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Vermillion-Warren County Tornado Nov 17 2013

Damage Path (Click to enlarge):

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Tornado Information

RATING:                 EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    130 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   150 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             NOVEMBER 17 2013
START TIME:             222 PM EST
START LOCATION:         0.5 MILES W/SW OF RILEYSBURG
START LAT/LON:          40.1453/-87.4356

END DATE:               NOVEMBER 17 2013
END TIME:               226 PM EST
END LOCATION:           2 MILES WEST OF COVINGTON
END_LAT/LON:            40.1017/-87.5307

THE TORNADO DEVELOPED ALONG THE ILLINOIS-INDIANA STATE LINE JUST
WEST OF RILEYSBURG. A CHURCH WAS PUSHED OFF ITS FOUNDATION WITH
EXTERIOR WALLS COLLAPSED IN RILEYSBURG. A TRAIN CAR WAS ALSO
PUSHED OFF RAILROAD TRACKS IN RILEYSBURG. A COUPLE MOBILE HOMES
WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED TO THE WEST OF COVINGTON.

Radar Imagery: (Click to enlarge)

Radar reflectivity image Radar Storm Relative Motion Image
 Radar image from 2:22 PM centered across northern Vermillion and western Fountain Counties. Storm Relative Motion image from 2:22 PM for the same area. Radar is off to the south east of this location. Green indicates winds toward the radar while reds indicate winds away from the radar.

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