PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
405 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2010

...MICROBURST CONFIRMED NEAR .9 ENE SUNMAN IN RIPLEY COUNTY
INDIANA...

LOCATION...9 TENTHS MILE ENE SUNMAN IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA
DATE...JUNE 15 2010 
ESTIMATED TIME...833 PM EDT 
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...60 YARDS PATH LENGTH...50 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.2437N/85.0796W
ENDING LAT/LON...39.2440N/85.0780W
 * FATALITIES...NONE
 * INJURIES...NONE

 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A
MICROBURST NEAR .9 ENE SUNMAN IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA ON JUNE 15
2010.

THIS MICROBURST RESULTED IN A LARGE NUMBER OF TREES WITHIN A
FORESTED AREA BEING BLOWN DOWN OR SNAPPED OFF. DAMAGE IN THE
IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE MICROBURST INCLUDED TREES DOWNED AT TWO
HOMES AND A CAR PORT DESTROYED.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA
OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE
THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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