Power Outage in Vincennes, IN

Nine reports of downed trees or power lines over the course of the day due to strong gradient winds.

Tornado crossed a county line 10 times in its 26.7-mile track from Illinois to Indiana, see below for lat/long/location/time details for each border crossing.||The tornado first entered the extreme southwestern corner of Knox County at 940 PM EST and proceeded to cause damage consistent with EF0/EF1 intensity: snapping two hardwood trees that fell onto power lines on South 1300 West at 13.4 miles west, breaking large hardwood tree branches on South County Road 1300 West at 18.3 miles south, and leaning two utility poles on South 1200 West at 19.9 miles south.||The tornado's center track then crossed the Knox-Gibson county line 4 times over a 1.4-mile segment roughly midway between Mt. Carmel, IL and Hazleton, IN before re-entering Knox County to cause damage consistent with EF0 intensity during 944-949 PM EST: breaking small hardwood tree limbs on South County Road 775 West at 18.6 miles south; and then along the 17.8 South parallel, blowing over 5 irrigation sections at 8.7 miles west, before blowing over two more irrigation sections and blowing in a barn door and tree damage at 8.1 miles west; and then breaking large hardwood tree branches along South County Road 775 West at both 17.0 miles south and 16.55 miles south.||The tornado track then entered the appendage of Gibson County west of Hazleton, IN for 0.5 miles before again re-entering Knox County to cause damage consistent with EF1 intensity at 952 PM EST: leaning utility poles and snapping several tree branches on West County Road 1750 South just west of Old US Route 41.||The tornado track then entered Gibson County for the final time while transecting the appendage north of Hazleton, IN for 1.0 miles before re-entering Knox County for the final time to cause damage consistent with EF0/EF1 intensity at 954 PM EST in the town of Decker, IN: uprooting large hardwood trees along Broadway Street near 3rd Street, with large hardwood branches snapped across southern and eastern portions of Decker.||The tornado continued to the northeast, next causing damage consistent with EF0/EF1 intensity during 955-959 PM EST: snapping branches of various sizes from both softwood and hardwood trees along Indiana Route 241 and East County Road 1250 South to the west of Iona, IN; as well as destroying an old barn on East 1250 South just east of South Decker Road by lifting the roof which allowed the walls to collapse.||The tornado's final observed damage was consistent with EF1 intensity during 1000-1003 PM EST : snapping several softwood trees on South Hart Road just northwest of Upper River Deshee, and fully destroying a barn on Southeast County Road 200 East east of Upper River Deshee, scattering debris several hundred feet to the northeast.||Further data regarding every county/state border crossing.|ILLINOIS: traveled 8.33 miles as EF0-EF2 before entering Gibson County Indiana.|INDIANA: traveled 18.36 miles as EF0-EF1: Gibson Co. (3.51 mi), Knox Co. (14.85 mi).|A, 38.410/-87.745, Mt. Carmel 1.1 ESE, 2139EST, Illinois to Indiana; |B, 38.417/-87.732, Mt. Carmel 1.8 E, 2140EST, Gibson to Knox; |C, 38.446/-87.674, Mt. Carmel 5.3 ENE, 2143EST, Knox to Gibson; |D, 38.448/-87.669, Mt. Carmel 5.6 ENE, 2143EST, Gibson to Knox; |E, 38.450/-87.664, Mt. Carmel 5.9 ENE, 2143EST, Knox to Gibson; |F, 38.455/-87.651, Mt. Carmel 6.7 ENE, 2144EST, Gibson to Knox; |G, 38.490/-87.586, Hazleton 2.3 W, 2150EST, Knox to Gibson; |H, 38.494/-87.577, Hazleton 1.9 W, 2150EST, Gibson to Knox; |I, 38.507/-87.546, Hazleton 1.2 N, 2152EST, Knox to Gibson; |J, 38.515/-87.530, Decker 0.4 SSW, 2153EST, Gibson to Knox;|K, 38.609/-87.400, Monroe City 2.5 WSW, 2203EST, End of track in Knox Co, IN.

Multiple reports of structural damage reported in Vincennes with significant tree damage due to thunderstorm wind gusts across town. Widespread power outages also reported.

Several tree limbs of unknown size and power lines were knocked down across the county due to strong gradient winds. Around 1000 people were without power at points during the evening across Knox County.

Emergency Management reports multiple trees downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Power outages due to downed power lines were also reported.

Damaging thunderstorm wind gusts produced damage to and/or downed high tension power lines.

A tree was downed on power lines on Parkinson Street due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

A tree limb fell on a power line on Busseron Street due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

The co-op observer, in Vincennes, measured 8.1 inches of snowfall from this winter storm. No information was available regarding any power outages or business and road closures. Schools were not in session during this event.

A tree was reported down in Bicknell and power lines were reported between the locations of Oaktown and Freelandville due to high, non-thunderstorm damaging wind gusts. A few power outages were reported from across county.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout Vincennes due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A roof collapsed on a apartment building on Autumn Ridge Lane.

Power lines were downed near State Route 241 and Hart Street Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across Knox County due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Approximately one quarter inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain and sleet was received from this winter storm. Scattered power outages were also noted and less than one inch of snow fell.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across western Knox County due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A semi-truck overturned on US Highway 41, near The Big Peach.

A roof was blown off of a house due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Four used vehicles were damaged in a car lot and two trailers were damaged. On the south side of town a tractor sustained significant damage after a nearby building fell on top of it. Power lines and trees were reported down across the area. A FEMA trailer was blown over at a fire station due to the wins. At the VFW, the VFW sign fell onto a truck. Winds also caused an overhang of a building to be pulled away from the building.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

An isolated severe thunderstorm blew down trees on Old Decker Road south of Vincennes, taking down power lines in the process.

Power lines were downed.

On the evening of October 13th, a line of intense storms producing wind damage tracked across the southern half of central Indiana. Trees and power lines were downed in a few locations across Knox and Lawrence Counties.

During the early morning hours of January the 23rd, a squall line, ahead of an approaching cold front from the west, brought 60 mph winds to the southwestern portion of central Indiana. This caused some structural damage, including a destroyed home and barns in Daviess County, along with downed trees and power lines in other areas.

Isolated severe thunderstorms brought down trees and power lines across southwest portions of central Indiana on the afternoon of 4 July 2004.