April 2, 2024 -- EF1 in Ohio County IN

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1228 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/02/2024 TORNADO EVENT...

...Tornado Confirmed in Ohio County, Indiana...
Start Location...9 SW Dillsboro in Ohio County IN
End Location...7 S Dillsboro in Ohio County IN
Date...04/02/2024
Estimated Start Time...05:52 PM EDT
Estimated End Time...05:57 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...100 mph
Maximum Path Width...100.0 yards
Path Length...3.4 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...38.9034 / -85.1399
Ending Lat/Lon...38.9045 / -85.0778
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
With considerable assistance from the Ohio County Emergency
Management Agency, the National Weather Service in Wilmington
Ohio is able to confirm that a tornado occurred in extreme
southwest Ohio County, Indiana on the afternoon of April 2nd,
2024.

The tornado developed near the Ohio and Switzerland County
intersection just north Knigga Road, and moved northeast as it
crossed Aberdeen Road. A garage was destroyed on the north side
of Knigga Road, and a well-constructed barn on Aberdeen Road was
completely destroyed, with much of the debris being lofted high
into the trees behind the barn.  The tornado then continued east
through wooded and inaccessible areas, crossing Bear Branch
Creek, Texas Gas Road, and then dissipating near Milton Bear 
Branch Road where trees were uprooted. Maximum wind speed along 
this path were estimated to be around 100 mph at the destroyed 
barn on Aberdeen Road. 

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Ohio County 
Emergency Management Agency for the assistance with this survey. 

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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Binau