May 30 2004 Central Indiana Tornadoes

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An F1 tornado skipped along for almost 8 and a half miles from near Freedom to Spencer. A few homes received significant damage about midway along the path of the tornado. Many trees were also downed.

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State police reported a brief touchdown near mile marker 15 on Interstate 74 northeast of Veedersburg.

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An F1 tornado caused significant damage to a cabin northeast of Ellettsville. Most of the path was along a wooded area with numerous trees felled.

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An F0 tornado touched down in a corn field 3 miles west of Brazil. No property damage was reported. The report was from an amateur radio operator.

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An F0 tornado touched down near Little Point just south of Interstate 70. There was light damage to one barn roof top.

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An F1 tornado touched down 2 miles northeast of Little Point and traveled 4.5 miles. The tornado damaged a few homes.

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An F0 tornado touched down briefly just east and northeast of Joppa.

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An F0 tornado touched down southwest of Friendswood near the Hendricks/Morgan County line and traveled 4.1 miles northeast to just north of West Newton in Marion County. Power flashes from this tornado were visible from the NWS Indianapolis office.

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A tornado cut a near continuous path across southern and eastern Marion County before briefly moving into Hancock County. The tornado dropped down near exit 4 at Harding Street and Interstate 465 on the south side of metro Indianapolis and moved into Hancock County to near Mount Comfort. The worst damage was found near South Keystone Avenue between Raymond St. And Troy. The damage was rated F2 there. There was significant damage to numerous homes, a nursing home and an elementary school. 26 nursing home inhabitants were treated at local hospitals for mainly minor cuts and scrapes, and the rest were relocated as the building was inhabitable. The tornado continued across 465 at Post Road and then lifted. Additional brief touchdowns (F0) occurred near 21st Street, 25th and Mittehoffer and German Church Road and 30th Street. The last touchdown occurred at 38th street and County Line Road where it crossed into Hancock County before lifting. A total of 600 homes, 24 apartment buildings and 90 commercial buildings received damage across Decatur, Perry, Center and Warren townships of Marion County.

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Emergency Manager reported brief touchdown of weak F0 tornado in a corn field. No damage reported.

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A tornado touched down near Dayton. The tornado caused significant tree damage and blew parts of roofs off two buildings in Dayton. The tornado continued moving northeast with sporadic damage until reaching large homes approximately 1.5 miles northeast of Dayton. Two homes were nearly destroyed on Halifax Lane. Wind speeds were estimated around 150 mph.

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A barn was damaged, and a wagon rolled over with an F0 tornado at W Adams Street and N Whetstone Rd in Atlanta.

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Homes were damaged, and trees and power lines were downed.

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An F0 tornado moved across Lake Monroe southeast of Bloomington sinking several sailboats.

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An F0 tornado blew down numerous trees and a HAM radio antenna and did damage to the roof of a business.