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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
1111 PM CDT Thu Apr 4 2024 /1211 AM EDT Fri Apr 5 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for the April 2, 2024 Tornado Event...

...Posey County, Indiana #1...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/: 11.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             05:37 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSE New Harmony / Posey County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          38.0927 / -87.9151

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               05:48 AM CDT
End Location:           8 WSW Darmstadt / Posey County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            38.0556 / -87.7156

Survey Summary:
Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. Dozens of outbuildings
were damaged or destroyed. Minor to moderate damage to several
homes. This path started just east of Hwy 69 near Harmony Township
Road and tracked southeast, eventually merging with another
tornado west-southwest of the town of Blairsville. It lifted
several miles southeast of Blairsville in extreme eastern Posey
County. While the tornado lifted, straight-line wind damage
continued into Vanderburgh County on the north side of Evansville.

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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.

Surveyors: CW/SE/SP

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