INDIANAPOLIS -On Sunday the National Weather Service in Indianapolis surveyed storm damage from Saturday the 21st. The survey concluded that three tornadoes occurred south of Indianapolis that afternoon.
Quick information on the tornadoes
- Three weak tornadoes total
- 3:40PM – An EF-0 tornado occurs in Brown County
- 3:48PM – An EF-0 tornado occurs in Johnson County
- 3:57PM – An EF-1 tornadoes occurs in Shelby County
Brown County tornado
| RATING | EF0 |
| ESTIMATED PEAK WIND | 84 MPH |
| PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: | 0.3082 MILES |
| PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: | 0.0 YARDS |
| FATALITIES: | 0 |
| INJURIES: | 0 |
| START DATE: | 05/21/2022 |
| START TIME: | 03:40 PM EDT |
| START LOCATION: | 5 S PRINCES LAKES / BROWN COUNTY / IN |
| START LAT/LON: | 39.2795 / -86.1359 |
| END DATE: | 05/21/2022 |
| END TIME: | 03:42 PM EDT |
| END LOCATION: | 5 S PRINCES LAKES / BROWN COUNTY / IN |
| END LAT/LON: | 39.2803 / -86.1303 |
NWS Summary: Numerous trees down in a convergent pattern through a dense wooded area.
Widespread straight-line winds of 80 to 90 mph created significant uprooted and broken trees within a wide area as well along the damage path.
Johnson County tornado
| RATING | EF0 |
| ESTIMATED PEAK WIND | 84 MPH |
| PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: | 0.0986 MILES |
| PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: | 0.0 YARDS |
| FATALITIES: | 0 |
| INJURIES: | 0 |
| START DATE: | 05/21/2022 |
| START TIME: | 03:48 PM EDT |
| START LOCATION: | 3 W EDINBURGH / JOHNSON COUNTY / IN |
| START LAT/LON: | 39.3524 / -86.0329 |
| END DATE: | 05/21/2022 |
| END TIME: | 03:48 PM EDT |
| END LOCATION: | 3 W EDINBURGH / JOHNSON COUNTY / IN |
| END LAT/LON: | 39.353 / -86.0313 |
NWS Summary: A weak tornado briefly touched down at Camp Atterbury. The steeple at a church was blown over and several vehicles were lifted slightly with plywood debris from the roof of the church underneath the tires of the cars.
Widespread straight-line winds of 80 to 90 mph created significant uprooted and broken trees within a wide area as well.
Shelby County tornado
| RATING | EF1 |
| ESTIMATED PEAK WIND | 110 MPH |
| PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: | 13.7797 MILES |
| PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: | 100.0 YARDS |
| FATALITIES: | 0 |
| INJURIES: | 0 |
| START DATE: | 05/21/2022 |
| START TIME: | 03:57 PM EDT |
| START LOCATION: | 3 NNE EDINBURGH / SHELBY COUNTY / IN |
| START LAT/LON: | 39.3831 / -85.9349 |
| END DATE: | 05/21/2022 |
| END TIME: | 04:12 PM EDT |
| END LOCATION: | 4 WNW ST. PAUL / SHELBY COUNTY / IN |
| END LAT/LON: | 39.4505 / -85.7048 |
NWS summary: tornado was skipping along entire path. Damage path was maximized in Mt. Auburn where width reached 100 yards. Many trees down or uprooted along path.
Widespread straight-line winds of 80 to 90 mph created significant uprooted and broken trees within a wide area as well along the damage path.
