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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Louisville, KY
939 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024 /839 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for May 7, 2024 Tornado Event...

.Brief EF-0 Tornado touched down in Crawford County.

.Crawford...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    78 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.18 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   80 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             08:42 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 WSW Sulphur Springs / Crawford County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          38.209 / -86.4863

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               08:43 PM EDT
End Location:           Sulphur Springs / Crawford County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            38.2097 / -86.4832

Survey Summary:

The National Weather Service in Louisville, in coordination with
Crawford County Indiana Emergency Management, concluded that a
brief EF-0 tornado touched down a tenth of a mile southwest of Sulphur
Springs, IN on the evening of May 7, 2024. Despite the tornado s
short path of .2 miles and 1 minute duration, there was strong
evidence of a tornadic circulation including cyclonic damage
patterns, radar imagery, environmental factors, and an eyewitness
account.

The tornado touched down near the Stinking Fork, just
south of Sulphur Springs where it uprooted some hardwoods and
scattered them in differing directions. Drone photos and
eyewitness testimony confirm this. The tornado then traveled ENE
where it destroyed the lean-to of a small barn, scattering debris
downwind. The tornado then widened to approximately 80 yards
where it threw a carport about 75 yards to the NE and onto S. Old
Union Church Road. From here, the tornado maintained intensity
with estimated 75 to 80 mph winds where a few trees were uprooted
and downed in differing directions, mostly to the north of the
easterly storm motion. One healthy hardwood was even downed back
to a NW direction, which was strong evidence of the cyclonic
rotation. The tornado ended after it downed one more hardwood about
.2 miles ESE of Sulphur Springs just before S. Old Union Church Road.

An eyewitness who was outside at the residence of 8551 S. Old Union
Church Road mentioned that they got a Tornado Warning on their
phone, and about a minute later the winds started to pick up.
They could see swirling clouds above them, but never saw a
funnel. They took shelter as the intensity increased. In addition to
the eyewitness testimony, radar evidence shows a supercell
storm in an environment that was quite favorable for tornadic
activity. There is evidence of a brief TDS signature per radar
analysis.

NWS Louisville would like to thank Crawford County Emergency Manager,
Aaron Bye, and the residents whose property was damaged for their
assistance with the survey. The survey team did also look at a downed
tree at 8780 S. Ridener Ridge Road about 1.5 miles ENE of the tornado
end point, but it was inconclusive due to the lack of any other damage
around. It was not included in this tornado path.

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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.

$$

BJS