July 9, 2024 Tornado and Heavy Rain

Overview

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Beryl moved across Indiana on July 9 into early July 10. The system brought a tornado, heavy rain, and gusty winds to central Indiana.

Tornadoes

Tornado - Near Shoals
Martin County

Date	07/09/2024
Time (Local)	7:21 PM EDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	85 mph
Path Length	1.77 miles
Max Width	20 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Eyewitness accounts indicate a brief and weak tornado was skipping across this area with damage noted in two locations. A few trees were down across Dover Hill Road and also on Killion Mill Rd. Pictures also showed a funnel cloud southeast of Loogootee but no damage has been reported from that area as of this time. The NWS Indianapolis office would like to thank the Martin County EMA for their help in determining this tornado path and rating.

Track Map

Radar and Storm Relative Velocity at 7:21 PM EDT

Radar / Storm Relative Velocity at 7:21 PM EDT.
(Radar is located in the direction of the lower left)

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

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Below are the highest wind gusts observed from the afternoon of the 9th through the afternoon of the 10th.

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
519 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS IN PAST 24 HOURS...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Provider
W. Lafayette - Purdue Univ.  54 MPH    0506 AM 07/10   ASOS
Kokomo                       48 MPH    0917 AM 07/10   AWOS
Michigantown                 46 MPH    0735 AM 07/10   DAVIS
Muncie                       46 MPH    1102 AM 07/10   ASOS
Indianapolis (Eagle Creek)   45 MPH    0614 AM 07/10   ASOS
Frankfort                    45 MPH    0715 AM 07/10   AWOS
Indianapolis                 45 MPH    0611 AM 07/10   ASOS
Greencastle (WEATHERSTEM)    42 MPH    0500 AM 07/10   MESOWEST
Bloomington                  41 MPH    0910 PM 07/09   ASOS
Indianapolis                 40 MPH    0930 AM 07/10   CWOP
Anderson Municipal Apt       40 MPH    0959 AM 07/10   AWOS
Indianapolis Exc             40 MPH    0855 AM 07/10   AWOS
Sheridan                     39 MPH    0730 AM 07/10   DAVIS
Greencastle                  38 MPH    0435 AM 07/10   AWOS
1 N Castleton                38 MPH    0858 AM 07/10   AWOS
Muncie                       37 MPH    0945 AM 07/10   CWOP
Noblesville                  37 MPH    0805 AM 07/10   CWOP
Indianapolis Reg             37 MPH    0955 AM 07/10   AWOS
Dunlap Family Farm           37 MPH    0810 AM 07/10   MESOWEST
Tipton                       36 MPH    0745 AM 07/10   DAVIS
Tipton                       36 MPH    0845 AM 07/10   CWOP
2 ESE Danville               36 MPH    0555 AM 07/10   AWOS
Muncie                       35 MPH    1145 AM 07/10   DAVIS
Terre Haute                  35 MPH    0409 AM 07/10   ASOS

Environment

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Beryl brought a very moist atmosphere along with plentiful shear to the area. Instability near the surface warm front along with the front itself aided in producing tornadic thunderstorms.


Figure 1: Surface Map at 8:00 PM EDT	Figure 2: Effective Shear at 7:00 PM EDT	Figure 3: Low Level CAPE at 7:00 PM EDT


Figure 4: Low Level CAPE and Surface Vorticity at 7:00 PM EDT	Figure 5: Zoomed in view of Figure 4	Figure 6: Precipitable Water at 7:00 PM EDT

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