Tornado in Indiana, July 21, 2003

Name: Tornado in Indiana, July 21, 2003
Start: 2003-07-21T17:38
End: 2003-07-21T17:42
Location: Indiana

July 21, 2003 · NWS IND · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 12:50 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 12:50 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1250 PM EST MON JUL 21 2003

PROBLEM OF DAY FIRST PERIOD POPS.

JUDGING FROM SURFACE ANALYSIS...FRONT PUSHING INTO WESTERN CWA.
SHOULD BE EAST OF CWA BY 00Z. LOW MOS POPS MAY BE FAIRLY GOOD FOR
00Z-12Z.

HOWEVER...INSTABILITY AHEAD OF FRONT IS INCREASING.  CIN IS ALMOST
GONE. CLOUDS OVER AREA THINNING OUT. HARD TO BELIEVE WE WONT SEE
ANOTHER LINE FIRE...POSSIBLY WITH SVR WX CONSIDERING INSTABILITIES.
BEST FORECAST MAY BE LIKELY AND LET EVENING SHIFT ADJUST.

FARTHER OUT...LIKE ETA OVER SHORT TERM WITH ITS RELATIVELY FAST
FRONT CORRESPONDING WELL TO OBSERVED WINDS. AFTER ABOUT 24
HOURS LIKE GFS WHICH IS SLOWER TO BREAK DOWN OVERALL BLOCKY
PATTERN...AND HAS BEEN CORRECT ABOUT SIMILAR SITUATIONS THIS SEASON.

OVERALL MODELS AGREE WE ARE ENTERING NORTHWEST FLOW. WILL BE
RELATIVELY COLD ALOFT...INSTABILITIES PRETTY HIGH...AND LIKELY
LITTLE SHORT WAVES IN MAIN FLOW. IN OTHER WORDS...PARTLY CLOUDY
WITH PERSISTENT SHRA/TRW CHANCES INTO MIDWEEK.

FIRST IMPRESSION OF MOS BASED ON UPSTREAM WAS A LITTLE COOL DAYS AND
WARM NIGHTS. BUT...CONSIDERING WE SHOULD HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF
CLOUDS MOS MAY NOT BE THAT BAD AND WILL NOT DEPART FROM IT MUCH.

.IND...NONE.

KWIATKOWSKI

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 8:21 AM EST, 9 hours 17 minutes before

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-221100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
649 AM EST MON JUL 21 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY. THERE WILL BE
A BREAK IN THE ACTIVITY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
WITH MORE STORMS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA BY MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE
THE MAIN THREATS...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION. MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS WELL WITH DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES AGAIN POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND
AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SEVERE WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY
AS OF NOW...HOWEVER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL...

HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IND (ALL LOWER CASE)

MK/JEZ
CORRECTED TYPOS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 21, 1:38 PM EST, 4 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
0138 PM EST MON JUL 21 2003

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0600 AM    MODOC                     IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   RANDOLPH                       TREES UPROOTED

0600 AM    SEYMOUR                   IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   JACKSON                        TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE

0435 AM    RUSSIAVILLE               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   HOWARD                         TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0500 AM    ROCKVILLE                 IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   PARKE                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          COUNTY WIDE

0400 AM    STATE LINE CITY           IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   WARREN                         TREES DOWN

0630 AM    23 NE NORTH VERNON        IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   RIPLEY                         TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          IN ZENAS

SALLY

Local storm report, Jul 21, 3:27 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT : CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
0327 PM EST MON JUL 21 2003

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0630 AM    23 NE NORTH VERNON        IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   JENNINGS                       REPORTED BY COUNTY
                                          HIGHWAY.

NIELD

Local storm report, Jul 21, 3:47 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT : CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
0347 PM EST MON JUL 21 2003

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1030 AM    3 SE NEW CASTLE           IN   1.00 IN HAIL
07/21/03   HENRY

0630 AM    23 NE NORTH VERNON        IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   JENNINGS                       REPORTED BY COUNTY
                                          HIGHWAY.

0615 AM    BEDFORD                   IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   LAWRENCE

0600 AM    6 N RUSHVILLE             IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   RUSH

0600 AM    COLUMBUS                  IN   60 MPH TSTORM WIND
07/21/03   BARTHOLOMEW

0600 AM    MODOC                     IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   RANDOLPH

0600 AM    SEYMOUR                   IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   JACKSON

0559 AM    SHELBYVILLE               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   SHELBY

0555 AM    MOORELAND                 IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   HENRY

0555 AM    NASHVILLE                 IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   BROWN

0555 AM    8 N SHELBYVILLE           IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   SHELBY

0553 AM    MUNCIE                    IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   DELAWARE

0545 AM    6 NE GREENSBURG           IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   DECATUR

0545 AM    BLOOMINGTON               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MONROE

0540 AM    GREENFIELD                IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   HANCOCK

0530 AM    FRANKTON                  IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MADISON                        TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY SHERIFF.

0525 AM    INDIANAPOLIS              IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MARION

0520 AM    2 E SOUTHPORT             IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MARION                         MOBILE OFFICE ROLLED OVER
                                          AT ABOUT 5300 E. SOUTHPORT
                                          RD.

0520 AM    MOORESVILLE               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MORGAN

0520 AM    2 E SOUTHPORT             IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MARION                         AWNING BLOWN OFF OF
                                          RESTAURANT AT SOUTHPORT RD.
                                          AND EMERSON AV.

0520 AM    GREENWOOD                 IN   58 MPH TSTORM WIND
07/21/03   JOHNSON

0520 AM    5 N PLAINFIELD            IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   HENDRICKS

0520 AM    2 E SOUTHPORT             IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MARION                         STOPLIGHTS BROKEN AT
                                          SOUTHPORT RD. AND EMERSON
                                          AV.

0520 AM    3 E SOUTHPORT             IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MARION                         LARGE TREE LIMBS BLOWN
                                          DOWN ALONG SOUTHPORT RD.
                                          FROM EMERSON AV. TO COMBS
                                          RD.

0515 AM    HOMECROFT                 IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MARION                         10 INCH DIAMETER TREES
                                          BLOWN DOWN ONTO HOUSES AND
                                          RVS.

0515 AM    NOBLESVILLE               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   HAMILTON

0510 AM    5 SW INDIANAPOLIS         IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MARION                         BILLBOARDS BLOWN DOWN
                                          ALONG I-465 JUST EAST OF
                                          KENTUCKY AVE.

0507 AM    KOKOMO                    IN   0.40 IN HEAVY RAIN
07/21/03   HOWARD

0500 AM    8 S DELPHI                IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   CARROLL

0500 AM    14 N RUSHVILLE            IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   HENRY

0500 AM    3 E SPENCER               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   OWEN                           *** 5 INJ ***

0500 AM    ROCKVILLE                 IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   PARKE

0500 AM    BRAZIL                    IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   CLAY

0500 AM    DANA                      IN   1.50 IN HEAVY RAIN
07/21/03   VERMILLION

0500 AM    DANVILLE                  IN   62 MPH TSTORM WIND
07/21/03   HENDRICKS

0500 AM    2 S FRANKFORT             IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   CLINTON

0455 AM    10 NNW NEWPORT            IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   VERMILLION

0450 AM    TERRE HAUTE               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   VIGO

0440 AM    GREENCASTLE               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   PUTNAM

0435 AM    RUSSIAVILLE               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   HOWARD

0430 AM    4 NE ATTICA               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   FOUNTAIN

0430 AM    1 W ADVANCE               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   BOONE

0425 AM    VEEDERSBURG               IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   FOUNTAIN

0425 AM    COVINGTON                 IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   FOUNTAIN

0421 AM    ATTICA                    IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   FOUNTAIN

0420 AM    CRAWFORDSVILLE            IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   MONTGOMERY

0410 AM    WEST LAFAYETTE            IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   TIPPECANOE

0400 AM    STATE LINE CITY           IN   WIND DAMAGE
07/21/03   WARREN

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Daviess

When: July 21, 5:38 PM EST to 5:42 PM EST
Where: Daviess County, Cannelburg
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.667, -87.000

A very slow moving F0 tornado was sighted by several people across rural east central Daviess county near Cannelburg. The tornado touched down initially on a farm causing severe roof damage to a large barn. The tornado was then sighted moving very slowly northeastward and lifting just prior to reaching an isolated mobile home. The tornado was spawned by a supercell. Heavy rain preceded the tornado followed by an area of clearing. Hail was not reported as the storm passed through.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 2003 Warnings in Indiana, July 2003

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: 5373551.