Overview
A strong low pressure system brought severe thunderstorms, a tornado, and even damaging winds outside of thunderstorms on March 14, 2019.Tornadoes:
Tornado - Near Brownstown
Track Map
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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 |
Winds
The strong low pressure system created damaging winds even outside of thunderstorms. Below are some of the higher peak wind gusts measured.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 148 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS FOR THE PAST 12 HOURS... Location Speed Time/Date Provider Indianapolis, In 60 MPH 0615 PM 03/14 ASOS 2 NNW Terre Haute 59 MPH 1214 AM 03/15 CWOP 2 NW Crows Nest 58 MPH 0510 PM 03/14 CWOP Hulman Regional Airport 57 MPH 0516 PM 03/14 ASOS 1 ENE Bloomington 56 MPH 0541 PM 03/14 CWOP Daviess County Airport 53 MPH 0435 PM 03/14 AWOS Eagle Creek Airpark Airport 53 MPH 0520 PM 03/14 ASOS Monroe County Airport 52 MPH 0631 PM 03/14 ASOS 2 NNW Lake Hart 52 MPH 0503 PM 03/14 CWOP 2 E Shepardsville 51 MPH 0355 PM 03/14 CWOP Frankfort 51 MPH 0515 PM 03/14 AWOS 5 NNE Zionsville 51 MPH 0534 PM 03/14 NONFEDAWOS Indianapolis Terry Airport 51 MPH 0535 PM 03/14 AWOS 2 NE Plainfield 50 MPH 0446 PM 03/14 CWOP W. Lafayette - Purdue Univ. 50 MPH 1051 PM 03/14 ASOS 1 ENE Greenwood 48 MPH 0655 PM 03/14 MESOWEST 4 SSE Mccordsville 48 MPH 0635 PM 03/14 NONFEDAWOS Mt Comfort Airport 48 MPH 0635 PM 03/14 AWOS Kokomo Municipal Airport 48 MPH 0606 PM 03/14 AWOS 3 ENE Edinburgh 47 MPH 0701 PM 03/14 CWOP Fairview Park 47 MPH 0231 PM 03/14 CWOP Shelbyville Municipal Airpor 48 MPH 0613 PM 03/14 ASOS 1 N New Market 47 MPH 0355 PM 03/14 MESOWEST Delaware County-johnson Fiel 47 MPH 0519 PM 03/14 ASOS Columbus Municipal Airport 46 MPH 0750 PM 03/14 AWOS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Radar
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Storm Reports
Below are some of the hail and wind damage reports received during this event.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1247 PM HAIL RUSSIAVILLE 40.42N 86.27W 03/14/2019 E0.88 INCH HOWARD IN TRAINED SPOTTER 0225 PM HAIL BROWNSTOWN 38.88N 86.05W 03/14/2019 M1.00 INCH JACKSON IN PUBLIC RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0245 PM HAIL 2 S JONESVILLE 39.03N 85.89W 03/14/2019 E0.70 INCH JACKSON IN PUBLIC SPOTTER REPORTS 0.5 INCH HAIL AND A WALL CLOUD. 0329 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROCKVILLE 39.77N 87.23W 03/14/2019 PARKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER SPOTTER ESTIMATES 60 MPH WINDS. REPORTS TELEPHONE POLES KNOCKED DOWN. 0430 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG VINCENNES 38.68N 87.51W 03/14/2019 KNOX IN EMERGENCY MNGR TREES AND UTILITY LINES DOWNED BY GRADIENT WINDS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND KNOX COUNTY. 0545 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S BROWNSBURG 39.81N 86.39W 03/14/2019 HENDRICKS IN PUBLIC REPORTS OF SMALL TREES DOWN ALONG WALKING TRAIL.
Environment
Figure 1: Loop of Surface Pressure and Winds | Figure 2: Loop of Surface CAPE |
Figure 3: Loop of 850mb Height & Wind | Figure 4: Loop of 500mb Height & Wind |
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