20 years ago, an F3 tornado traveled 112 miles across Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It was an unforgettable day in central Indiana 20 years in the past on September 20, 2002. A number of tornadoes struck the state, however a protracted tracked F3 twister was probably the most memorable. This twister traveled 112 miles on the bottom by way of central Indiana earlier than lifting in Hartford Metropolis at 3:20 pm. The trail took it by way of the south and east facet of the Indianapolis metro space. For a lot of the twister’s life, it was obscured by rain and embedded inside a line of showers and storms.

Remarkably, this twister was on the bottom for two hours and 21 minutes with most winds over 160 mph. Ellettsville, Martinsville, and Greenwood had been the areas the place the twister reached F3 depth. Under is a radar picture of the twister as soon as it acquired into the east facet of the Indianapolis metro space.

Considerably, the twister warning used the wording “twister emergency” for the Indy metro space. That is the one twister emergency for the metro space since they had been instituted into the warning system in 1999. A complete of 130 folks had been injured from the twister, and it prompted 156 million {dollars} in property injury.

September is normally not probably the most energetic months for tornadoes in Indiana, however this month in 2002 exhibits it may possibly’t damage to all the time be ready. Video of F3 twister injury from September 20, 2002 may be seen beneath.