Bedford is a city in Shawswick Township and the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 13,792. That is up from 13,413 in 2010. Bedford is the principal city of the Bedford, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises all of Lawrence County.
Bedford, Indiana
A small block of limestone presented by the city to Bedford, England
The historic Indiana Limestone Company Building, in Bedford.
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011
From May 21 to May 26, 2011, one of the largest tornado outbreaks on record affected the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States. A six-day tornado outbreak sequence, most of the tornadoes developed in a corridor from Lake Superior southwest to central Texas, while isolated tornadoes occurred in other areas. An especially destructive EF5 tornado destroyed one-third of Joplin, Missouri, resulting in 158 deaths and over 1,000 injuries. The Joplin tornado was the deadliest in the United States since April 9, 1947, when an intense tornado killed 181 in the Woodward, Oklahoma, area. Tornado-related deaths also occurred in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, and Oklahoma. Overall, the tornado outbreak resulted in 186 deaths, 8 of those non-tornadic, making it second only to the 2011 Super Outbreak as the deadliest since 1974. It was the second costliest tornado outbreak in United States history behind that same April 2011 outbreak, with insured damage estimated at $4–7 billion.
High-end EF4 tornado that struck Chickasha, Oklahoma, on May 24
EF5 damage to St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, which later had to be torn down due to deformation of its foundation and underpinning system.
Ground scouring and a debarked tree near El Reno with various debris, including a car, piled at its base.
A severely damage reinforced concrete dome home near Blanchard.
