Summary of Severe Weather on Tuesday, April 26 2016

Tornadoes:

A storm damage survey team confirmed that an EF-1 tornado occurred in the Evansville, IN area on Tuesday April 26th. An interactive map with the tornado track, along with detailed information is listed below:

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Tornado - Evansville, IN Vanderburgh County Date April 26, 2016 Time (CDT) 5:38 PM - 5:48 PM EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 mph Path Length 7.5 miles Max Width 250 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 65 and Mill Road, 6.5 miles NW of Evansville. Dozens of trees were uprooted or broken. At least 8 buildings were damaged on Diamond Avenue due to fallen electric transmission poles and lines. At least 1 building had part of its metal roofing peeled up Skylane Airport and minor damage occurred to some homes and fences. Straight line wind damage also occurred mainly south of the tornado track with several trees uprooted and tree limbs broken. Several eye witnesses observed the tornado mainly along the northwest section of its track. Tornado ended 1.75 miles NE of Evansville, along N. Villa Drive just south of Morgan Avenue.  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

Wind & Hail:  (icons - purple=hail, brown=wind)

Photos:

Lightning near Lewisport, KY - Courtesy of To Hail and Back via Facebook	NWS Storm Survey of tornado damage in Evansville, IN	NWS Storm Survey of tornado damage in Evansville, IN	NWS Storm Survey of tornado damage in Evansville, IN

Shelf Cloud rolling into Evansville @ Marina Pointe - Courtesy of Andrea Kappler	Small hail covering the ground in Cynthiana, IN - Courtesy of Wayne Nall Jr.	Storm clouds west of Evansville, IN - Courtesy of Deb Dorsey

Radar: 

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Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
900 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

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

0330 PM     HAIL             SW PETERSBURG           38.49N 87.29W
04/26/2016  E0.50 INCH       PIKE               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL

0331 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 N PINCKNEYVILLE       38.21N 89.38W
04/26/2016                   PERRY              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN AT FUSHIA RD AND COUNTY LINE RD

0331 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PINCKNEYVILLE           38.08N 89.38W
04/26/2016                   PERRY              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE OR TWO EMPTY GRAIN TRAIN CARS WERE ROLLED OVER

0331 PM     HAIL             5 SW PETERSBURG         38.44N 87.35W
04/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       PIKE               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL

0351 PM     HAIL             4 N DU QUOIN            38.06N 89.24W
04/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       PERRY              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED BETWEEN DU QUOIN AND TAMAROA

0355 PM     HAIL             2 N MOUNT VERNON        38.35N 88.91W
04/26/2016  E0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0359 PM     HAIL             4 N DU QUOIN            38.06N 89.24W
04/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       PERRY              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            INTERSECTION OF US ROUTE 51 AND IL ROUTE 154 BY SHERIFFS
            DEPUTY

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DIX                     38.44N 88.94W
04/26/2016                   JEFFERSON          IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0402 PM     HAIL             2 NE BELLE PRAIRIE CITY 38.24N 88.53W
04/26/2016  E0.88 INCH       HAMILTON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0410 PM     HAIL             BELLE PRAIRIE CITY      38.22N 88.55W
04/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       HAMILTON           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL

0413 PM     HAIL             1 SW MOUNT VERNON       38.31N 88.92W
04/26/2016  E0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0415 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 SW ZEIGLER            37.84N 89.13W
04/26/2016  E50.00 MPH       WILLIAMSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            50 MPH WINDS AND 1.75 INCHES OF RAIN IN 50 MINUTES

0418 PM     HAIL             WAYNE CITY              38.35N 88.59W
04/26/2016  E0.50 INCH       WAYNE              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AT INTERSTATE 64 EXIT IN WAYNE CITY


0426 PM     HAIL             CARBONDALE              37.72N 89.22W
04/26/2016  E0.25 INCH       JACKSON            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL

0428 PM     HAIL             BURFORDVILLE            37.37N 89.80W
04/26/2016  E0.25 INCH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0430 PM     HAIL             2 S WEST FRANKFORT      37.87N 88.93W
04/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       FRANKLIN           IL   PUBLIC

0436 PM     TSTM WND GST     W JEFFERSONVILLE        38.44N 88.40W
04/26/2016  E50.00 MPH       WAYNE              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA SIZE HAIL ALSO

0437 PM     HAIL             2 N DIXON SPRINGS       37.41N 88.67W
04/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       POPE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MARBLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL BETWEEN DIXON SPRINGS AND
            GLENDALE

0443 PM     HAIL             EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/26/2016  E0.25 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   PUBLIC

            PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA


0445 PM     HAIL             CAPE GIRARDEAU          37.31N 89.55W
04/26/2016  E0.88 INCH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

0445 PM     HAIL             VIENNA                  37.41N 88.89W
04/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       JOHNSON            IL   PUBLIC

0447 PM     HAIL             VIENNA                  37.41N 88.89W
04/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       JOHNSON            IL   PUBLIC

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZE

0451 PM     HAIL             HARRISBURG              37.74N 88.55W
04/26/2016  E0.50 INCH       SALINE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            35 TO 40 MPH WINDS

0454 PM     TSTM WND GST     HARRISBURG              37.74N 88.55W
04/26/2016  E50.00 MPH       SALINE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 50 MPH GUSTS WITH PEA SIZE HAIL

0455 PM     HAIL             HARRISBURG              37.74N 88.55W
04/26/2016  E0.88 INCH       SALINE             IL   PUBLIC

            DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0455 PM     HAIL             PANKEYVILLE             37.71N 88.54W
04/26/2016  E3.00 INCH       SALINE             IL   PUBLIC

            3 TO 3.5 INCH. TIME ESTIMATED

0456 PM     HAIL             OWENSVILLE              38.27N 87.69W
04/26/2016  E0.75 INCH       GIBSON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0456 PM     HAIL             3 N OWENSVILLE          38.32N 87.69W
04/26/2016  E0.75 INCH       GIBSON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0505 PM     TSTM WND GST     CROSSVILLE              38.16N 88.06W
04/26/2016  E50.00 MPH       WHITE              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0513 PM     HAIL             ULLIN                   37.28N 89.18W
04/26/2016  E0.88 INCH       PULASKI            IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0513 PM     HAIL             PRINCETON               38.36N 87.57W
04/26/2016  E0.75 INCH       GIBSON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0514 PM     HAIL             EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/26/2016  M1.00 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   PUBLIC

            PICTURES SENT TO MEDIA FROM A VIEWER

0517 PM     HAIL             2 N ROUND KNOB          37.25N 88.73W
04/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       MASSAC             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0517 PM     LIGHTNING        EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/26/2016                   VANDERBURGH        IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRES BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY
            LIGHTNING PER EVANSVILLE DISPATCH

0523 PM     TSTM WND GST     POPLAR BLUFF            36.76N 90.41W
04/26/2016  M59.00 MPH       BUTLER             MO   ASOS

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DARMSTADT               38.09N 87.58W
04/26/2016                   VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 80 MPH WIND NEAR DIAMOND AND HWY 41. ALSO ABOUT
            2 MILES NORTH OF THIS LOCATION...3 LARGE TREES SNAPPED.
            TIME ESTIMATED.

0542 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 W EVANSVILLE          37.98N 87.65W
04/26/2016  E60.00 MPH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 55-60 MPH.

0546 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/26/2016                   VANDERBURGH        IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BY SPOTTERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. FUNNEL CAME
            DOWN AND WENT BACK UP.

0549 PM     TSTM WND GST     BURNA                   37.26N 88.39W
04/26/2016  E40.00 MPH       LIVINGSTON         KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA SIZE HAIL TOO.

0550 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/26/2016                   VANDERBURGH        IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            7 POWER POLES SNAPPED. 2 STEEL POLES BENT. OTHER DAMAGE
            TO STRUCTURES FROM FALLEN TREES AND POWER LINES. TIME

            ESTIMATED. DAMAGE CONCENTRATED ON DIAMOND AND FAIRES AVE.

0554 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/26/2016                   VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            60-70 MPH WINDS REPORTED IN ANGEL MOUNDS WITH LARGE LIMBS
            DOWN

0555 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/26/2016                   VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN

0602 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 WNW NEWBURGH          37.96N 87.45W
04/26/2016  E60.00 MPH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FROM SPOTTER NETWORK

0623 PM     TSTM WND GST     REO                     37.90N 87.11W
04/26/2016  E50.00 MPH       SPENCER            IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

0625 PM     HEAVY RAIN       EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/26/2016  U0.00 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            STREET FLOODING ON MAIN STREET IN EVANSVILLE

0637 PM     TSTM WND GST     OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W
04/26/2016  E50.00 MPH       DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WEST SIDE OF OWENSBORO

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