Tornado Confirmed East of Napoleon, IN

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
629 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

...Tornado confirmed in Ripley County Indiana...

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/30/24 Tornado Event...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.78 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/30/2025
Start Time:             08:02 PM EDT
Start Location:         5 E Napoleon / Ripley County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          39.194 / -85.2349

End Date:               03/30/2025
End Time:               08:08 PM EDT
End Location:           3 SW Sunman / Ripley County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            39.2038 / -85.1475

Survey Summary:
This statement provides information on a newly confirmed tornado 
that occurred east of Napoleon Indiana and southwest Sunman 
Indiana on the evening of March 30th. 

The first signs of concentrated damage were found along State Road
48 between North County Road 100 East and North County Road 200 
East. Several trees and outbuildings were damaged south of State 
Road 48 with a few trees damaged north of State Road 48. As the 
tornado continued eastward, it crossed State Road 48, destroying 
an outbuilding. 

Upooted trees and minor home damage were then observed along 
North County Road 200 East north of State Road 48. The destroyed 
barn and multiple snapped trees were rated to an estimated maximum
wind of 90 mph, resulting in the EF1 rating. The tornado 
continued eastward roughly along East State Road 48, causing 
damage to trees and additional outbuildings near North County Road
500, 550, and 600 East. The tornado likely dissipated south of 
State Road 48 and east of North County Road 600 East. 

The National Weather Service in Wilmington would like to thank
Ripley County Indiana Emergency Management for providing
information to assist this survey. 

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
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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NM/BPP