1.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lawrence |
| 39.0 | 1996-04-19 | 2 | 37°55'N / 87°20'W | 37°55'N / 87°18'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Warrick |
| Brief Description: The damage path was from the Ohio River east across a major manufacturing plant. The tornado tracked just south of State Route 66 and immediately north of the Ohio River. About $250,000 damage occurred to one building at the plant. Five railroad box cars were overturned, 2 metal culverts were lifted and moved 25 feet, and several other buildings at the plant were damaged. Two mobile homes were destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 39.0 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°41'N / 86°41'W | 38°40'N / 86°39'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Orange |
| 39.2 | 1974-05-30 | 2 | 38°40'N / 86°47'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Martin | |
| 39.2 | 1996-04-20 | 2 | 38°23'N / 86°01'W | 38°23'N / 86°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Floyd |
| Brief Description: 6 houses were damaged 2 miles west of Greenville due to a brief F2 tornado. Also, mobile homes were overturned near the intersection of Georgetown and Greenville Roads, and a rescue unit was deployed. There were no serious injuries, however. One man was in his mobile home when the tornado struck. The tornado sent the mobile home flying, but the man only had a few cuts. Also, a roof off one house was was lifted up by the tornado and then set back down perfectly with only a few shingles missing. | |||||||||||
| 39.4 | 1982-05-31 | 2 | 37°48'N / 87°19'W | 37°52'N / 87°14'W | 4.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Daviess |
| 39.8 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 38°25'N / 86°05'W | 38°28'N / 86°00'W | 5.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 12 | 0K | 0 | Washington |
| 39.9 | 1999-05-05 | 2 | 38°24'N / 87°17'W | 38°26'N / 87°15'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: The tornado destroyed a mobile home and damaged about a dozen houses. Top winds were estimated near 130 MPH. There was extensive tree damage. | |||||||||||
| 40.1 | 1963-04-19 | 3 | 38°16'N / 86°36'W | 38°59'N / 86°00'W | 59.10 Miles | 1400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence |
| 40.8 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 38°00'N / 87°26'W | 38°02'N / 87°20'W | 5.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Vanderburgh |
| 41.4 | 1977-10-01 | 2 | 37°50'N / 85°58'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hardin | |
| 42.0 | 1990-06-02 | 3 | 38°41'N / 86°54'W | 38°41'N / 86°54'W | 0.50 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Martin |
| 42.3 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°31'N / 87°15'W | 38°32'N / 87°11'W | 4.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pike |
| 42.5 | 1990-06-02 | 3 | 38°39'N / 87°03'W | 38°41'N / 86°54'W | 6.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Daviess |
| 43.3 | 1956-03-07 | 2 | 38°35'N / 86°07'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |
| 43.7 | 1959-02-10 | 2 | 38°44'N / 86°30'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence | |||
| 43.9 | 1969-08-09 | 2 | 38°40'N / 87°02'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Daviess | |||
| 44.0 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°31'N / 87°17'W | 38°31'N / 87°15'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Knox |
| 44.0 | 1985-04-05 | 2 | 38°30'N / 86°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Washington | |
| 44.0 | 2003-05-11 | 2 | 37°43'N / 86°01'W | 37°47'N / 85°56'W | 6.50 Miles | 120 Yards | 0 | 5 | 1.0M | 0 | Hardin |
| Brief Description: The tornado formed southwest of Rineyville near Highway 1375. It then skipped across the countryside and reached the town of Rineyville. The tornado then moved about 3 miles northeast of Rineyville and dissipated. It did not appear to be on the ground for the entire duration. Embedded in the tornado path was significant straight line wind damage. An estimated 40 homes were damaged or destroyed. Many of the heavily damaged structures were mobile homes. | |||||||||||
| 44.2 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 38°36'N / 86°07'W | 0 | 12 | 2.5M | 0 | Washington | |||
| 44.6 | 2007-10-18 | 2 | 37°40'N / 87°22'W | 37°43'N / 87°10'W | 11.00 Miles | 360 Yards | 0 | 4 | 500K | 200K | Daviess |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado crossed into Daviess County from Mclean County. Numerous structures were damaged or destroyed, mostly barns and outbuildings. Several residences were destroyed, and about two dozen others were damaged. Four persons were injured in the West Louisville area when their mobile home was destroyed. Their injuries were mostly minor, although a 4-year-old child was hospitalized in fair condition. The peak winds were estimated at 120 mph. The average path width was 300 yards. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The second and more significant severe weather outbreak of the day occurred as a cold front swept east across the Mississippi Valley. Scattered thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front late in the afternoon. The storms organized into supercells and short lines during the evening. Over a dozen tornadoes occurred in western Kentucky. | |||||||||||
| 45.0 | 1989-05-05 | 2 | 37°42'N / 87°17'W | 1.00 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Daviess | |
| 45.0 | 1963-03-16 | 2 | 38°34'N / 86°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Washington | |
| 45.3 | 2009-05-14 | 2 | 38°12'N / 87°34'W | 38°13'N / 87°22'W | 10.00 Miles | 125 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0K | Gibson |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Maximum winds were estimated near 120 mph at the beginning of the damage path. The most significant damage occurred on a farm on the north side of the Haubstadt Raceway. A 50-foot grain bin was moved off its foundation and destroyed, several large machinery buildings sustained partial losses of roofs and walls, and a race car frame on blocks was moved about 100 feet. Damage intensity decreased eastward along the path. Elsewhere along the path, a barn lost its roof, and several homes received roof damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of severe thunderstorms moved slowly southeast through the early morning hours. These storms moved through a very moist and unstable atmosphere. A small-scale bow echo produced a significant tornado. | |||||||||||
| 45.5 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°28'N / 87°26'W | 38°29'N / 87°15'W | 11.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 6 | 60 | 25.0M | 0 | Pike |
| 46.1 | 1966-08-13 | 2 | 37°28'N / 86°52'W | 1.50 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ohio | |
| 46.1 | 1990-06-02 | 3 | 38°22'N / 85°57'W | 38°24'N / 85°47'W | 8.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | Floyd |
| 46.2 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 37°25'N / 86°34'W | 37°30'N / 86°20'W | 14.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Grayson |
| 46.3 | 2000-05-23 | 3 | 37°32'N / 86°18'W | 37°29'N / 86°14'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 16 | 50.0M | 0 | Grayson |
| Brief Description: A storm survey was done by NWS personnel on Wednesday May 24. The survey found severe damage to residential and industrial structures. Three vortices combined into a single tornado north of Leitchfield, then moved east to southeast at 40 to 45 mph. The path moved through the northeast and east sections of Leitchfield and beyond. (Path length and width are estimated). The structural damaged evidenced the presence of an F3 tornado, with maximum winds around 175 mph. Houses that were virtually destroyed, but still had parts of their structure remaining above the main floor, were the basis of the F3 evaluation. Severe damage to nearby factories also supported the F3 evaluation. | |||||||||||
| 46.7 | 1974-03-29 | 2 | 37°45'N / 85°55'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Hardin | |
| 46.8 | 1990-06-02 | 2 | 38°35'N / 86°04'W | 38°36'N / 86°00'W | 4.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 47.2 | 2006-01-02 | 2 | 37°40'N / 85°58'W | 37°46'N / 85°54'W | 8.40 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0 | Hardin |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down near Cecilia, blowing the roof off a barn, but only producing shingle damage on nearby residences. It did more damage when it reached St. John Road, where it destroyed a home and some farm buildings. As the tornado continued to the northeast, it produced major roof damage to homes along Rineyville Road. Next, an office building that was under construction was lifted off its foundation. A convenience store was destroyed along U.S. 31W. A few more homes received minor damage before the tornado lifted near Longview. | |||||||||||
| 47.2 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°29'N / 87°26'W | 38°31'N / 87°17'W | 9.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pike |
| 47.3 | 1989-03-29 | 2 | 37°30'N / 86°13'W | 37°34'N / 86°08'W | 7.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Grayson |
| 47.8 | 2005-11-15 | 3 | 38°41'N / 87°08'W | 38°47'N / 86°55'W | 10.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 31 | 11.6M | 0 | Daviess |
| Brief Description: An F3 tornado touched down near Washington, Indiana on the afternoon of 15 November 2005, and proceeded northeast for 12 miles, lifting at Crane Naval Base in Martin County. The tornado was up to 1/4 mile wide at times. The worst damage occurred 4 miles northeast of Montgomery. K&K Industries sits at that site. Abe Knepp, the owner, is also a chaplain for Daviess County Emergency Management, and was monitoring law enforcement radio traffic while at work. His decision to send his 120 employees home early likely saved several lives, as the plant was destroyed by the tornado 30 minutes after it was cleared. 123 homes and 20 businesses sustained damage in Daviess County. Despite the amount of damage, only one of the 31 reported injuries was considered serious. An area of severe thunderstorms moved through central Indiana on the afternoon and evening of 15 November 2005, fueled by abnormally warm conditions which had been the rule across the region for the first half of the month. One strongly rotating supercell produced three tornadoes, two of them rated strong F3, over southern portions of central Indiana. Additional severe weather occurred with other supercells and squall line storms across central Indiana. Thanks to early warnings and heightened awareness of the severe weather threat, no one was killed by the tornadoes, and only one serious injury was reported. | |||||||||||
| 47.8 | 1986-05-15 | 2 | 38°40'N / 87°10'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Daviess | |
| 48.1 | 1959-01-21 | 3 | 37°24'N / 86°37'W | 37°26'N / 86°30'W | 6.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 3 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Grayson |
| 48.4 | 2005-11-06 | 3 | 37°57'N / 87°33'W | 37°57'N / 87°28'W | 5.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 20 | 200 | 15.0M | 0 | Vanderburgh |
| Brief Description: The tornado crossed into Vanderburgh County from Henderson County, KY a second time near Ellis Park, a horse-racing facility off U.S. Highway 41. The tornado moved rapidly east-northeast at close to 60 MPH, staying a mile or less south of Interstate 164 and the southern city limit of Evansville. Twenty people perished at a large mobile home park on the south side of the interstate. Of about 350 mobile homes in the park, 100 were destroyed and another 125 were damaged. Many of the destroyed homes were obliterated. The coroner reported that most of the victims were probably killed instantly, many by spine and skull fractures. Several bodies were carried almost two hundred yards. Several of the fatally injured persons were found in a nearby retention pond that was drained to find victims. An 8-year-old child was found alive in a ditch after being trapped under debris for about 12 hours. One person, who was thrown 150 feet, died of complications from tornado injuries on December 17. The tornado exited into Warrick County at the Angel Mounds State Historic Site, just south of Interstate 164. M5MH, M25MH, F56MH, M59MH, F6MH, M26MH, F46MH, F31MH, M28MH, F60MH, M2MH, F61MH, F46MH, M38MH, M54MH, F78MH, M64MH, F67MH, F28MH, F45MH This was the deadliest tornado in Indiana since April 3, 1974. This tornado tracked a total of 41 miles from Henderson County, KY into Spencer County, IN. A total of at least 500 homes and buildings were destroyed or severely damaged. Much of the damage was upper F-2 to lower F-3 intensity. Although the tornado was up to 500 yards wide, the average path width was 275 yards. Of the approximately 230 injuries, 20 were critical, and 63 resulted in hospital admissions. This tornado was the more northern tornado of a pair of strong supercell tornadoes that occurred simultaneously. The southern tornado occurred in Crittenden and Webster Counties of Kentucky. | |||||||||||
| 48.5 | 2003-05-04 | 2 | 37°40'N / 87°20'W | 37°40'N / 87°20'W | 0.20 Mile | 25 Yards | 0 | 2 | 75K | 0 | Daviess |
| Brief Description: A mobile home was destroyed, injuring two persons. A boy received a broken arm, and a girl suffered a broken back. Several barns and garages were blown down, and a garage was pushed off its foundation. One permanent home received minor damage. | |||||||||||
| 49.0 | 1972-04-21 | 3 | 37°30'N / 86°11'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Grayson | |
| 49.1 | 1982-05-31 | 2 | 37°43'N / 87°32'W | 37°48'N / 87°19'W | 12.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Henderson |
| 49.3 | 1961-05-07 | 3 | 37°25'N / 87°00'W | 37°24'N / 86°37'W | 21.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ohio |
| 49.3 | 1961-05-07 | 3 | 37°24'N / 86°37'W | 37°24'N / 86°28'W | 8.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Grayson |
| 49.5 | 1955-11-15 | 3 | 37°58'N / 87°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 9 | 250K | 0 | Vanderburgh | |
| 49.6 | 2008-02-06 | 2 | 37°39'N / 86°00'W | 37°40'N / 85°52'W | 7.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3.0M | 0K | Hardin |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado destroyed a trailer and an outbuilding along Hansborough Road. It caused major roof damage along Bethlehem Academy Road, with one home losing the roof completely. Several boats were flipped over, and a large bus was pushed two feet. The tornado pushed in garage doors at an industrial building along Ring Road. This building also suffered significant roof damage. At Central Hardin High School, the tornado snapped concrete pillar stadium lights at the football stadium. The press box was thrown on to the playing field and destroyed. The basketball gym and a wing of the school suffered roof damage consistent with an EF2 tornado. Along Black Branch Road just east of the school complex, the tornado caused some structural damage to homes. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front along with a strong upper level low produced a squall line that crossed central Kentucky. This set off widespread severe weather, and spawned several tornadoes. | |||||||||||
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.