Tornadoes · United States · Indiana · 2026
EF0 tornado, Memphis, Indiana, June 26, 2026
This EF0 tornado ran 0.3 miles across Clark County on June 26, 2026, touching down at 9:03 PM EDT and reaching 25 yards wide. It killed nobody.
Preliminary. This is NWS LMK's damage survey, filed in the Damage Assessment Toolkit as Clark County, IN. The rating, the path and the casualties are the survey's and can change while it is revised. The Storm Prediction Center compiles the official record of 2026 from these surveys and publishes it in the spring of 2027; this page moves to that tornado's permanent address when it does.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mphthis tornado
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The survey
- Rating, as surveyed
- EF0, preliminary
- Date
- June 26, 2026
- Touchdown
- 9:03 PM EDT (01:03 UTC)
- Path length
- 0.3 miles (0.5 km)
- Path width
- 25 yards (23 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Clark County
- Touchdown point
- 38.496, -85.768
- Lift-off point
- 38.500, -85.765
- Highest wind the damage implies
- 85 mph
- Surveyed by
- NWS LMK
- The office's name for it
- Clark County, IN
- Survey last edited
- June 29, 2026
- Record number
- None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.
What the survey found
A brief tornado touched down in a neighborhood in Memphis, IN. The
tornado started along Village Lane. It continued northeast, with
the most significant damage to a couple of homes along Nature View
and Harmony Woods Roads, where some roofing material was lost. The
tornado quickly lifted as it approached Highway 31.
Written by NWS LMK in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.
The damage survey
8 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS LMK, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF0. The highest wind the damage implies is 85 mph.
Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.
What the Weather Service recorded
Multiple rounds of storms occurred June 26-28th, 2026 resulting in significant flash flooding over southern Indiana and central Kentucky as well as an EF-0 tornado. Several flash flood warnings were issued over the 2 day period with Considerable Flash Flooding in multiple locations and even Flash Flood Emergencies in some areas. Rainfall totals for the weekend ended up in an area wide 2-4 inches with swaths of 6-10+ inches.
A brief tornado touched down in a neighborhood in Memphis, IN. The tornado started along Village Lane. It continued northeast, with the most significant damage to a couple of homes along Nature View and Harmony Woods Roads, where some roofing material was lost. The tornado quickly lifted as it approached Highway 31.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Jun 26, 7:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- * Flash flooding concerns remain as heavy rainfall chances remain in parts of the area through Saturday night. * Summer heat and humidity build across the region next week, with triple digit heat indices likely (70-90% chance) west of I-65 on Monday and area-wide Tuesday through at least Friday. This will pose a risk for heat-related illness, especially among vulnerable populations.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 7:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Louisville KY
753 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...Updated Aviation Discussion...
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Flash flooding concerns remain as heavy rainfall chances
remain in parts of the area through Saturday night.
* Summer heat and humidity build across the region next week, with
triple digit heat indices likely (70-90% chance) west of I-65 on
Monday and area-wide Tuesday through at least Friday. This will
pose a risk for heat-related illness, especially among vulnerable
populations.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 426 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
The Lower Ohio Valley sits under the right entrance region of an
upper jet while an 850 jet is beginning to push in from the west.
This is pulling moisture along a stationary front sitting near
central Indiana. Just to the west, over southeast Missouri and
southwest Illinois, precipitable water values are reaching over 2.1"
in an area with MLCAPE values around 1,500 J/kg. Over southern
Indiana and central Kentucky, instability it trying to recover from
earlier convection.
In the coming hours into the overnight, the system will slide east,
south of the front. The very high PWATs will move eastward along the
Ohio River as the low level jet increases to around 35 knots over
the area. This is expected to produce heavy showers and
thunderstorms. This afternoon and evening, the severe threat isn't
overly concerning, but if instability is able to recover, a few
strong storms could be possible. Overall the severe threat is
expected to remain fairly low with flooding being the main concern
over southern Indiana and north central Kentucky, so our counties
along and north of Interstate 64 will remain in a Flood Watch until
12z tomorrow. Later in the night, showers and thunderstorms are
expected to move with the high PWATs farther south into southern
Kentucky. We issued a Flood Watch for the rest of our counties in
Kentucky beginning at 6z tonight to cover the increased threat. With
training possible and the HREF showing 6-Hour Probability-Matched
Mean totals reaching as high as 3-4 inches in south-central Kentucky
during the day Saturday for multiple runs now, the watch will run
through 6z Sunday for when we believe the highest threat exists.
WAA will keep lows near the dew points in the low 70s to upper 60s.
Tomorrow as winds veer slightly towards the southwest, as surface
low pressure pushes in over central Indiana. With some small periods
of sunshine being possible, temperatures are expected to climb into
the low to mid 80s with dew points in the low to mid 70s.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 426 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
Into the day Sunday, PWATs are expected to begin decreasing from the
northwest ahead of a northwest to southeast oriented warm front that
is expected to push east across the CWA Sunday morning, producing
the last round of showers before precipitation finally comes to an
end.
Later Sunday through the rest of the week, an upper ridge axis will
advance east towards the CWA, brining a major shift in the weather
pattern. Dew points in the low 70s and temperatures climbing through
the mid and upper 90s will make it feel hot and sticky. High
pressure under the ridge should keep winds light, providing little
in the way of relieve as heat indices climb into the 90s to low
100s.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 753 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
A cluster of storms is moving northeast dropping visibilities to
MVFR/IFR conditions and ceilings to MVFR heights temporarily. Main
threat is gusty winds and lightning within these storms as they move
east through the evening. Once this cluster clears, spotty showers
and storms will linger overnight with ceilings dropping to MVFR
conditions across HNB/SDF/LEX. Except for lowered ceilings in
storms, high end MVFR ceilings are expected for BWG in the morning.
Multiple rounds of storms are expected tomorrow with near MVFR
conditions continuing Saturday morning.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...Flood Watch through Saturday morning for KYZ030>043-049.
Flood Watch from 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ Saturday through late
Saturday night for KYZ023>029-045>048-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082.
IN...Flood Watch through Saturday morning for INZ076>079-083-084-
089>092.
&&
SHORT TERM...KDW
LONG TERM...KDW
AVIATION...BKFIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 6:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
632 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
INZ076-077-262300-
Orange IN-Washington IN-
632 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ORANGE AND
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with
persistent weak rotation 8 miles northeast of Paoli, moving east at
20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Campbellsburg, Saltillo, Claysville, Leipsic, Prowsville, and
Smedley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3858 8619 3861 8641 3868 8641 3869 8638
3869 8631 3871 8631 3874 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 265DEG 17KT 3864 8636
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BJSSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 6:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
557 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
KYZ023-024-026-027-061-262330-
Grayson KY-Butler KY-Hancock KY-Ohio KY-Breckinridge KY-
557 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK...NORTH
CENTRAL BUTLER...WESTERN GRAYSON...SOUTHWESTERN BRECKINRIDGE AND
EASTERN OHIO COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...
At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Hartford, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Leitchfield, Hardinsburg, Caneyville, Fordsville, Concord, Mcquady,
Steff, Ralph, Se Ree, and Shreve.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3730 8680 3762 8686 3779 8639 3745 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 247DEG 34KT 3747 8669
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
NeudorffSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 7:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
753 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
KYZ024-025-028>030-045-053-270030-
Jefferson KY-Bullitt KY-Nelson KY-Meade KY-Larue KY-Hardin KY-
Breckinridge KY-
753 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NELSON...
SOUTHEASTERN MEADE...NORTH CENTRAL LARUE...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...
BULLITT...EAST CENTRAL BRECKINRIDGE AND HARDIN COUNTIES THROUGH 830
PM EDT/730 PM CDT/...
At 753 PM EDT/653 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of
strong thunderstorms 11 miles northwest of Elizabethtown, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Pioneer Village, Radcliff, Hillview,
Vine Grove, Lebanon Junction, Hebron Estates, Muldraugh, and New
Haven.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3790 8619 3811 8569 3783 8552 3768 8550
3759 8607 3762 8625
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 246DEG 38KT 3782 8603
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
NeudorffSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 7:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
758 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
INZ077-084-090>092-KYZ025-030-270045-
Crawford IN-Washington IN-Floyd IN-Clark IN-Harrison IN-Jefferson KY-
Meade KY-
758 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HARRISON...WESTERN CLARK...
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...FLOYD...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...EAST
CENTRAL MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM
EDT...
At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Carefree Town to near Brandenburg.
Movement was northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Shively, Corydon, Audubon
Park, West Buechel, Watterson Park, Lynnview, and Hollow Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3865 8593 3814 8561 3806 8581 3804 8588
3800 8595 3800 8600 3798 8600 3795 8608
3832 8641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 230DEG 41KT 3831 8634 3795 8611
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BJSSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 8:33 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
833 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
KYZ029-030-034-038-039-045-046-270115-
Jefferson KY-Shelby KY-Bullitt KY-Spencer KY-Washington KY-Nelson KY-
Anderson KY-
833 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SPENCER...CENTRAL SHELBY...
NORTHERN NELSON...SOUTHWESTERN ANDERSON...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND EASTERN BULLITT COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM
EDT...
At 833 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Bardstown, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Shelbyville, Bardstown, Shepherdsville, Pioneer Village,
Taylorsville, Minor Lane Heights, Highview, Fern Creek, Mount
Washington, and Hillview.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3788 8504 3778 8564 3810 8571 3831 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 252DEG 35KT 3792 8556
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
NeudorffSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 8:48 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
848 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
INZ078-079-091-092-KYZ030>034-270130-
Jefferson IN-Floyd IN-Clark IN-Scott IN-Jefferson KY-Oldham KY-
Shelby KY-Henry KY-Trimble KY-
848 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN JEFFERSON...CLARK...
NORTHEASTERN FLOYD...CENTRAL SCOTT...OLDHAM...NORTHWESTERN SHELBY...
TRIMBLE...WESTERN HENRY AND CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM
EDT...
At 848 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Jeffersonville, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews,
Madison, Lyndon, La Grange, Middletown, and Scottsburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3838 8499 3811 8567 3841 8591 3882 8572
3883 8571 3882 8570 3882 8563 3883 8561
3885 8561 3886 8557 3888 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 204DEG 33KT 3845 8577
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
NeudorffThe air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), 00:00Z
1.1 hours before the tornado, 199 km from the path. June 27, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 1023 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 5.7 K/km
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), 12:00Z
10.9 hours after it, 199 km from the path. June 27, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -153 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 246 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 4.7 K/km
The surface observations
Jefferson (JVY), 15 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 01:04 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
This ground now
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The other tornadoes of June 26, 2026
4 more have been surveyed in the United States that day, so far.
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.
Sources
NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.