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Public Information Statement...Corrected end location state
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
918 AM EDT Fri Apr 5 2024

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

...EF0 Tornado Confirmed Near Richmond Indiana in Wayne County...

Start Location...1 ENE Spring Grove in Wayne County IN
End Location...2 NW New Paris in Wayne County IN
Date...04/02/2024
Estimated Start Time...05:53 PM EDT
Estimated End Time...05:58 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...80 mph
Maximum Path Width...200.0 yards
Path Length...3.5 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...39.8503 / -84.869
Ending Lat/Lon...39.8753 / -84.8134
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
With considerable assistance and coordination from the Wayne
County Emergency Management Agency, the National Weather Service
in Wilmington, Ohio has confirmed a brief and weak tornado
occurred with the severe thunderstorms on April 2nd near
Richmond, Indiana.

Earliest indications of tornado development appear to be near the
intersection of Garr and Pleasant View Road, where trees were
broken off and uprooted on either side of Pleasant View Road. From
there, the tornado traveled northeast across Buttermilk Road,
Weiss Road, and Interstate 70 causing mainly tree damage along its
path. After the tornado crossed Interstate 70, it widened briefly
as it crossed Reservoir Road and Smyrna Road, causing more tree
and some structural damage on Smyrna Road. Here, several barns,
outbuildings, and residential structures suffered damage, and
debris thrown a considerable distance. One barn was very heavily
damaged, and several other barns lost some or major portions of
their roofs, trailers were tipped over, and a porch was damaged on
a home. This represented the highest wind speed along the path,
estimated at 80 mph based on numerous damage indicators on Smyrna
Road. The tornado continued over open fields and then crossed
Turner and Porterfield Roads, before dissipating as it approached
the Ohio / Indiana state line.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington would like to thank
the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency for all of the
assistance with this assessment.

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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