Tornado Kills 11 in Indiana

Posted on November 6, 2005

(CNN) — An overnight tornado ripped a 20-mile path through southwestern Indiana, killing at least 11 people and injuring 160 others, officials said Sunday.

Adam Groupey, deputy director of emergency management for Evansville and Vanderburgh County, said the tornado touched down about 2 a.m. in Henderson County, Kentucky, then hit the Evansville mobile home park before moving into Warrick County.

One resident of the trailer park told WFIE of Evansville she saw a tornado pick up a car with members of her family in it and toss the vehicle into a tree. Brandi Crawley said no one was seriously injured.

“The damage is very, very extensive,” said Chad Bennett, an assistant fire chief in Newburgh in Warrick County. He said the area hardest hit was just north of the city limits.

“Now that daylight has come, it is making it a little more easy to see the scope of the damage, and it is very shocking.”

Bennett estimated the damage path was about 3/4 of a mile wide and 20 miles long.

Groupey said officials had declared a local state of emergency, the first step toward requesting state assistance.

Many residents said the storm moved through very quickly, with the rush of wind lasting less than 15 seconds.

The National Weather Service had issued warnings for the area about 30 minutes before the tornado struck, but many people were asleep and were not aware of them.

I just want people out there to know that we are praying for them. Such a devestating event, and it happened while people were sleeping. Its amazing how much damage 15 seconds can do. These things are out of our control, but I belive in the power of prayer. There may be some of our readers that were affected by this. We pray for everyone that happened to be in its path, or knew someone that was. You are all in our prayers.

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One Response to “Tornado Kills 11 in Indiana”

Paul on November 7th, 2005 2:17 am

A Tornado in Indiana in November is Rare. Quite odd the fact that “Homeland Security” was all over it..and so FAST…..

Never knew they took so keen an “interest” in the “weather”