Monday, March 9, 2009

South Central Indiana Tornado Damage

Dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed in Lawrence, Daviess, Knox and Martin counties. The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-3 tornado packing winds of up to 120 mph went through part of Lawrence County, causing the bulk of the damage there. A school bus was tossed on top of a flattened house in the Lawrence County community of Fayetteville, damaging 16 homes and destroying three more. No serious injuries were reported. You can watch a local news report by clicking on the following URL. http://www.theindychannel.com/video/18887526/
You can also see some uncut aerial footage of the damage by clicking this URL: http://www.theindychannel.com/video/18887010/

Map of the damage area:

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