{"id":4299,"date":"2025-06-16T07:06:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:14:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:14:37","slug":"weather-alert-indiana-tornado-hits-evansvilles-westside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/06\/16\/weather-alert-indiana-tornado-hits-evansvilles-westside\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather alert Indiana: Tornado hits Evansville\u2019s westside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4300\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-evansville_1606-219x146.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>EF-0 tornado confirmed by emergency officials<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A <strong>tornado<\/strong> with <strong>peak winds of 85 mph (137 km\/h)<\/strong> was officially confirmed by the <strong>Evansville\/Vanderburgh County Emergency Management Agency (EMA)<\/strong>. The <strong>EF-0 twister<\/strong> touched down <strong>Friday<\/strong> on the <strong>westside of Evansville<\/strong>, according to a statement shared via <strong>Facebook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Path and areas affected<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>tornado<\/strong> began its track along <strong>South Tekoppel Avenue<\/strong> and traveled <strong>northeast<\/strong>, leaving a <strong>trail of minor but widespread damage<\/strong>. Notably, the <strong>storm system<\/strong> uprooted several <strong>trees near Edgewood and Hillcrest<\/strong>, caused large <strong>tree limbs to snap near Hillcrest and Baker<\/strong>, and even took down a <strong>construction barricade near Indiana and 11th Street<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Meteorologist assistance acknowledged<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>EMA<\/strong> also expressed <strong>gratitude to local weather spotters<\/strong>, including <strong>14 First Alert Meteorologist Jeff Lyons<\/strong>, and to the <strong>National Weather Service (NWS) in Paducah<\/strong>, for their <strong>field support and damage assessment efforts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>confirmation of this EF-0 tornado<\/strong> follows multiple severe weather alerts issued last week across <strong>southwestern Indiana<\/strong>, reinforcing the importance of local <strong>meteorological collaboration<\/strong> and <strong>real-time observations<\/strong> during extreme weather events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EF-0 tornado confirmed by emergency officials A tornado with peak winds of 85 mph (137 km\/h) was officially confirmed by the Evansville\/Vanderburgh County Emergency Management Agency (EMA). The EF-0 twister touched down Friday on the westside of Evansville, according to a statement shared via Facebook. 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