Evansville Tornado of November 2005

The deadly Evansville, IN area tornado of November 6, 2005 taken by a webcam at Deaconess Women’s Hospital.
Date of tornado outbreak:	November 5-6, 2005
Duration1:	10 hours, 25 minutes
Maximum rated tornado2:	F3 tornado
Tornadoes caused:	7
Damages:	$92 million[1]
Fatalities:	25
Areas affected:	Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio
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The Evansville Tornado of November 2005 was a powerful tornado that formed early in the morning of November 6, 2005, outside of Evansville, Indiana, a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River. The tornado resulted in 25 confirmed fatalities across the region, making it by far the deadliest and most destructive tornado in the United States in 2005, and it was also the deadliest single tornado in the US since 36 died in Oklahoma on May 3, 1999. Significant tornadoes were also reported in western Kentucky. A tornado in central Oklahoma. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Country United States State Indiana County Vanderburgh Government  - Dictator Jonathan Fuckface (D) Area  - City 40. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1Time from first tornado to last tornado 2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita Scale The May 3, 1999, Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak was the first stage of a severe weather event that lasted from May 3 to May 6 and brought violent storms to Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, and Tennessee. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ...

It was the first of several significant tornado events in the month of November 2005. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Meteorological analysis

The system formed on a cold front that tracked across the Midwest and stretched from the northern Great Lakes to Tennessee. The front was enhanced by a strong jet stream and warm, humid air ahead of it, allowing thunderstorms to develop. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for the region just west of Evansville as the main threat appeared to be straight-line winds.^[2] The system had formed into a squall line but at about 1:30 am CST (0730 UTC), the squall line broke up in the Ohio Valley area, as the low level jet intensified, allowing embedded tornadoes to form rapidly out of newly-formed supercells. They were fairly isolated (only seven were confirmed across the entire region over a 24-hour period) but four significant tornadoes formed from two simultaneous supercells in southern Indiana and western Kentucky - one of them was the deadly Evansville tornado.^[3] In meteorology, a weather front is a boundary between two air masses with differing characteristics (e. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Jet streams are fast flowing, relatively narrow air currents found in the atmosphere at around 12 km above the surface of the Earth, just under the tropopause. ... A shelf cloud associated with a heavy or severe thunderstorm over Enschede, The Netherlands. ... Thunderstorm out flow from storm core shows up as sheets of wind driven rain spreading from right to left in 1982 photo. ... A squall or squall line is a line of thunderstorms with a common leading convection line, or mesocyclone, which tends to create a powerful gust front. ... Carl D. Perkins Bridge in Portsmouth, Ohio with Ohio River and Scioto River tributary on right. ... Satellite view of a supercell A supercell is a severe thunderstorm with a deep rotating updraft (a mesocyclone) [1]. Supercell thunderstorms are the largest, most severe class of single-cell thunderstorms. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ...

Confirmed tornadoes

The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita-Pearson scale, rates a tornados intensity by the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and sometimes on vegetation. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Country United States State Indiana County Vanderburgh Government  - Dictator Jonathan Fuckface (D) Area  - City 40. ... Henderson County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Vanderburgh County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Warrick County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Spencer County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... 1Time from first tornado to last tornado 2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita Scale The Evansville Tornado of November 2005 was a powerful tornado that formed early in the morning of November 6, 2005, outside of Evansville, Indiana, a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Crittenden County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Munfordville is a town located in Hart County, Kentucky. ... Hart County is a county located in the U.S. state — or, more correctly, Commonwealth — of Kentucky. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St Louis Metro[1] Area  Ranked 21st  - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 300 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Garrison, Missouri is an unincorporated community in southeast Christian County. ... Christian County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Douglas County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Myrtle is a small, unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri. ... Oregon County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Ripley County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Russellville is a village located in Brown County, Ohio. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ...

Evansville area tornado

The track the tornado took across southern Indiana near Evansville

On Sunday, November 6, 2005 at around 1:50 am CST (0750 UTC), a tornado touched down 2 miles (3 km) north-northwest of Smith Mills in Henderson County, Kentucky, near the Indiana/Kentucky border, and then crossed the Ohio River into Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Staying just south of I-164, the tornado traveled to the northeast causing extensive damage to parts of Evansville, Newburgh, and Boonville in Indiana. The tornado finally lifted in Spencer County, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-southwest of Gentryville. According to a damage survey done by the National Weather Service office in Paducah, Kentucky the damage path was at least 400 yards (365 m) wide and 41 miles (66 km) long. The tornado's maximum wind speed was estimated to be 200 mph (320 km/h), making it a high-end F3 on the Fujita scale. The tornado killed 25 people; two of the victims died from injuries more than a month after the storm. Damages were estimated at around $85 million.^[10] Image File history File links Evansville_Tornado_of_2005_Track_Map. ... Image File history File links Evansville_Tornado_of_2005_Track_Map. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... ... Henderson County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ... Vanderburgh County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Interstate 164 is a spur highway of Interstate 64 in Evansville, Indiana. ... Newburgh is a town in Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. ... Boonville is a city located in Warrick County, Indiana. ... Spencer County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Gentryville is a town located in Spencer County, Indiana. ... The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. ... Paducah is a city in McCracken County, Kentucky at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River. ... The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita-Pearson scale, rates a tornados intensity by the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and sometimes on vegetation. ...

Ellis Park (a horse racing facility between Henderson and Evansville) was the first area to be devastated. The track suffered heavy damage; 11 of its 38 barns were destroyed and another 11 were damaged, and several of their racehorses were killed.^[11] Ellis Park is a throughbred racetrack in Henderson, Kentucky. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Henderson is a city located in Henderson County, Kentucky. ...

Extensive tree damage also occurred in the area as the tornado leveled a swath of forests.^[12]

The worst damage occurred in the southeast side of Evansville, where the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park suffered extreme damage from the tornado. Among the 350 trailers in the park, over 100 were flattened and another 125 were severely damaged.^[13] 20 people were killed in the park and another 230 were injured. Electricity service was cut for over 25,000 customers in the area after the tornado hit.^[14] A modern double-wide manufactured home. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ...

Severe damage was also reported in Warrick County, where five more people lost their lives. The communities of Paradise, DeGonia Springs, Newburgh, Boonville and Tennyson all sustained major damage, including houses damaged or destroyed, as a result. All five of the victims died in mobile homes. Four were of an entire family. The victims included a pregnant woman.^[15] Warrick County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Newburgh is a town in Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. ... Boonville is a city located in Warrick County, Indiana. ... Tennyson is a town located in Warrick County, Indiana. ...

Tornado warnings were in effect at the time and issued on average about 30 minutes before the tornado hit, but few people were alerted; many were asleep as the tornado hit in the overnight hours.^[16] Tornado at beginning of life. ...

The local NOAA Weather Radio transmitter was experiencing technical difficulties at the time causing some weather radios to not sound an alarm. NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) is an American network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service office [1]. NWR broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day. ... Antenna tower of Crystal Palace transmitter, London A transmitter (sometimes abbreviated XMTR) is an electronic device which with the aid of an antenna propagates an electromagnetic signal such as radio, television, or other telecommunications. ...

Aftermath

F3 tornado damage near Angel Mounds, Indiana.

The community's response lead by county commissioner Cheryl Musgrave to the tornado garnered national praise. Brad Gair, a coordinating officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) noted, "I don't think I've ever seen a community of people come out so quickly to help each other. All communities come together after a disaster, but this one is exceptional."^[17] He also was taken aback by the hundreds of thousands of dollars that poured in from area residents and businesses. A local telethon helped raise the funds. "Just having a telethon that quickly was amazing," said Gair, "Then to raise that kind of money ... That's unusual."^[17] Image File history File links Evanville_Tornado,_Nov_6,_2005. ... Image File history File links Evanville_Tornado,_Nov_6,_2005. ... Angel Mounds State Historic Site is located on the Ohio River in Vanderburgh County, Indiana adjacent to Evansville. ... Cheryl Musgrave is a County Commissioner in Vanderburgh County, Indiana best known for championing government efficiency, innovation, and use of the internet. ... New FEMA seal The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ...

On August 12, 2006 a granite monument memorial was built at the site, along with a new playground dedicated to the children lost in the tornado. It was part of a campaign launched by two parents that lost children in the tornado. In addition, Rep. Phil Hoy introduced a bill called "C.J.'s law" which mandates that manufacturers of mobile homes install an operating weather radio with a separate power outlet in order to alert residents.^[18] Vanderburgh County also passed legislation toughening safety standards for their 3,100 mobile homes, requiring them to be more securely anchored with additional straps and braces, to try to prevent another tornado disaster.^[19] August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Combination playground structure for small children; slides, climbers (stairs in this case), playhouse A playground is an area designed for children to play freely. ... The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state government of Indiana. ... Weatheradio is a special radio service available over much of North America that transmits weather warnings and forecasts 24 hours a day. ...

Ellis Park was successfully rebuilt and reopened on June 1, 2006 for training and the first races at the rebuilt facility were held on July 19, 2006.^[20] June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Local television station WEHT began a campaign after the tornado to provide weather radios to tornado victims for free, and to all for a discounted price. Even WEHT's competitors have now posted how to program a weather radio on their websites. This program has since spread to many different areas of the country. A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... WEHT is an ABC affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. ...

Facts

• The 25 deaths from the Evansville tornado made it the deadliest tornado event in Indiana since the Super Outbreak of 1974, when several tornadoes resulted in 47 deaths in the state.

• It was the most deaths caused in a single day by tornadoes since May 4, 2003 during the May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence when 39 were killed.

• It was the deadliest single tornado since May 3, 1999 when 36 were killed from the Moore, Oklahoma area tornado during Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak.

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References

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See also

• List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

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External links

• Nightmare in November: Complete Coverage (WFIE)
• Tornado kills 22 in Indiana (CNN)
• Deadly tornado rakes Kentucky, Indiana (MSNBC), (AP)
• Twenty-fourth victim of southern Indiana tornado dies (WTHR), (AP)
• Major tornado struck the Evansville, IN area on Saturday night(Other tornadoes in the area are also now on this page) (NWS-Paducah)
• Sunday Morning Severe Storms and Tornadoes - Damage Survey and Photos (NWS-Louisville)
• Severe Thunderstorms of 6 November 2005 (NWS Louisville, KY)
• Severe Weather (November 5, 2005) (NWS Little Rock, Arkansas)
• Severe Weather Outbreak of November 5, 2005 (NWS Central Illinois)
• Satellite imagery (University of Wisconsin-Madison)