Fountain-Tippecanoe Tornado November 17, 2013

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Fountain-Tippecanoe County Tornado Nov 17 2013

Damage Path (Click to enlarge):

Tornado Information:

RATING:                 EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    130 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  12.8 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   75 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             NOVEMBER 17 2013
START TIME:             232 PM EST
START LOCATION:         NORTHEAST SIDE OF VEEDERSBURG
START LAT/LON:          40.1163/-87.2456

END DATE:               NOVEMBER 17 2013
END TIME:               245 PM EST
END LOCATION:           4 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF WINGATE
END LAT/LON:            40.2333/-87.0595

THE MOST EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WITH THIS TORNADO OCCURRED IN THE TOWN
OF MELLOTT. ONE MOBILE HOME WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED...WITH
FOUR ADDITIONAL MOBILE HOMES EITHER ROLLED OFF THEIR FOUNDATION OR
DAMAGED. AN OLD RETAIL SHOP WITH A CINDER BLOCK BASE HAD EXTERIOR
WALLS COLLAPSED. A RESIDENCE A LITTLE OVER TWO MILES EAST OF
NEWTOWN HAD A GARAGE AND BARN DESTROYED...AND THE ENTIRE ROOF
REMOVED FROM THE HOME.

Radar Imagery: (Click to enlarge)


Radar image from 2:39 PM EDT centered near Mellott.	Storm Relative Motion image from 2:39 PM for the same area. Radar is off to the south east of this location. Green/Blue indicate winds toward the radar while reds indicate winds away from the radar.

Damage Pictures: (click to enlarge)

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