Tornadoes and Severe Weather of April 25, 2019

Tornadoes

Tornado - 4 Miles South of North Vernon Jennings County Date April 25, 2019 Time (Local) 7:19 PM EDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 MPH Path Length 0.34 Miles Max Width 30 Yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: A garage was destroyed at a home on County Road 25E. Debris strewn to the north and northeast across the road. Several concrete anchors ripped out of from the garage foundation. Trailer flipped and rolled 15 feet. Two cars pushed short distances, one with window blown out. Air conditioner moved on the west side of the adjacent house. Glass patio table tossed and damaged. Multiple trees and limbs twisted and downed. Second home on County Road 400S sustained substantial loss of roofing, including removal of all three dormers. Underside of roof of north facing front porch blown out with insulation debris caked on north and east sides of the the house. Wicker chair from front porch tossed to the left with two legs impaled into the windshield of a nearby SUV. Track Map

Radar/Storm Relative Velocity Image at 7:18 PM EDT. Radar is to the northwest of this location. Damage from the Tornado. (Image from NWS Storm Survey)

Tornado - 12 Miles Northeast of North Vernon Jennings County Date April 25, 2019 Time (Local) 7:52 PM EDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 95 MPH Path Length 0.05 Miles Max Width 30 Yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Several Trees snapped and uprooted along County Road 1000N West of County Road 740E. Track Map

Radar/Storm Relative Velocity Image at 7:51 PM EDT. Radar is to the northwest of this location. Damage from the Tornado. (Image from NWS Storm Survey)

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

Radar

Late afternoon and evening radar loop.

Rain Reports

Map of Rainfall for the 7 days ending April 28. Much of the rain during this period was from April 25. A text listing of rainfall reports is below the map.

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
247 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019

...APRIL 25 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Indiana...

...Bartholomew County...
Driftwood River              1.83 in   0130 PM 04/26   HADS

...Boone County...
Sheridan 2.0 SW              1.52 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Zionsville 4.3 NNW           1.51 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Zionsville 3.8 N             1.46 in   0800 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Thorntown 3.4 SW             1.42 in   0545 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Brown County...
(W9DBA)Morgantown 6.7 SSE    1.95 in   0600 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Nashville 6.6 WNW            1.77 in   1000 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Clay County...
Jasonville 4.0 ENE           1.64 in   0604 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Clinton County...
Frankfort 4.9 NNE            1.65 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Daviess County...
Plainville 1.3 S             1.62 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Delaware County...
Muncie 4.3 SSE               3.07 in   0600 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
(WB9USA) Yorktown 1.1 NNE    2.97 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
(KC9TLC) Muncie 0.6 W        2.95 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Muncie 1.2 SE                2.80 in   0614 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Eaton 4.0 SW                 2.45 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Muncie                       2.44 in   0239 PM 04/26   ASOS
(KC9ZUA) Muncie 2.5 W        2.40 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Yorktown 1.1 NNW             2.31 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
(KC9RVL) Yorktown 1.2 NNW    2.31 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Muncie                       2.29 in   0230 PM 04/26   CWOP
(K9CJC) Springport 3.5 NE    2.10 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Muncie                       1.90 in   0237 PM 04/26   CWOP
Muncie                       1.78 in   0232 PM 04/26   CWOP
(K9TKO) Springport 3.6 NE    1.74 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Greene County...
Bloomfield 4.5 ENE           1.78 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Hamilton County...
Mccordsville 2.6 NE          2.11 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Fishers 4.3 ENE              2.10 in   0715 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Mccordsville                 1.93 in   0231 PM 04/26   CWOP
Lapel 4.7 NW                 1.84 in   0800 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
White River                  1.68 in   0130 PM 04/26   HADS
Stony Creek                  1.59 in   0215 PM 04/26   HADS
Cicero Creek                 1.52 in   0130 PM 04/26   HADS
Cicero                       1.52 in   0231 PM 04/26   CWOP
Noblesville 3.8 SSE          1.50 in   0747 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Sheridan 3.9 S               1.48 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Hancock County...
Cumberland 0.7 E             2.43 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Fortville                    1.98 in   0230 PM 04/26   CWOP
Greenfield                   1.91 in   0800 AM 04/26   COOP
Greenfield 1.5 S             1.91 in   0935 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
New Palestine 1.2 NW         1.78 in   0800 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
New Palestine 1.4 S          1.59 in   0800 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Hendricks County...
Clayton 0.4 WNW              1.55 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Plainfield 1.1 W             1.46 in   0830 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Plainfield 2.0 W             1.45 in   0900 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Brownsburg 0.8 NNW           1.40 in   0630 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Henry County...
New Castle 0.6 NW            1.60 in   0715 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
New Castle 3.2 WNW           1.58 in   0830 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
New Castle 2.6 ENE           1.43 in   0800 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
New Castle 3.2 W             1.40 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Howard County...
Kokomo 4.6 ESE               1.49 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Johnson County...
Greenwood 0.6 ESE            2.31 in   0757 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Greenwood                    2.27 in   0238 PM 04/26   CWOP
Greenwood 4.6 SW             1.94 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Greenwood 4.8 WSW            1.64 in   0515 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Trafalgar                    1.49 in   0236 PM 04/26   AWS
Franklin 2.0 NW              1.46 in   0800 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Greenwood                    1.41 in   0231 PM 04/26   CWOP

...Lawrence County...
(KB9LGS)Oolitic 2.2 N        1.61 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Mitchell 4.1 E               1.44 in   0730 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Madison County...
Anderson 2.0 S               2.48 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Pendleton                    2.18 in   0230 PM 04/26   CWOP
Lapel 4 S                    2.11 in   0700 AM 04/26   COOP
Anderson 2.2 NNE             2.02 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Anderson                     1.83 in   0237 PM 04/26   CWOP
White River                  1.80 in   0230 PM 04/26   HADS
(KB9ZLT)Alexandria 0.4 N     1.75 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Marion County...
Lawrence 2.0 ENE             2.34 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis 9.3 E           2.18 in   0905 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Beech Grove 4.1 ESE          2.16 in   0743 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis 1.9 ENE         2.13 in   1100 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis 6.5 SW          2.06 in   0824 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis 5.1 ENE         2.03 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis                 2.02 in   0231 PM 04/26   CWOP
Castleton 2s                 1.92 in   0700 AM 04/26   COOP
Indianapolis 3.6 SE          1.92 in   0900 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis 10.7 NE         1.90 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis 1.3 SSE         1.89 in   0737 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis 5.9 S           1.82 in   0800 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis                 1.78 in   0238 PM 04/26   CWOP
Speedway 6.2 SSW             1.68 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Indianapolis 12.6 NW         1.49 in   0800 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Martin County...
Shoals 4.0 E                 1.94 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Monroe County...
Bloomington 6.5 WNW          1.72 in   0800 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Ellettsville 2.7 NE          1.63 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
(KC9RPX)Ellettsville 0.5 W   1.55 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Bloomington 1.1 W            1.50 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Morgan County...
Brooklyn 0.5 ENE             2.19 in   0810 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Martinsville 2.3 SE          1.95 in   0656 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Mooresville                  1.84 in   0233 PM 04/26   CWOP
Mooresville 3.8 NE           1.70 in   0600 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Martinsville 2 Sw            1.50 in   0700 AM 04/26   COOP
(N9JPX)Paragon 3.2 ENE       1.42 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Owen County...
Gosport 4.0 WSW              2.66 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
(W9HRZ)Spencer 0.2 W         2.02 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Spencer                      1.91 in   0200 PM 04/26   USGS
Spencer 7.0 S                1.65 in   0500 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Randolph County...
Davis Purdue Agricultural Ce 3.20 in   0800 AM 04/26   COOP
Ridgeville 3sse              3.10 in   0700 AM 04/26   COOP
(K9EKP) Parker City 0.3 NE   2.87 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
(KB9ZZG) Albany 2.9 E        2.70 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
(K9UZZ) Saratoga 3.4 WNW     2.27 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Lynn 0.3 WNW                 2.01 in   1048 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
(KC9FXU) Winchester 2.2 WSW  1.92 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
(KC9ZPE) Modoc 0.1 NNW       1.77 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Shelby County...
(KB9RBB)Fairland 0.9 SSW     1.55 in   0700 AM 04/26   COCORAHS

...Sullivan County...
Sullivan Raws                1.92 in   0210 PM 04/26   RAWS

...Tipton County...
Atlanta 4.4 W                1.55 in   0530 AM 04/26   COCORAHS
Tipton 5 Sw                  1.55 in   0530 AM 04/26   COOP
Sharpsville                  1.41 in   0240 PM 04/26   CWOP

Environment

A surface low moved along a front across southern sections of central Indiana. The system had shear and instability to work with to produce the tornadoes. In addition, plenty of moisture was available, which lead to the heavy rain.

Figure 1: CAPE at 5 PM EDT	Figure 2: 0-1km Shear at 5 PM EDT	Figure 3: Precipitable Water at 8 PM EDT