Review of the October 15, 2021, Severe Weather Event

Tornadoes:

Tornado - Southeast of Gentryville, IN SPENCER COUNTY Date October 15, 2021 Time (Local) 8:10 to 8:14 PM CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 90 mph Path Length 1.1 miles Max Width 50 yards Injuries/Deaths Zero/Zero Summary: Several trees were snapped in the location of County Road 1250 North and the railroad tracks, about one mile west of US 231. The tornado tracked about a mile northeast and impacted a residence on County Road 275 East. At this residence, a large barn was moved about 20 feet off its foundation. At the property next to this barn, a large tree was snapped at its base and fell onto the house. The corn field next to the house had some swirl marks as well. This report is preliminary and subject to further investigation.  Track Map

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

Photos & Video

Barn damage near Gentryville.  (Source: Spencer County Emergency Management)	Tree on a house near Gentryville.  (Source: Spencer County Emergency Management)	Barn damage near Gentryville.  (Source: Spencer County Emergency Management)	Barn damage near Gentryville.  (Source: Spencer County Emergency Management)

Radar

Radar images from the KVWX radar during the EF-1 tornado that occurred near Gentryville, IN. 

Base reflectivity and storm relatively velocity at 8:05 p.m. CDT.	Base reflectivity and storm relatively velocity at 8:10 p.m. CDT.	Base reflectivity and storm relatively velocity at 8:14 p.m. CDT.	Base reflectivity and storm relatively velocity at 8:21 p.m. CDT.

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
821 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2021

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

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW CADIZ             36.87N 87.83W
10/15/2021                   TRIGG              KY   UTILITY COMPANY  

            A TREE FELL ON A POWER LINE AND BROUGHT DOWN 
            3 POLES ALONG MARTINDALE DRIVE. REPORT FROM 
            PRECC. 

0406 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W HOPKINSVILLE        36.86N 87.56W
10/15/2021                   CHRISTIAN          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 272 AND PETSCH LANE. 

0407 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW HOPKINSVILLE       36.91N 87.56W
10/15/2021                   CHRISTIAN          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREES DOWN AT THE 5 MILE MARKER OF PRINCETON 
            RD. 

0408 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOPKINSVILLE            36.86N 87.50W
10/15/2021                   CHRISTIAN          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            TREES DOWN AROUND THE 2500 BLOCK OF COX MILL 
            ROAD. 

0551 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW MOUND CITY        37.09N 89.18W
10/15/2021                   PULASKI            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            1 TREE DOWN OVER OLD U.S. HIGHWAY 51. 

0722 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW EVANSVILLE        38.01N 87.63W
10/15/2021                   VANDERBURGH        IN   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            LARGE TREE ON A HOUSE AND ELECTRICAL WIRES 
            DOWN. 

0810 PM     TORNADO          3 SSE GENTRYVILLE       38.07N 87.02W
10/15/2021                   SPENCER            IN   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            PATH LENGTH 1.1 MILES. SEVERAL TREES WERE 
            SNAPPED IN THE LOCATION OF COUNTY ROAD 1250N 
            AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS, ABOUT 1 MILE WEST 
            OF HWY 231. THE TORNADO TRACKED ABOUT A MILE 
            NORTHEAST AND IMPACTED A RESIDENCE ON COUNTY 
            ROAD 275E. AT THIS RESIDENCE A LARGE BARN 
            WAS PUSHED BACK ABOUT 20 FT OFF ITS 
            FOUNDATION. AT THE PROPERTY NEXT TO THIS 
            BARN, A LARGE TREE WAS SNAPPED AT ITS BASE 
            AND FELL ONTO THE HOUSE. THE CORN FIELD NEXT 
            TO THE HOUSE HAD SOME SWIRL MARKS AS WELL. 
            THIS REPORT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO 
            FURTHER INVESTIGATION. 

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW GENTRYVILLE       38.07N 87.05W
10/15/2021                   SPENCER            IN   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            TREES DOWN IN THE AREA OF HWY 62 AND COUNTY 
            ROAD 1250. ELECTRICAL LINES DOWN IN THE AREA 
            AS WELL.