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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
1059 PM CDT Thu Apr 4 2024 /1159 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024/

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

...Northern Vanderburgh and Warrick County, Indiana #1...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/: 14.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             05:48 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 SE Cynthiana / Vanderburgh County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          38.1488 / -87.6712

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               06:01 AM CDT
End Location:           3 SE Elberfeld / Warrick County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            38.1232 / -87.4148

Survey Summary:
Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. Dozens of
outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Minor to moderate damage
to several homes. Electrical power poles were snapped. This path
started just south of I-64 along Hwy 65 in far northwest
Vanderburgh County. It then tracked east-southeast across Hwy
41 and I-69. Another tornado merged with it a few miles south of
Elberfeld in northwest Warrick County and then the tornado
dissipated shortly after. Path length was 14.2 miles and max
width was 200 yards. Peak winds were 115 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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