EF0 Tornado near Rising Sun, Indiana

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
336 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2020

...SECOND TORNADO CONFIRMED IN CENTRAL OHIO COUNTY INDIANA
ON APRIL 8TH 2020...

START LOCATION...5.5 MILES WNW RISING SUN IN OHIO COUNTY IN
END LOCATION.....1 MILES SSW OF RISING SUN IN OHIO COUNTY IN
DATE...........................APR 8 2020
ESTIMATED STARTING TIME........10:18 PM EDT
ESTIMATED ENDING TIME..........10:22 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING........EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH.............200 YARDS
PATH LENGTH....................5.25 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON..............38.9580N / 84.9579W
ENDING LAT/LON.................38.9372N / 84.8640W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES.....0

...SUMMARY...
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG THE 7300 BLOCK OF SALEM RIDGE ROAD AND 
STRETCHED 5.25 MILES TO THE EAST NEAR RISING SUN. DAMAGE ALONG THIS
PATH WAS WEAKER THAN THE TORNADO IN WESTERN OHIO COUNTY, WITH DAMAGE
BECOMING MORE DIFFUSE AND SPARSE AS THE STORM HEADED EAST. DAMAGE TO 
ROOFS, SIDING AND POWER POLES AND TREES OCCURRED. 

THESE FINDINGS WERE SUPPORTED BY PHOTO AND MAPPING ASSISTANCE FROM
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.
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