Southern Tippecanoe County Tornadoes of November 17, 2013

Southern Tippecanoe County Tornadoes Nov. 17, 2013

Damage Path (Click to enlarge):

Tornado Information:

#1:

RATING:                 EF-2 
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    120 MPH 
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  3.2 MILES 
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   75 YARDS 
FATALITIES:             0 
INJURIES:               0 

START DATE:             NOVEMBER 17 2013 
START TIME:             250 PM EST 
START LOCATION:         3 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROMNEY 
START LAT/LON:          40.3013/-86.9467 
END DATE:               NOVEMBER 17 2013 
END TIME:               253 PM EST 
END LOCATION:           7 MILES SOUTH OF LAFAYETTE 
END LAT/LON:            40.3195/-86.8934 

THE SOUTHWESTERN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TO THE NORTHWEST OF ROMNEY 
BOTH SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THEIR STRUCTURES. THE GYMNASIUM AT 
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD A WALL BLOWN OUT...WITH ROOF DAMAGE TO BOTH SCHOOLS.

#2
RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             NOVEMBER 17 2013
START TIME:             251 PM EST
START LOCATION:         SOUTH RAUB
START LAT/LON:          40.3012/-86.9224

END DATE:               NOVEMBER 17 2013
END TIME:               252 PM EST
END LOCATION:           SOUTH RAUB
END LAT/LON:            40.3033/-86.9186

Radar Imagery:(Click to enlarge)


Radar image from 2:52 PM centered on southern Tippecanoe County.	Storm Relative Motion image from 2:52 PM for the same area. Radar is off to the south east of this location. Green indicates winds toward the radar while reds indicate winds away from the radar.

Damage Pictures: (click to enlarge)