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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
1104 PM CDT Thu Apr 4 2024 /1204 AM EDT Fri Apr 5 2024/

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

...Northern Vanderburgh and Warrick County, Indiana #2...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.30 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             05:54 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 S Haubstadt / Vanderburgh County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          38.1669 / -87.5731

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               06:01 AM CDT
End Location:           2 S Elberfeld / Warrick County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            38.1249 / -87.4509

Survey Summary:
Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. Several outbuildings
were damaged or destroyed. Minor to moderate damage to a few
homes. This path started along I-64 just west of exit 25. It then
tracked southwest just on the outskirts of the Cambridge Golf
Club. It crossed Volkman Road and continued southeast crossing I-69
before merging with another tornado a few miles south of
Elberfeld in far northwest Warrick County. Path length was
7.3 miles and max width was 200 yards. Peak winds were 100 mph.

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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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