Power Outage in Rushville, IN

High gradient winds both snapped a power pole 1.4 miles west-northwest of Arlington and downed multiple trees throughout the county.

Thunderstorm downburst winds blew down trees through the town of Rushville and along the south side of town...damaging 6 homes, including partial roof damage to a building on the southwest side of Rushville. Winds continued to down trees and powerlines to the southeast side of Rushville.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Power lines downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts.

Trees and power poles were downed near the intersection of County Road 300 West and 600 North due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

The Rush County Emergency Manager reports trees down across Rushville due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. There were also reports of damage to homes and power lines being down.

Power lines were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Power was out for 30 minutes.

Houses were damaged, trees were downed, and there were power outages in Rushville due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

There were multiple reports of trees down, building damage, and power lines down around Rushville and northern parts of the county due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Three fourths of Rushville was reported to be without power.

A large tree fell on a house in Rushville due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Several other trees were uprooted in the area, along with damage to two homes and one apartment complex. Numerous power outages were reported.

At least one downed tree and power outages were reported from northern Rush county due to high, non-thunderstorm damaging wind gusts.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Approximately four tenths of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain was received. Scattered power outages were also noted.

Approximately one quarter inch of additional ice accumulation from freezing rain was received. Scattered power outages were also noted.

Trees, being blown down by thunderstorm winds, were responsible for downed power and phone lines. Downed trees also closed a number of city streets. One of the most extensively damaged areas was in the 1000 block of North Harrison Street. Multiple trees were downed, with one falling on a residence. The tree caused extensive damage to the rear of the single-story residence. Two blocks north, a number of downed trees forced the closure of Park Boulevard from 13th Street to Main Street. The 500 and 600 blocks of Harrison Street were reduced to a single lane and eventually closed to any traffic. An 80-foot pine tree was uprooted in the 1200 block of Washington Street, struck a transformer and resulted in a 12-hour power outage in the area.

Trees and power lines were knocked down at 5795 West and 600 North due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

The tornado touched down in Shelby County at 2004 EST 200 meters north of the County Road South 500 East and County Road East 500 South intersection. The tornado tracked to the east northeast for 2.93 miles before entering Rush County at 2012 EST near County Road South 1000 West just south of County Road East 450 South. The tornado continued to the northeast for 6.75 miles until lifting at 2030 EST. The tornado lifted 200 meters east of County Road South 400 West and 400 meters north of West State Road 244. The tornado was on the ground for a total of 9.68 miles and 26 minutes. The tornado was an EF-0 with wind speeds around 75 miles per hour while in Shelby County, however intensified to an EF-3 tornado while in Rush County with wind speeds around 150 miles per hour. The tornado had a width of 150 yards. The tornado formed from a supercell storm. While in Shelby County the tornado damaged 34 structures with the hardest hit areas being Middletown and Waldron. 27 of the damaged structures were in Middletown with 4 of these being completely destroyed. Trees and powerlines were also blown down and a semi-trailer was blown off Interstate 74. In Rush County 8 people were injured including a man and a woman who were pinned beneath a wall in Moscow. A 67 year old woman in Moscow was injured from a large tree limb that impaled her in the chest and later passed away due to those injuries on August 17th. The historic Moscow Covered Bridge was destroyed in addition to extensive damage to the Moscow school. Dozens of houses were severely damaged or destroyed including some houses that were swept completely off the foundation. Approximately 200,000 dollars in damage occurred in Shelby County and approximately one million dollars in damage occurred in Rush County.

Trees and power lines were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Trees fell onto power lines.

Trees fell onto power lines.

Trees and power lines were downed.

A small tornado touched down just west of the Rush/Franklin county line, moving into Franklin county, and out of the Indianapolis County Warning Area, at 5:27 pm EST. A garage was destroyed and numerous trees and a power pole were snapped. At US 52 just west of the county line, a home lost part of its roof. Property damage is estimated.

Power lines down.

Thunderstorms developed in a high CAPE/low shear atmosphere on the afternoon of September 10th, as a boundary laid west to east across central Indiana. An isolated severe storm brought trees and power lines down in Rushville on September 10th.