Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak of June 1990

Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak of June 1990

The Lower Ohio Valley Tornado Outbreak is a tornado outbreak that occurred in southern Illinois, central and southern Indiana, southwestern Ohio, and northern Kentucky on Saturday June 2 and Sunday June 3, 1990. By the end of the outbreak during the early morning hours on June 3, 66 tornadoes had struck the Ohio River Valley including seven of F4 intensity. One F4 tornado trekked 94 miles from southeastern Illinois into southern Indiana killing one person.

Thirty-seven tornadoes occurred in Indiana, a record for a single day. It eclipsed the previous record of 21 set during the Super Outbreak in April, 1974. [Intellicast. [http://www.intellicast.com/Almanac/Midwest/June/ June in the Midwest.] Retrieved on 2006-10-24.] Twelve tornadoes struck Illinois. [National Weather Service Office Indianapolis, Indiana. [http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/?n=june2_1990tor June 2, 1990 Tornado Outbreak.] Retrieved on 2006-10-24.]

Event

The Storm Prediction Center put out a high risk for severe weather over much of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and northern Kentucky. A notable feature of this outbreak is that there was a sector of weak tornadoes north of Terre Haute, Indiana while a sector of strong and violent tornadoes developed south of the city. This could perhaps be atrributed to the storms in central Indiana having weaker helicity -- a measurement of storm rotation -- resulting in many of the storms farther to the north being left-moving supercells. These types of supercells are generally weaker than their right-moving counterparts.

Confirmed tornadoes

Effects

Petersburg, Indiana was the hardest hit town affected by the outbreak. It was one of two towns in Indiana that were hit by an F4 tornado. Six of the 12 people killed in Indiana were in Petersburg.

Other hard hit towns were Bedford, Indiana and Newton, Illinois. Bedford was the other town struck by an F4 tornado. One person was killed and nearly 50 more were injured. Newton also received extensive damage, but no one was killed.

ee also

* List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

References

External links

* [http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/?n=june2_1990tor June 2, 1990 Tornado Outbreak] (National Weather Service - Central Indiana)
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6DD1631F937A35755C0A966958260&scp=5&sq=Indiana%20tornadoes&st=cse New York Times article on the outbreak]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 1990 — This article is about the year 1990. For the number, see 1990 (number). For other uses, see 1990 (disambiguation). Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century Decades: 1960s … …   Wikipedia

  • June 2 — Events*455 The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. *1098 First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city. The second siege would later start on June 7. *1615 First Récollet missionaries arrive… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks — This page lists tornadoes and tornado outbreaks which have harshly touched down in Canada since 1792, this is not a complete listing of all events and range from violent to less damaging tornadoes. On average, there are around 80 confirmed and… …   Wikipedia

  • Tornadoes of 2008 — Tracks of all United States tornadoes during 2008 Timespan January to December 2008 Maximum rated tornado …   Wikipedia

  • Louisville, Kentucky — Louisville redirects here. For other uses, see Louisville (disambiguation). Louisville   Consolidated city county   Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government …   Wikipedia

  • Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry       The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …   Universalium

  • Tornadoes of 2011 — A graph of the 2011 United States tornado count as of November 18 Timespan January 2011 – ongoing Maximum rated tornado …   Wikipedia

  • Kentucky — This article is about the Commonwealth of Kentucky. For other uses, see Kentucky (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Kentucky …   Wikipedia

  • Alabama — This article is about the U.S. state of Alabama. For the river, see Alabama River. For other uses, see Alabama (disambiguation). State of Alabama …   Wikipedia

  • Kansas City, Missouri — For other cities with a similar name, see Kansas City (disambiguation). Kansas City   City   From top left: the Liberty Me …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”