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Rare Southern U.S. Winter Storm; Dangerous Cold Weather For Much of the Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather for Southern California

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April 8-9, 2020
EF0 Tornado near Warsaw, Kentucky

 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
903 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...NWS CONFIRMS A TORNADO 1 MILE EAST OF WARSAW KENTUCKY ON APRIL
8TH 2020...

Location...1 mile east of Warsaw in Gallatin County Kentucky
Date...........................Apr 8 2020
Estimated Starting Time........10:27 pm EDT
Estimated Ending Time..........10:28 pm EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating........EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...75 mph
Maximum Path Width.............50 yards
Path Length....................0.5 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon..............38.7863N / 84.8735W
Ending Lat/Lon.................38.7847N / 84.8662W
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries.....0

...Summary...
The start/end times and locations are preliminary. More details
will come with later updates.

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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