Zionsville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 123% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 5/14/1972, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the Zionsville town center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Yucca root is a warm climate vegetable. Yucca root, also known as cassava, is a tubular-shaped root vegetable that bares a resemblance to sweet potatoes.
A 6 ft. flowering stalk rises above 2-3 ft. high clumps of erect, dagger-like, blue-green leaves. The flowers are cream-colored and are followed by persistent seed pods. A tall, stout stem rises from a rosette of rigid, sword-like leaves and bears a loose cluster of white, nodding, bell-shaped flowers. Although yuccas are more typical of western deserts and grasslands, some are native in the East.