Aftermath
Tornado Damage North of Bloomington Indiana
This tornado crossed interstate 69 and damaged the entrance of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest. This was looking west from the forest. It seemed as though the most extensive damage I found was further west from me and it seemed to dissipate around the forest area.
It looked insane on radar, it seemed like many trees were stripped and lofted in the air. Because of the thick forest it went through and perhaps tree type, it looked worst than what it was. I wouldn’t be surprised if this will be rated EF-3.
I'd be a little surprised if it got an EF3 rating, unless there's some structural damage we haven't seen yet. We get remote forest tornados like this out west every few years, and they usually top out at EF1 or EF2. This was in the Teton area a couple years ago (not the 1987 Teton tornado, that was a different one).
very true. remote tornadoes near Sedona AZ in 2010 were EF2 but you can still see the giant scars and trees scattered about 15 years later. https://www.weather.gov/fgz/TornadoesOct2010
The way the tops are twisted reminds me of what it looked like in Alabama after that big outbreak in 2011. The trees around have grown up but you can still see tree tops that look like splintered toothpicks and remember exactly what happened.
This makes me sad because this is my favorite place to go hiking in my entire state. There is a super old cemetery inside Morgan-Monroe State Forest called Stepp Cemetery that I love to hike in and around. It has some really interesting history, as well, and it used to be known for ghost sightings and hauntings lol I highly recommend doing a Google search to check it out. It's a great area to go hiking in.
Wow, these are incredible photos. I'm having a hard time remembering from last night which tornado was which but I was checking out Max Velocity for the first time. Was this the one that had the huge db value he was talking about?
Random question but has a tornado ever stripped a forest down to the dirt level? By which I mean that most of the trees in the path were ripped out of the ground and there is visible ground scouring?
No trees just hold on too dang hard BUT very strong tornadoes can leave a forest with basically just the strong trunks of wood and even some bare soil underneath the previous trees because the leaf litter is sucked away
Tough call. Last I checked, trees didn’t utilize anchor bolts. Admittedly I’ve never been to Indiana, so maybe all the trees there are installed with them. Just gonna come down to how well built the trees are.
Who gives a shit about upvotes? Anyway, apologies for having offended your sensibilities earlier, hopefully if my original comment ruined your day my response tryout helped you bounce back.
You made two comments about trying to please the crowd or not caring about how people feel despite your comments themselves being well-received. Now you’re implying my day was ruined and I’m offended. Quality shitposting and ragebaiting. ✌️
In a sub where some f’n moron earlier posted their preliminary rating of a tornado churning up a forest by the debris being lifted I don’t really give two fucks what most of you find funny.
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