National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

...HAUBSTADT, IN (GIBSON COUNTY) TORNADO...

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
749 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR TORNADO EVENT IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...

THE FOLLOWING IS THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR A TORNADO THAT
OCCURRED THURSDAY MAY 14TH 2009 IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...IN
GIBSON COUNTY.

* EVENT DATE - THURSDAY MAY 14 2009

* EVENT TIME - APPROXIMATELY 325 AM TO 340 AM CDT

* EVENT TYPE - EF2 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION - FROM HAUBSTADT TO 2 MILES EAST OF BUCKSKIN

* PEAK WIND - 120 MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH - 125 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH - 10.5 MILES

* INJURIES - NONE

* FATALITIES - NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED ON A
  FARM ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HAUBSTADT RACEWAY. A 50 FT GRAIN
  BIN WAS MOVED OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND DESTROYED...SEVERAL LARGE
  MACHINERY BUILDINGS SUSTAINED PARTIAL LOSSES OF ROOFS AND
  WALLS...AND A RACE CAR FRAME ON BLOCKS WAS MOVED APPROXIMATELY
  100 FT. ELSEWHERE ALONG THE PATH...1 BARN LOST ITS ROOF...AND
  SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE.

SURVEYORS...SHANKLIN

Photo below is courtesy of Chad Evans:

 Harrisburg,IL damage and other damage around the region:

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved rapidly east at speeds from 45 to 50 mph. Several reports of wind damage and large hail were received. One of the hardest hit cities was Harrisburg, Illinois, a city that was affected by the major May 8 wind storm. A damage survey revealed the following:

...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR WIND EVENT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

THE FOLLOWING IS THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR A DOWNBURST THAT
OCCURRED THURSDAY MAY 14 2009 IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...IN SALINE
COUNTY.

* EVENT DATE - THURSDAY MAY 14 2009

* EVENT TIME - APPROXIMATELY 315 AM CDT

* EVENT TYPE - DOWNBURST/MICROBURST

* EVENT LOCATION - FROM SW SIDE OF HARRISBURG TO JUST EAST OF HWY 13
  ON SE SIDE OF HARRISBURG

* PEAK WIND - 95 MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH - 1/2 MILE

* PATH LENGTH - 2 1/4 MILES

* INJURIES - NONE

* FATALITIES - NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE...NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED AND NUMEROUS LARGE
  BRANCHES DOWN...FALLING ON AND DAMAGING HOMES. PRESS BOX AT
  LOCAL FOOTBALL FIELD BLOWN OUT OF STANDS. CONSTRUCTION TRAILER
  BLOWN ON SIDE.

SURVEYORS...SHANKLIN

House roof destroyed...

A mobile home was rolled over. This served as the office of a local business.

The storage shed in the background struck and damaged these cars...

Gas station canopy destroyed...

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
509 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0751 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST PRINCETON               38.36N 87.57W
05/13/2009  E55.00 MPH       GIBSON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIDESPREAD 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS COUNTYWIDE. TREES AND POWER
            LINES DOWN. VEHICLE OFF ROAD.

0821 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST ARTHUR                  38.34N 87.25W
05/13/2009  E55.00 MPH       PIKE               IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEELYVILLE              36.56N 90.51W
05/14/2009                   BUTLER             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            8X10 SHED DESTROYED. MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE. 2 TREES
            DOWNED.

0230 AM     TSTM WND DMG     N JOHNSTON CITY         37.82N 88.93W
05/14/2009                   WILLIAMSON         IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON A POWERLINE.

0238 AM     HAIL             HURST                   37.84N 89.14W
05/14/2009  E1.00 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER-SIZED HAIL. RELAYED FROM SPOTTER.

0258 AM     TSTM WND GST     7 W HARRISBURG          37.74N 88.68W
05/14/2009  E60.00 MPH       SALINE             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PATROL OFFICER ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND WITH DEBRIS IN THE
            AIR.

0315 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HARRISBURG              37.74N 88.55W
05/14/2009                   SALINE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            UPDATE...MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES. PORCHES BLOWN
            OFF A COUPLE HOUSES. TREES FELL ON HOUSES. TREES UP TO
            TWO FEET IN DIAMETER. SOME POWERLINES DOWN. MOST OF THE
            DAMAGE IN A TEN BLOCK LONG BY THREE BLOCK WIDE AREA ON
            WEST EDGE OF TOWN.

0353 AM     TSTM WND GST     HENDERSON               37.84N 87.58W
05/14/2009  M68.00 MPH       HENDERSON          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GUST MEASURED AT INTERSECTION OF INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AND HWY
            136 IN HENDERSON.


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