Indiana, 1996

Tornado in Indiana, June 9, 1996

June 9, 1996 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

After a survey of the damage by the National Weather Service, it was determined a tornado briefly touched down 200 yards east of the Vanderburgh County line. A barn roof and some walls were lifted and strewn in a counterclockwise pattern around the damage site.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.

After a survey of the damage by the National Weather Service, it was determined a tornado briefly touched down 200 yards east of the Vanderburgh County line. A barn roof and some walls were lifted and strewn in a counterclockwise pattern around the damage site. A couple of trees were snapped.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Warrick

When
June 9, 3:20 PM CST to 3:21 PM CST
Where
Warrick County, Stevenson to 1 mi S of Stevenson
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$30,000
Coordinates
38.020, -87.430

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5560062.