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Dangerous Surf and Rip Currents Along East Coast Beaches; Hazardous Heat in the West

Tropical storm conditions, storm surge flooding and coastal flooding will continue into Thursday across the Outer Banks and into portions of the Mid-Atlantic coastline. Life-threatening rip currents and high surf will continue to impact much of the Atlantic shoreline through the end of the week. Hazardous, record heat will continue across the Western U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

April 8-9, 2020
EF0 Tornado near Warsaw, Kentucky

 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
903 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...NWS CONFIRMS A TORNADO 1 MILE EAST OF WARSAW KENTUCKY ON APRIL
8TH 2020...

Location...1 mile east of Warsaw in Gallatin County Kentucky
Date...........................Apr 8 2020
Estimated Starting Time........10:27 pm EDT
Estimated Ending Time..........10:28 pm EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating........EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...75 mph
Maximum Path Width.............50 yards
Path Length....................0.5 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon..............38.7863N / 84.8735W
Ending Lat/Lon.................38.7847N / 84.8662W
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries.....0

...Summary...
The start/end times and locations are preliminary. More details
will come with later updates.

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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