EF0 Tornado north of Friendship, Indiana

Heavy Rainfall Threat for Mid-Atlantic into Southern New England; Fire Weather Hazards for the West

Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms may cause flash flooding in the northern Mid-Atlantic today. The Mid-Atlantic and Southeast heatwave is slowly easing, while cooler, drier air spreads across the Central and Eastern U.S. for the start of August. Critical fire conditions persist in the Pacific Northwest and Four Corners due to dry storms and gusty winds. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 210 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2020 ...UPDATED TORNADO PATH IN EASTERN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA ON APRIL 8TH 2020... START LOCATION...5.6 MILES SE VERSAILLES IN RIPLEY COUNTY IN END LOCATION.....2.5 MILES NNE OF FRIENDSHIP IN RIPLEY COUNTY IN DATE...........................APR 8 2020 ESTIMATED STARTING TIME........10:08 PM EDT ESTIMATED ENDING TIME..........10:11 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING........EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH.............220 YARDS PATH LENGTH....................2.6 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON..............39.0197N / 85.1775W ENDING LAT/LON.................39.0063N / 85.1350W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES.....0 ...SUMMARY... A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG S. FRIENDSHIP ROAD IN SOUTHEAST RIPLEY COUNTY. THE TORNADO CAUSED ROOF AND SIDING DAMGE TO HOMES AND BARNS, AS WELL AS DESTROYING SILOS, ALONG WITH TREE DAMAGE. WHILE THE TORNADO DAMAGE ENDED JUST WEST OF THE DEARBORN COUNTY LINE, EFFORTS ARE STILL ONGOING TO CONFIRM WHETHER DAMAGE IN DEARBORN COUNTY WAS STRAIGHT LINE WIND OR TORNADO. THESE FINDINGS WERE SUPPORTED BY ASSISTANCE FROM RIPLEY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 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. $$