Indiana: Deadliest Tornado Since 1998
UPDATE 11/07/05: Photos and video of the damage are now available
UPDATE 9 a.m. Eastern: Radar images of the storm have been added below. Coverage is now nationwide on your cable TV channels. Warrick county sheriff reported via phone on FoxNews that he believes the majority of the fatalities were in one home in the Boonville area, and the majority of the damage was in the southern part of Newburgh. Over 120 people had shown up at St. Mary's Hospital so far, about half with injuries serious enough that they will be admitted.
The hospital's hotline is 812-450-7200.
Above are shown radar shots from the AccuWeather.com RadarPlus archive. The left shows the reflectivity and you can see the hook echo at the arrow, where winds are turning into the tornado. You can also see this on the velocity shot, with reds (inbound) next to blues (outbound). This indicates that winds are spiraling into the center of the tornado. Radar movies & more stills are available here.
7:30 a.m. Eastern:
A single tornado ripped through Indiana early this morning, killing eight and injuring over 100 people, according to the Courier Press(warning: subscription site). Photos are available on their site.
The Eastbrook Mobile Home park in Evansville was devastated. Live video is available on News25's site.
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The StormMatrix was not yet picking up any tornado reports from the NWS as of 8 a.m. Eastern, but the NWS in Paducah, Kentucky said on their website:
The tornado was part of a large late-season severe weather outbreak that swept through the Midwest Saturday and through the Ohio Valley overnight. An official NWS observing site reported an 89 mph wind gust in the middle of the night, and it wasn't the only gust over hurricane force. Trees and power lines were reported down in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, and Indiana. Early this morning, hail up to 2 inches in diameter was reported by spotters in Kentucky.
This severe weather system is headed into the Northeast on Sunday. Multiple tornado (red), severe thunderstorm (yellow), and wind (peach) advisories were in effect as of 8 a.m. Eastern.
Even without the thunderstorms, high winds will affect areas of the Ohio Valley and Northeast. To quote from our Weather Headlines:
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