Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains today through Friday. Hot to dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across portions of the Pacific Northwest and southern Great Basin today. Gusty winds, dry, and hot conditions will bring critical fire weather to parts of central Washington state today. Read More >

January 11, 1963
Counties: Scott IN
F-scale: F2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length:
Time: 11:35pm
Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from three miles north of Scottsburg. Several homes and barns were damaged or destroyed.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F2, Grazulis calls it an F3. SPC/NCDC begin the tornado west of Scottsburg...Grazulis starts it north of Scottsburg. SPC/NCDC stop the tornado where Grazulis starts it (Grazulis then moves it northeast for 5 miles). Storm Data says the tornado moved northeast and crossed I-65 three miles north of Scottsburg.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Tornadoes of January 11, 1963