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| Duration | 10 hours, 45 minutes |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes confirmed | 30 confirmed, 91 reported |
| Max. rating1 | EF4 tornado |
| Largest hail | 4.00 in (10.2 cm) in diameter in Bloomington, IL |
| Fatalities | 6 (+2 non-tornadic) |
| Damage | unknown |
| Areas affected | Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale | |
The November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak was the deadliest tornado outbreak during the month of November on record in the U.S. state of Illinois.[2] It has resulted in many tornadoes across Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio with at least eight fatalities. Damaging straight-line winds were seen over a larger area including Iowa, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and New York. More than 390,000 lost power in Michigan, more than 160,000 in Indiana, more than 160,000 in Illinois and 37,000 in Missouri.[3][4] Non-tornadic deaths and injured include one killed in Jackson County, Michigan when a tree fell on a car, one critically injured after touching a downed wire in Detroit, and two minor injuries in a home damaged by wind in Ohio.[5]
Meteorological synopsis
On November 16, a weak low pressure area formed over the central United States. It rapidly deepened over the upper Great Lakes the next day, and also encountered a very strong jet stream and a warm, humid air mass for the time of year. In turn, the Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe weather for the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions for November 17.[6] As confidence increased and the low deepened, the threat was upgraded to a high risk of severe weather for that same region, the second such issuance in 2013 and the first in the month of November since November 15, 2005.[7]
Confirmed tornadoes
| EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
November 17 event
| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF? | N of Pekin | Tazewell | IL | 40°37′N 89°38′W / 40.61°N 89.63°W | 1655 | Unknown | Unknown | Brief touchdown with no damage.[8] |
| EF4 | Pekin, Illinois to Washington | Tazewell, Woodford | IL | 40°58′N 88°57′W / 40.96°N 88.95°W | 1700 – 1736 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 death – Large tornado formed in Tazewell and traveled through Tazewell and Peoria counties, destroying many homes and other buildings, especially in Washington, where entire neighborhoods were leveled and some homes were swept away. Many trees, vehicles, and power lines were destroyed, and a cell phone tower was downed as well. Light debris from Washington was found 95 miles away. 75 others were injured.[8] |
| EF2 | Dana to S of Long Point | La Salle, Livingston | IL | 40°58′N 88°57′W / 40.96°N 88.95°W | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Preliminary survey.[8] |
| EF4 | New Minden area | Washington | IL | 38°26′N 89°22′W / 38.44°N 89.37°W | 1805 – ? | >3 miles (4.8 km) | Unknown | 2 deaths – Tornado touched down over Interstate 64, overturning a tractor trailer and injuring the driver. The tornado then inflicted EF2 damage to a farm, where outbuildings were destroyed and a house was damaged. Trees and power poles were snapped nearby. The tornado then struck another farm further to the northeast, inflicting EF4 damage and killing two people. Outbuildings there were damaged to varying degrees, and the home was completely destroyed with only the foundation remaining. Several vehicles were rolled as well. Continuing northeast, several other rural homes and mobile homes were heavily damaged or destroyed before the tornado struck the north side of New Minden. A few homes in New Minden were heavily damaged or destroyed, and a church sustained major roof damage. The tornado continued northeast of town for some distance before dissipating.[9] |
| EF2 | SSW of Coal City to NNE of Wilmington | Grundy, Will | IL | 41°14′N 88°18′W / 41.24°N 88.30°W | 1822 – 1833 | 12.9 miles (20.8 km) | 200 yd (180 m) | Tornado touched down south-southwest of Coal City, where tree damage was observed. Tracking quickly northeast, the tornado intensified as it moved through more residential areas. Several homes sustained roof and exterior wall damage. Moving near Coal City, more substantial damage took place. Several buildings and vehicles sustained significant damage before the storm crossed into Will County. The tornado gradually weakened after crossing into Will County, though continued to cause minor damage until it dissipated north-northeast of Wilmington.[8] |
| EF? | SW of Centralia | Marion | IL | 38°31′N 89°08′W / 38.51°N 89.14°W | 1821 – ? | unknown | unknown | Numerous homes sustained significant structural damage and vehicles were overturned. Numerous minor injuries.[8] |
| EF? | N of Altamont | Effingham | IL | 39°04′N 88°45′W / 39.07°N 88.75°W | 1830 - ? | Unknown | ~0.5 mi (0.80 km) | Half-mile wide tornado on the ground. Homes were damaged on the north side of town.[8] |
| EF2 | SE of Manhattan to SSW of Frankfort | Will | IL | 41°25′N 87°56′W / 41.41°N 87.93°W | 1842 – 1848 | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) | 200 yd (180 m) | Several homes were damaged, five of which were uninhabitable, along with several other structures, including two barns. Four high-tension power line towers were bent, and several other power lines and trees were downed.[8] |
| EF? | N of Tuscola/W of Villa Grove | Douglas | IL | 39°50′N 88°17′W / 39.84°N 88.28°W | 1845 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Tornado crossed Interstate 57. Numerous trees and power poles were downed. The second story was removed from one home.[8] |
| EF? | Gifford/Flatville areas | Champaign | IL | 40°14′N 88°04′W / 40.24°N 88.06°W | 1856 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Storm spotters reported tornado on the ground. Buildings in Gifford sustained structural damage.[8] |
| EF? | E of Rankin, IL to Perrysville, IN | Vermillion (IL), Vermillion (IN) | IL, IN | 39°59′N 87°48′W / 39.98°N 87.80°W | 1907 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Many sheds, homes, mobile homes, and businesses were heavily damaged, with some actually being destroyed. Trees and power lines were downed. A high school was damaged in Westville, Illinois and another school in Danville, Illinois was damaged as well.[8] |
| EF? | Oran area | Scott | MO | 37°05′N 89°39′W / 37.08°N 89.65°W | 1918 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | A mobile home was destroyed.[8] |
| EF? | Olive Branch | Alexander | IL | 37°10′N 89°21′W / 37.17°N 89.35°W | 1930 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Tornado reported.[8] |
| EF? | Bone Gap | Edwards | IL | 38°26′N 88°00′W / 38.44°N 88.00°W | 1940 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Unconfirmed report of a tornado.[8] |
| EF1 | Newton to Goodland | Jasper, Newton | IN | 40°46′N 87°17′W / 40.76°N 87.29°W | 1940 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Homes and grain bins were damaged and trees and power poles were downed.[8] |
| EF1 | Southeast Benton County | Benton | IN | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Preliminary survey.[8] | |
| EF1 | NE of Rensselaer | Jasper | IN | Unknown | Unknown | Preliminary survey.[8] | ||
| EF2 | Allendale area | Wabash | IL | 38°23′N 87°55′W / 38.38°N 87.91°W | 1943 – 1959 | Unknown | Unknown | One home was destroyed and several others were damaged.[8] |
| EF2 | Vincennes area | Knox | IN | 38°41′N 87°31′W / 38.68°N 87.51°W | 2005 – ? | 19.4 miles (31.2 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | Tornado on the ground between Vincennes and Decker. A home was damaged on the south side of Vincennes.[8] |
| EF? | S of Medaryville to Winamac | Pulaski | IN | 41°02′N 86°53′W / 41.04°N 86.89°W | 2006 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Tornado on the ground.[8] |
| EF3 | NW of Lafayette | Tippecanoe | IN | 40°32′N 87°03′W / 40.54°N 87.05°W | 2009 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Rain-wrapped tornado threw sheet-metal across a field and into a fence. An industrial plant sustained major structural damage.[8] |
| EF? | Rossville to Lincoln | Clinton, Carroll, Howard, Cass | IN | 40°25′N 86°36′W / 40.42°N 86.60°W | 2010 – 2020 | Unknown | Unknown | Many homes were damaged along the path, including in Young America. A barn was destroyed, a tractor-trailer was flipped, and many trees and power lines were downed as well.[8] |
| EF3 | West Paducah, KY to Brookport, IL | McCracken (KY), Massac (IL), Pope (IL) | KY, IL | 37°06′N 88°44′W / 37.10°N 88.74°W | 2020 – ? | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) | 500 yd (460 m) | 3 deaths – Tornado moved through downtown Paducah and through Brookport, where it destroyed dozens of mobile homes, many of which were blown over 100 feet (30 m). Also in Brookport, one site-built home was leveled, and dozens of homes, garages, storage buildings, and businesses sustained structural damage. A school bus and several other vehicles were tossed around and hundreds of trees were downed. 13 others were injured.[8] |
| EF2 | Kokomo area | Howard | IN | Unknown | Short | Unknown | Preliminary information.[8] | |
| EF2 | Kokomo area | Howard | IN | Unknown | ~10 miles (16 km) | Unknown | Preliminary information.[8] | |
| EF? | Logansport area | Cass | IN | 40°34′N 86°21′W / 40.57°N 86.35°W | 2023 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Many trees and power lines were downed, a barn was destroyed, and a tractor-trailer was flipped. Several homes sustained moderate structural damage. One home was destroyed.[8] |
| EF2 | SW of Washington | Daviess | IN | 38°40′N 87°10′W / 38.66°N 87.17°W | 2025 – ? | 2.75 miles (4.43 km) | 130 yd (120 m) | Several houses were damaged.[8] |
| EF? | SE of Delphi area | Carroll | IN | 40°32′N 86°37′W / 40.54°N 86.62°W | 2025 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Three homes were hit by the tornado.[8] |
| EF? | Bennetts Switch area | Miami | IN | 40°35′N 86°07′W / 40.59°N 86.11°W | 2026 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Tornado reported on the ground.[8] |
| EF? | Peru area | Miami | IN | 40°45′N 86°04′W / 40.75°N 86.07°W | 2033 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Tornado reported on the ground at a trailer park.[8] |
| EF2 | SW of Lebanon | Boone | IN | 40°02′N 86°30′W / 40.03°N 86.50°W | 2040 – ? | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) | 75 yd (69 m) | Several cars and tractor-trailers were flipped and a Starbucks was heavily damaged, along with many other businesses and homes. Two people was injured when their tractor-trailer was flipped at a truck stop in Lebanon.[8] |
| EF1 | NE of Lebanon | Boone | IN | 2040 – ? | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | 75 yd (69 m) | Preliminary survey.[8] | |
| EF3 | N of Morganfield to Croydon | Union, Henderson | KY | 37°44′N 87°55′W / 37.74°N 87.91°W | 2043 – 2115 | Unknown | Unknown | Many trees were downed, a site-built home was damaged, and a mobile home was destroyed in Union County. In Corydon, widespread damage was observed.[8] |
| EF? | E of Shoals | Martin | IN | 38°40′N 86°47′W / 38.67°N 86.79°W | 2044 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Tornado reported on the ground.[8] |
| EF2 | NNW of Sweetser | Grant | IN | 2050 – ? | 12 miles (19 km) | 0.4 mi (640 m) | 30 to 40 homes were damaged, six to ten of which were damaged significantly. Dozens of vehicles were either damaged or destroyed.[8] | |
| EF0 | S of Roseburg | Grant | IN | 2055 – ? | <1 mile (1.6 km) | 130 yd (120 m) | Preliminary survey.[8] | |
| EF? | NW of Eddyville | Lyon | KY | 37°07′N 88°07′W / 37.11°N 88.12°W | 2059 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Tornado reported.[8] |
| EF0 | S of Waters | Otsego | MI | 44°51′44″N 84°41′37″W / 44.8622°N 84.6936°W | 2127 – 2129 | 0.3 miles (0.48 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | Short-lived tornado downed numerous trees, some of which were snapped.[8] |
| EF? | White Plains to Bancroft | Hopkins, Muhlenberg | KY | 37°11′N 87°23′W / 37.19°N 87.39°W | 2137 – 2152 | Unknown | Unknown | Many trees and power lines were downed and homes were damaged.[8] |
| EF1 | N of Bedford | Lawrence | IN | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Preliminary survey.[8] | |
| EF1 | NE of Atlanta | Tipton | IN | 40°14′N 86°00′W / 40.24°N 86.00°W | 2156 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | A house was hit by the tornado.[8] |
| EF1 | Huntsville area | Butler | KY | 2210 – 2216 | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) | 200 yd (180 m) | Several site-built homes, mobile homes, and small outbuildings were damaged. Numerous trees were downed as well. One person was injured.[8][10] | |
| EF1 | Eastern Jerry City | Wood | OH | 41°15′11″N 83°35′35″W / 41.253°N 83.593°W | 2235 – 2240 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | Several homes were destroyed.[8][11] |
| EF2 | Perrysburg to Oregon | Wood, Lucas | OH | 41°32′20″N 83°34′05″W / 41.539°N 83.568°W | 2235 – 2255 | 12 miles (19 km) | 200 yd (180 m) | Several homes were destroyed.[8][11] |
| EF1 | E of Elmore | Ottawa | OH | 41°27′54″N 83°13′23″W / 41.465°N 83.223°W | 2300 – ? | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | 75 yd (69 m) | No other information is available at this time.[8][11] |
| EF1 | SE of Orlinda | Robertson | TN | 2331 – 2332 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | Several homes sustained roof and window damage.[8][12] | |
| EF0 | N of Portland | Sumner | TN | 2331 – 2332 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | 50 yd (46 m) | The roof was blown off of a fire hall and into apartment buildings, causing mostly window damage. A few homes and a church sustained minor damage as well.[8][12] | |
| EF? | Carroll area | Fairfield | OH | 39°48′N 82°42′W / 39.80°N 82.70°W | 0044 – ? | Unknown | Unknown | Tornado reported on the ground.[8] |
| EF0 | NW of Fayetteville | Lincoln | TN | 35°13′16″N 86°38′30″W / 35.2212°N 86.6418°W | 0337 – 0340 | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | 25 yd (23 m) | The front porch of a home was lifted up, taking a large portion of metal roof with it. Debris was thrown about 50 yards (46 m). A two-story home sustained vinyl siding damage, a small wooden barn was lifted and thrown, and a piece of wood smashed into another house, leaving a hole. A carport was lifted and crushed and roofing was peeled off of a mobile home, with debris being strewn several hundred yards. Many trees were downed along the path, which was intermittent.[8] |
See also
- List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- Tornadoes of 2013
- 2002 Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak
- Mid-November 2005 tornado outbreak
Notes
- ^ All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.
References
- ^ Rowlands, Ted. "Midwest tornadoes, winds slam towns and trucks; 5 killed in Illinois". CNN. Cable News Network. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Dr. Jeff Masters (November 18, 2013). "Rare November Tornado Outbreak Kills 6; Subtropical Storm Melissa Forms". Weather Underground. Weather Underground. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Ted Rowlands; Michael Pearson; Holly Yan (November 18, 2013). "Midwest tornadoes: 'The sky was just rumbling'". CNN. CNN. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Sharon Harris (November 17, 2013). "Emergency responders kept busy". Pekin Daily Times. Pekin Daily Times. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ "State-by-state look at unusually large, late-season storm as it sweeps through Midwest". Associated Press. The Washington Post. November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Greg Dial (November 16, 2013). "Nov 16, 2013 0700 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Chris Broyles; Bill Bunting (November 17, 2013). "Nov 17, 2013 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av "131117's Storm Reports (1200 UTC - 1159 UTC)". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. November 17, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 11/17/13 TORNADO EVENT". NWS St. Louis. NWS St. Louis. November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ "11/17/2013 - Butler County, KY EF-1 Tornado - Interactive Map". National Weather Service Office in Louisville, Kentucky. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Two Confirmed Tornadoes in Wood and Lucus Counties, November 17, 2013". National Weather Service Office in Cleveland, Ohio. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ a b "Two Tornadoes from Sunday's Storms - November 17, 2013". National Weather Service Office in Nashville, Tennessee. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.