Indiana Homeland Security asks Jackson County residents to report storm damage
May 02, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Residents of Jackson County are urged to report storm damage from the severe weather on Monday to Indiana 211, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security said in a news release issued Friday.
Phone service at 866-211-9966 is available 24/7.
A tornado hit Jackson County
tornado at 4:44 p.m. Monday northwest of Seymour with winds up to 105 mph, rating it moderate, or an EF-1 on the enhanced Fujita scale. It traveled 2.16 miles and had a maximum width of 100 yards. It lasted about 3 minutes.
A weather service survey team said Tuesday that the Jackson County tornado touched down just east of County Road 300 East just south of its intersection with County Road 875N. Multiple hardwood trees were snapped about 15 to 20 feet above the ground. Additional tree damage was found along County Road 875 North and County Road 375 East. The tornado moved northeast and substantially damaged barns and at least one home along county roads 900 North and 925 North. Two barns were destroyed with several others sustaining roof damage.
The Jackson County tornado weakened and then lifted near County Road 500East a short distance north of County Road 925 North. The tornado may not have been on the ground continuously for the whole track.
Additional damage from straight-line winds up to 100 mph was found in Jackson County from 1 to 2 miles to the south-southeast of the tornado track. That damage included at least 39 utility poles that were either snapped or leaning along County Road 800 North between county roads 400 East and 500 East, and along County Road 500 East for over a mile to the north. The straight-line winds also ripped parts of the roof of a building at Rose Acre Farms, a egg producer. Also, a few barns had roof damage in the area.
Jackson County, with about 47,300 residents, is a 70-minute drive south of downtown Indianapolis.
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