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INDIANA, USA — The National Weather Service has confirmed at least 14 tornadoes so far for the state of Indiana this year and for March. Most surveys are wrapping up. Other damage across the state has been classified as wind damage so far.
There may still be an additional tornado or two. Tap HERE to track storm systems approaching Indiana with our live interactive radar. This is a complete master list of all the tornadoes and the maps to show you where they touched down.
On average, Indiana typically gets two to three tornadoes. We are at a grand total of 14 tornadoes so far. It could be a long spring.
We have been lucky that most of the tornadoes have been in rural areas and weaker overall. Larger, more destructive tornadoes have hit states farther to the south. EF-0: 7 tornadoes EF-1: 5 tornadoes EF-2: 2 tornadoes EF-3+: none This map shows all the tornadoes confirmed by the NWS so far as of 6 a.
m. March 21. The majority have been in the southern half of the state and far northwest Indiana.
We also had a lot of straight line wind damage and some hail across the state. For example, as of latest check, NWS believes damage around Delphi and Kokomo to be strong wind damage. Look at all the warnings issued by the NWS around Indiana.
Red: Tornado warning Yellow: Severe thunderstorm warning (wind and/or hail threat) Orange: Tornado warning and severe thunderstorm warning over same area creating orange color Green: Flood warning These tornadoes came in two rounds: Saturday (March 15) and Wednesday (March 19). Let's go through them. There were six tornadoes confirmed by the NWS across the state for late Wednesday evening.
(Quick note: A spotted tornado in Vigo County nearby the Terre Haute airport was not able to be confirmed by the NWS. No damage was found. Either it touched down in such a rural spot that there was not damage, or the funnel cloud didn't reach all the way to the ground.
) This twister touched down right next to I-65, crossed the East Fork White River, crossed U.S. Highway 31, and crossed State Road 9.
The tornado stayed about 2-3 miles away from Columbus as the crow flies. Start time: 8:44 p.m.
(3/19) End time: 8:57 p.m. (3/19) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 13.
55 miles Max width: 350 yards Max wind speed: 112 MPH This tornado touched down briefly in far northern Miami County near the Robins Taylor Ditch, crossed Pleasant Hill Road, but then quickly lifted back up after crossing into Fulton County. The same rotation dropped four separate tornadoes, confirmed by the NWS office in Chicago. The most damage was done in Gary, Indiana.
Lake County now has six tornadoes for the year so far, one of the highest counts of tornadoes in the country. (from west to east) EF-0 Tornado Start time: 6:43 p.m.
(3/19) End time: 6:45 p.m. (3/19) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 1.
87 miles Max width: 50 yards Max wind speed: 85 mph EF-0 Tornado Start time: 6:46 p.m. (3/19) End time: 6:47 p.
m. (3/19) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 0.44 miles Max width: 50 yards Max wind speed: 75 mph EF-1 Tornado Start time: 6:47 p.
m. (3/19) End time: 6:48 p.m.
(3/19) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 0.73 miles Max width: 50 yards Max wind speed: 110 mph EF-0 Tornado Start time: 6:50 p.m.
(3/19) End time: 6:52 p.m. (3/19) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 1.
86 miles Max width: 50 yards Max wind speed: 70 mph On top of tornadoes, we had a lot of wind across the state from gusty winds pushed out ahead of severe thunderstorms. There were some small hail reports around central Indiana and larger hail in southern Indiana. A line of intense wind storms swept across the state early Saturday morning.
Along the leading edge, wind bursts and rear inflow jets help to rotate parts of the line and create tornadoes. Eight tornadoes were confirmed by the NWS from Saturday. This was a long track tornado that traveled over 40 miles, passing through Oakland City and Loogootee.
Start time: 3:53 a.m. (3/15) End time: 4:20 a.
m. (3/15) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 47 miles Max width: 400 yards Max wind speed: 120 mph A tornado was on the ground for a couple minutes west of Rockville. It went just north of Mecca and lifted back up before reaching U.
S. 36. Start time: 2:14 a.
m. (3/15) End time: 2:16 a.m.
(3/15) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 2.66 miles Max width: 75 yards Max wind speed: 110 mph This tornado was dangerously close to hitting the town of West Baden Springs and French Lick. It touched down just east of the French Lick West Baden Indoor Karting.
It was only a mile or so away from the famous resorts and hotels. Start time: 4:45 a.m.
(3/15) End time: 4:53 a.m. (3/15) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 11.
02 miles Max width: 50 yards Max wind speed: 110 mph This tornado touched down just east of the Starve Hollow State Recreation Area and tracked over Wegan, Indiana. It stayed a few miles southeast of Brownstown. Start time: N/A (3/15) End time: N/A (3/15) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: N/A Max width: N/A Max wind speed: 105 mph The same rotating dropped two separate tornadoes northwest of Bedford in Lawrence County.
Tornado damage was found in Silverville and Needmore. (from west to east) EF-0 Tornado Start time: 4:53 a.m.
(3/15) End time: 4:59 a.m. (3/15) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 6.
24 miles Max width: 100 yards Max wind speed: 80 mph EF-0 Tornado Start time: 5:01 a.m. (3/15) End time: 5:02 a.
m. (3/15) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 0.97 miles Max width: 25 yards Max wind speed: 85 mph A line of wind storms swept across northwest Indiana in "The Region" and created two tornadoes.
The southern tornado was an EF-1 near Cedar Lake. The northern tornado was an EF-0 between Schererville and Merrillville and crossed over U.S.
Highway 30. EF-1 southern tornado Start time: 2:11 a.m.
(3/15) End time: 2:13 a.m. (3/15) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 0.
98 miles Max width: 200 yards Max wind speed: 86 mph Start time: 2:19 a.m. (3/15) End time: 2:24 a.
m. (3/15) Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Length: 5 miles Max width: 200 yards Max wind speed: 80 mph We are watching a weak La Nina phase end, bringing an ENSO neutral phase. Over the past 50 years when this has happened, we typically see more tornadoes and more flooding.
However, the first half of severe weather season seems to be front-loaded with the most severe weather. Will that be the case this year? Time will tell, but we are certainly heading in that direction so far. RELATED: As La Niña likely ends, there may be an increase for flooding and tornado threats this spring for Indiana -13News Meteorologist Matt Standridge To stream 13 WTHR on your phone, you need the 13 WTHR app.
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