Most of the damage with this tornado occurred in Illinois where the F4 damage occurred. In Indiana a woman was killed in the collapse of her home near the Wabash River, and livestock was killed and swept into the river. York, Illinois suffered most from this tornado. In Indiana, this tornado brought F2 damage to Jeffersonville in a two block wide swath along the riverfront before crossing the Ohio River a second time back into Kentucky. Another death occurred in the destruction of a barn near the confluence of Knox, Gibson, and Pike counties.Īll deaths and F4 damage occurred in Kentucky. In Indiana two people died near Buena Vista in northern Gibson County where 8 of the hamlet's 10 homes were destroyed. This tornado began in Illinois and crossed the Wabash River at Mount Carmel. Nine farms were destroyed, and a fatality occurred as a farm house was leveled at the state line. This strong tornado touched down two miles north of Redkey and passed two miles north of Portland before continuing on into Ohio. Just two days after western Indiana was struck by F4 tornadoes, on this date it was eastern Indiana's turn. The bottom of the river was exposed as the powerful tornado crossed the stream. The tornado then crossed the Wabash River and struck Attica squarely, destroying 35 homes and damaging 100 others. In what was likely a cyclic supercell, this tornado touched down three miles west of Williamsport and unroofed several homes on the north side of town. In Indiana it appears the tornado moved through open fields south of Pence and dissipated after less than three miles in Indiana (after having been on the ground for 19 miles in Illinois). The death count was relatively low thanks to the fact that the tornado was easily visible as it approached.Īll deaths and damage were in Vermilion County, Illinois. Meteorologists at the time considered this one of the strongest tornadoes ever seen.
This intense tornado touched down three miles northeast of Mechanicsburg and blew directly through Oakville, demolishing 27 of the village's 30 houses. One of only four F5 tornadoes on record in Indiana. Five people were killed in one home near the Clay/Owen County line. This tornado began three miles east of Clay City and swept homes away as it moved to southeast of Patricksburg. The fatality occurred near the state line in Van Buren Township in Lagrange County when a man ran from his home to secure his horses. This was a multiple vortex tornado that moved from south of Vistula through the northwest corner of Lagrange County and into Michigan. The tornado was at F4 level from two miles northwest of Morristown to four miles south of Carthage. The fatalities occurred as seven farms were swept away. This tornado moved from a mile south of Fountaintown to five miles north of Rushville. Several homes were destroyed west and north of Elkhart, with two of them leveled to the ground. Five members of one family were killed three miles southwest of Franklin.
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Moved from southwest to north of Franklin, destroying half a dozen farms. The roof of a home was carried five miles. Clothing was found in trees three miles away. Entire farms were swept away near Waverly. This tornado touched down five miles southwest of Brooklyn, passed just south of Waverly, and lifted in Johnson County. In Indiana the twister sliced a five mile long path through forested land.
Most of the damage and all of the fatalities were in Mount Carmel, Illinois. About thirty farms were hit and one was leveled to the ground. This tornado moved from near Glezen to south of Petersburg and just barely into Daviess County. Scroll down through the tornadoes listed on this page, or click on a date in the following table to go directly to that entry.
After 1950 data are taken from official National Weather Service sources with supplementation from Grazulis' work.
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN TODAY LAFAYETTE IN UPDATE
Information from before 1950 is taken from Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 and its supplement Significant Tornadoes Update 1992-1995, both by Thomas P Grazulis.
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