EF0 Tornado southwest of Dillsboro IN

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
754 PM EDT THU APR 16 2020

...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN SOUTHWEST DEARBORN COUNTY INDIANA 
ON APRIL 8 2020...

LOCATION...2.2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DILLSBORO IN SOUTHWEST
DEARBORN COUNTY INDIANA
DATE...........................APRIL 8 2020
START TIME.....................1010 PM
END TIME.......................1012 PM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING........EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH.............150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH....................1 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.0026N / 85.0973W
ENDING LAT/LON......38.9912N / 85.0870W
* FATALITIES........0
* INJURIES..........0

...SUMMARY...

A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN SOUTHWEST DEARBORN COUNTY INDIANA
IN THE 8800 BLOCK OF DAVIES ROAD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRAVEL
SOUTHEAST, DESTROYING BARNS AND DAMAGING ROOFS AND TREES FOR ABOUT
1 MILE. 

BASED ON THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE, THE TORNADO PRODUCED WINDS OF AROUND
75 MPH, AND IS RATED EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREATLY APPRECIATED THE SUPPORT AND
ASSISTANCE FROM DEARBORN COUNTY INDIANA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITH
THESE FINDINGS.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.



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