Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
198 NOUS43 KLMK 042336 PNSLMK INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-051145- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Louisville, KY 736 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 /636 PM CDT Thu Apr 4 2024/ ...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/2024 Straight-Line Wind Event... ..Crawford County, IN Straight-Line Wind Damage... Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Date: 04/02/2024 Time: 12:41 PM EDT Location: 1 SSW Carefree / Crawford County / IN Lat/Lon: 38.2378 / -86.3611 Survey Summary: On Wednesday April 3rd at approximately 1:20 PM EDT, the National Weather Service in Louisville conducted a damage assessment survey in Carefree, Indiana for damage caused by an afternoon storm on Tuesday. Wind damage was observed at the firehouse east of State Road 66. Metal siding between the top of a block wall and the roof was blown in near the fascia. The bottom of the metal siding remained attached to the building above the block wall. Once the wind was able to enter the structure, the northern half of the roof was completely blown off the building. Some of the roof struck the newly installed outdoor warning siren which sits next to the north side of the building. Pieces of roofing and insulation blew up to 170 yards to the east-southeast before coming to rest on a tree and fence. Within this 170 yards, a trail of debris remained on the ground, in trees, and against trailers and a building on private property along the northern extent of the debris field. After reviewing radar data, survey points, and detailed drone images from the Milltown Police Department, it`s determined that a collapsing storm core produced the approximate 90 mph wind that caused the damage to the firehouse. && NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ KDW