Knox County Tornado of November 17, 2013

Knox County Tornado Nov. 17, 2013

Damage Path (Click to enlarge):

Tornado Information:

RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 130 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8.8 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 1 START DATE: NOVEMBER 17 2013 START TIME: 256 PM EST START LOCATION: 4.5 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF DECKER START LAT/LON: 38.5374/-87.6121 END DATE: NOVEMBER 17 2013 END TIME: 306 PM EST END LOCATION: 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VINCENNES END LAT/LON: 38.5798/-87.4583 THE MOST EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS FOUND NORTH OF DECKER ALONG OLD DECKER ROAD JUST TO THE EAST OF US ROUTE 41. THE SECOND STORY OF A HOME WAS REMOVED WITH THE EXTERIOR WALLS COLLAPSED. THIS TORNADO CONTINUED UNTIL JUST WEST OF MONROE CITY.

Radar Imagery:(Click to enlarge)


Radar image at 3:01 PM EST centered on Knox County.	Storm Relative Motion image from 3:01 PM EST for the same area. Radar is off to the north east of this location. Green indicates winds toward the radar while reds indicate winds away from the radar. At this distance, the radar is seeing mainly the mid levels of the storm.

Damage Pictures: (click to enlarge)