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Event Details
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF3 |
| -- Length | 4.8 |
| -- Width | 440 |
| State | INDIANA |
| County/Area | CLARK |
| WFO | LMK |
| Begin Date | 10/18/2007 21:03:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | SSW |
| Begin Location | VESTA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 38.47/-85.55 |
| End Date | 10/18/2007 21:09:00 EST-5 |
| End Range | 3 |
| End Azimuth | E |
| End Location | SOLON |
| End Lat/Lon | 38.51/-85.48 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 1.00M |
| Crop Damage | 10.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A cold front with strong upper level support collided with a very moist air mass over the lower Ohio Valley. Widespread severe thunderstorms resulted, along with three confirmed tornadoes in south central Indiana. The severe storms and tornadoes produced property damage, widespread areas with downed trees and power lines, and some large hail. |
| Event Narrative | An EF-3 tornado touched down near Bull Creek Road, and was on the ground intermittently before lifting near the end of Fulton Road, just short of the Ohio River. The greatest damage occurred about 10 miles east northeast of Charlestown, where a recently constructed two story home was blown off its basement and destroyed. Two large barns, a stable, a silo, and four vehicles were also damaged or destroyed on the same property. Ten other homes were damaged, with four of them receiving severe damage. Five barns and several other outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado left scour marks for nearly one half mile through corn and bean fields between Bull Creek Road and Church Road just after its initial touchdown. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.110M | 15.00K | |||||||
| JASPER | DUBOIS CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 16:31 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JASPER | DUBOIS CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 16:40 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NEW AMSTERDAM | HARRISON CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 17:26 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CENTRAL | HARRISON CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 17:35 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LANESVILLE | HARRISON CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 17:42 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CANNELTON | PERRY CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 18:34 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TELL CITY | PERRY CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 18:35 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TOWER | CRAWFORD CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 19:21 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ST MARKS | DUBOIS CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 20:27 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| CHARLESTOWN | CLARK CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 20:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 70.00K | 5.00K |
| GALENA | FLOYD CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 21:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NEW WASHINGTON | CLARK CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 21:02 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| VESTA | CLARK CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 21:03 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000M | 10.00K |
| PALMYRA | HARRISON CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 21:51 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| CORYDON | HARRISON CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 21:51 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| CRANDALL | HARRISON CO. | IN | 10/18/2007 | 21:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.110M | 15.00K |
