A service is planned for Thursday evening in Newburgh to mark 20 years since a deadly tornado. WNIN’s John Gibson has more:
The 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 will honor the 25 people who died, those who survived, and first responders who sprang into action when the F3 twister ripped through southwest Indiana in the early morning hours of November 6th, 2005.
The service is set is set for 7:00 p.m. at First Christian Church on State Road 261 in Newburgh. The doors open at 6:00.
Many of the deaths and injuries occurred at the former Eastbrook Mobile Home Park near Angel Mounds.
The storm also damaged Ellis Park and tore a path of destruction through the Newburgh area.
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Noah Robinson notes in the years since, a granite monument and playground have been erected at the mobile home park, state legislators passed “CJ’s Law” -- named after two-year-old victim C.J. Martin – requiring weather radios be installed in new mobile homes, and local safety standards have been strengthened.
