EF0 Tornado in western Ohio County, Indiana

Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. 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. $$