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EF0 tornado in Franklin County, Indiana

Tornado August 14, 2023 · Franklin County, Indiana

EF0
Rating
2.8 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
$70K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado first touched down in the vicinity of Palawana Circle and Deer Ridge Road where some minor garden and tree branch damage was noted. From there, the tornado continued east, causing some minor roof and siding damage to several homes between Garr Hill and Deer Ridge Roads. Additionally, numerous trees were damaged and/or uprooted. At one residence, a back yard barn was completely destroyed and a house garage had partial wall and roof collapse. The tornado then continued east, causing minor tree damage along Pea Ridge Road. After crossing State Route 101, more significant tree damage occurred in a forested area just to the south of Pea Ridge Road. The tornado then crossed several fields before lifting along Liberty Pike, where minor tree damage was noted.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed along a warm front as a low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley.

Began near Whitcomb (39.4758, -84.9611).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1122751. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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