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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
620 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/2024 Tornado Event...

A line of severe thunderstorms moved across southwest and south
central Indiana on Sunday evening, May 26 2024, producing a
tornado in Knox County and wind damage throughout the area.


Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    112 mph
Path Length /statute/:  12.14 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             09:49 PM EDT
Start Location:         Decker / Knox County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          38.517 / -87.5226

End Date:               05/26/2024
End Time:               10:00 PM EDT
End Location:           2 ESE Monroe City / Knox County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            38.5941 / -87.3211

Survey Summary:

The tornado began near Decker where tree damage was found near the
starting point. At the start, funnel clouds were jumping as most
of the damage was confined to the trees while houses remained
undamaged. The tornado quickly strengthened in producing low end
EF2 damage about a half mile east of Decker where a pole barn was
destroyed with debris found over a mile east of the original
damage location. In that same lot, a school bus was picked up and
moved about 20 yards away.

A sporadic damage path continued for about 2.5 miles northeast of
Decker with EF1 damage to mainly trees and one other small barn.
The sporadic damage path persisted through rural portions of
southern Knox County with EF0 tree and power line damage. About 3
miles southwest of Monroe City, the tornado hit another garage
structure, pushing in its bolted doors and causing the structure
to collapse. Debris from that structure was thrown about a mile
northeastward into a field, with drone footage capturing
circulations carved in the ground in that field. There were likely
a few circulations associated with the main tornado as additional
tree damage was found on the north side of this same property,
with no damage in between, leaving the house unaffected.

The tornado continued on its northeast path through southern Knox
County about a mile south of Monroe City, causing EF0 damage to
trees. The tornado lifted in rural portions of southeast Knox
County just prior to the Knox/Daviess County line.

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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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Lashley/Moore/Ryan