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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF1 |
| -- Length | 2 Miles |
| -- Width | 50 Yards |
| State | INDIANA |
| County/Area | ORANGE |
| WFO | LMK |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2011-11-14 19:32 EST-5 |
| Begin Location | 1WNW PAOLI |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 38.5539/-86.4801 |
| End Date | 2011-11-14 19:35 EST-5 |
| End Location | 2NE PAOLI |
| End Lat/Lon | 38.5626/-86.4464 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 100.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A squall line developed ahead of a cold front across central and western Indiana. By evening, this line moved southeast into southern Indiana and north central Kentucky. Despite limited instability, surface based convection mixed down very strong winds aloft. Several brief bowing segments developed along this line and brought scattered wind damage and one tornado that moved through Paoli, Indiana. |
| Event Narrative | A tornado first touched down on the north side of the Paoli school complex three quarters of a mile west of the downtown square. It destroyed a 100 year old barn and heavily damaged the roofs of two other outbuildings. It then removed a large section of roofing from the Paoli police department on West Main Street before snapping several trees along Lick Creek. Based on a damage survey, this tornado was classified as an EF-1 with peak winds from 95 to 100 mph between its initial touchdown and the Paoli town square. While moving across the town square, this tornado ripped the metal roofs off of two businesses. Three chimneys on the Orange County Courthouse collapsed. Moving east of the town square, the tornado traveled another mile and a quarter, weakening to EF-0 status while uprooting many trees and damaging the roofs of several homes. Before lifting next to North Marshall Road, the tornado damaged a metal outbuilding. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| PAOLI | ORANGE CO. | IN | 11/14/2011 | 19:32 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| ENGLISH | CRAWFORD CO. | IN | 11/14/2011 | 20:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TERRY | PERRY CO. | IN | 11/14/2011 | 20:14 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE CLOUD | HARRISON CO. | IN | 11/14/2011 | 20:37 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
