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June 4 Tornado and Flooding

 

One tornado occurred the morning of June 4, flooding developed across much of the area, and a round of afternoon storms brought additional wind damage to parts of the area.

Greene County Tornado:

The morning tornado has been rated as an EF-0 and impacted Bloomfield. This tornado was within an area of straight line wind damage.

Below are reports received by the NWS for the events of the day:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
700 PM EDT WED JUN 04 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0356 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELBURN                39.18N 87.40W
06/04/2008                   SULLIVAN           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN AND A TREE ON A HOUSE


0358 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SULLIVAN                39.10N 87.41W
06/04/2008                   SULLIVAN           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN

0358 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HYMERA                  39.19N 87.30W
06/04/2008                   SULLIVAN           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER OUT TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE TOWN

0402 PM     HAIL             SPENCER                 39.29N 86.77W
06/04/2008  E1.00 INCH       OWEN               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TERRE HAUTE             39.47N 87.38W
06/04/2008                   VIGO               IN   BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN AND ALSO 61 MPH WIND GUST

0413 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TERRE HAUTE             39.47N 87.38W
06/04/2008                   VIGO               IN   AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON POPLAR AND OHIO STREET. TREES ALSO DOWN ON
WABASH AVENUE.

0413 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TERRE HAUTE             39.47N 87.38W
06/04/2008                   VIGO               IN   AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

0414 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S TERRE HAUTE         39.44N 87.38W
06/04/2008  E60.00 MPH       VIGO               IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

0415 PM     HAIL             S BLOOMINGTON           39.17N 86.52W
06/04/2008  E0.88 INCH       MONROE             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0420 PM     HAIL             S SPENCER               39.29N 86.77W
06/04/2008  E1.00 INCH       OWEN               IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SE BRAZIL             39.44N 87.02W
06/04/2008                   CLAY               IN   CO-OP OBSERVER
50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUST WITH A TREE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
STATE ROAD 46 EAST OF BOWLING GREEN.

0424 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     8 SW SPENCER            39.21N 86.87W
06/04/2008                   OWEN               IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT


0425 PM     HAIL             BLOOMINGTON             39.17N 86.52W
06/04/2008  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             IN   AMATEUR RADIO
STATE ROAD 37

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S SPENCER             39.27N 86.77W
06/04/2008                   OWEN               IN   AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND A 57 MPH WIND GUST

0439 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 NNE SPENCER           39.39N 86.71W
06/04/2008  M65.00 MPH       OWEN               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUST NEAR QUINCY AND 3 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN AS WELL

0445 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 S PARAGON             39.35N 86.56W
06/04/2008  E50.00 MPH       MORGAN             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0447 PM     TSTM WND GST     GREENCASTLE             39.64N 86.84W
06/04/2008  E55.00 MPH       PUTNAM             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR
ESTIMATED 55 TO 60 MPH

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COATESVILLE             39.69N 86.67W
06/04/2008                   HENDRICKS          IN   AMATEUR RADIO
ROOF OFF BARN

0455 PM     FLASH FLOOD      7 S SPENCER             39.19N 86.77W
06/04/2008                   OWEN               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER
2.49 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 60 MINUTES. FLASH
FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS.

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      9 SW SPENCER            39.19N 86.89W
06/04/2008                   OWEN               IN   CO-OP OBSERVER
SOUTH OF FREEDOM OVER SIX INCHES OF WATER IS OVER STATE
ROUTE 67

0502 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLUMBUS                39.21N 85.91W
06/04/2008                   BARTHOLOMEW        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN

0503 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOORESVILLE             39.62N 86.37W
06/04/2008                   MORGAN             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PEA SIZE
HAIL ALSO REPORTED.

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARTINSVILLE            39.42N 86.42W
06/04/2008                   MORGAN             IN   AMATEUR RADIO
EIGHT INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN

0505 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 NE NASHVILLE         39.31N 86.10W
06/04/2008  M62.00 MPH       BROWN              IN   AMATEUR RADIO
GUST NEAR SPEARSVILLE

0510 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BLOOMINGTON             39.17N 86.52W
06/04/2008                   MONROE             IN   PUBLIC
STREETS FLOODED AT SHERIDAN AND HAWTHORNE. WATER IS KNEE
DEEP IN ADJACENT YARDS. SMALL LIMBS WERE REPORTED DOWN.

0515 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 SW SPENCER            39.21N 86.87W
06/04/2008                   OWEN               IN   CO-OP OBSERVER
TRAFFIC DOWN TO ONE LANE ON STATE ROAD 67

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTH VERNON            39.01N 85.63W
06/04/2008                   JENNINGS           IN   PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A RESTAURANT

0538 PM     TSTM WND GST     COLUMBUS                39.21N 85.91W
06/04/2008  M52.00 MPH       BARTHOLOMEW        IN   AMATEUR RADIO

0640 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 N NORTH VERNON        39.08N 85.63W
06/04/2008                   JENNINGS           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONSIDERABLE FLOODING. A COUPLE OF WATER RESCUES WERE
OCCURRING IN THE NORTH PART OF JENNINGS COUNTY.