Tornado in Union County, IN - June 15, 2019

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
451 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2019

...UPDATED STATEMENT ON EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN RURAL
NORTH-CENTRAL UNION COUNTY INDIANA...

Location...Rural North-Central Union County, Indiana
Date...June 15, 2019
Start Time...9:42 PM EDT
End Time.....9:44 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...95 mph
Maximum Path Width...35 yards
Path Length...2.5 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...39.6998N / 84.9239W
Ending Lat/Lon......39.7215N / 84.8874W
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio has confirmed an
EF1 tornado in rural North-Central Union County, Indiana.

This tornado first produced damage on the 1700 block of North US
Route 27, where a swirl was observed in a field just to the
southwest of a well-constructed, 110 ft by 105 ft metal farm
storage building. Several 4 X 4`s were snapped and the building
was completely destroyed. Metal debris from this building was
identified over 2 miles to the northeast. Wood debris from the
barn was located from south to north in a semicircle approximately
two hundred yards wide. In addition, there was a convergent path
of wood and metal debris off to the northeast. Along this
convergent path, a significant amount of debris was deposited in a
tree line approximately a half mile to the northeast.

Additional damage was observed along the 1700 block of East
Mitchell Road. An eyewitness saw the tornado a half mile to the
southwest, and estimated the width as around 100 feet. He also
observed large pieces of metal rotating in the tornado. At his
property, an ornamental iron fence was bent down at a 45 degree
angle due to a combination of winds associated with the tornado
and debris from the location on North US Route 27. The home also
suffered some damage, including glass from a storm door blown in
and broken glass from four windows. A circular item around three
feet in diameter and weighing two hundred pounds was lifted up,
hit the house and then deposited about a couple hundred feet in a
ditch behind the house. Numerous trees and large limbs across the
property were also knocked down. A few of the trees reached
diameters up to two feet.

Debris was evident in the field northeast of the East Mitchell
Road residence. This debris was associated with the large metal
building at the first location.

Additional damage was found further northeast at a residence on
County Road 200 East. Several trees were downed, with one falling
on the roof of a house and causing damage. This is the last known
damage that occurred from this tornado.

The National Weather Weather Service would like to thank Union
County, Indiana Emergency Management for their assistance in
conducting this storm damage survey.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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