EF0 Tornado in western Ohio County, Indiana

Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 331 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2020 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN WESTERN OHIO COUNTY INDIANA ON APRIL 8TH 2020... START LOCATION...4 MILES SSE DILLSBORO IN OHIO COUNTY IN END LOCATION.....4.8 MILES WSW OF RISING SUN IN OHIO COUNTY IN DATE...........................APR 8 2020 ESTIMATED STARTING TIME........10:13 PM EDT ESTIMATED ENDING TIME..........10:17 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING........EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70-75 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH.............450 YARDS PATH LENGTH....................5.8 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON..............38.9619N / 85.0432W ENDING LAT/LON.................38.9377N / 84.9412W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES.....0 ...SUMMARY... A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG MILTON BEAR BRANCH ROAD IN WESTERN OHIO COUNTY INDIANA. THE TORNADO TRAVELLED ESE UNTIL LIFTING NEAR THE 6000 BLOCK OF PALMER ROAD. THERE WERE NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, BARNS AND TREES. DAMAGE OF THIS NATURE IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF AN EF0 TORNADO, WITH WINDS TOPPING OUT AT ABOUT 70-75 MPH. DETAILED DAMAGE REPORTS AND MAPPING WERE PROVIDED BY OHIO 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. $$