INDIANAPOLIS – According to the damage survey by the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, there were three confirmed tornadoes in Indiana Saturday, May 21st, 2022.
Quick information on the tornadoes
- Three weak tornadoes total
- 1) Shelby County = EF1 tornado
- 2) Johnson County = EF0 tornado
- 3) Brown County = EF0 tornado
1) 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 |
National Weather Service survey summary
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.
2) 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 |
National Weather Service survey summary
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.
3) 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 |
National Weather Service survey summary
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.
