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EF1 tornado in Switzerland County, Indiana

Tornado March 14, 2024 · Switzerland County, Indiana

EF1
Rating
18.0 mi
Whole path
500 yd
Path width
2
Injuries
$320K
Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Jefferson County → Trimble County, Kentucky → Carroll County, Kentucky → Jefferson County → Switzerland County → Carroll County, Kentucky; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 500 yards (0.28 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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 developed in Jefferson County, Indiana, at 1258EST, on the north side of Hanover. The tornado moved east across the Ohio River into Trimble County, Kentucky, and then into Carroll County, Kentucky, before crossing the Ohio River again and moving back into Jefferson County, Indiana. The tornado continued east and entered Switzerland County at 1318EST.

While in Switzerland County, the tornado damaged three barns along Green Valley Road. All the barns sustained significant roof panel damage. Some trees were also uprooted and numerous other trees were topped and snapped. The tornado continued east and caused widespread tree damage on the north hillside along State Route 56. The tornado did extensive power pole and powerline damage, along with tree damage, near the intersection of Patton Hollow Road and State Route 56. Wind speeds were estimated to be 90 mph here with a tornado width of 150 yards. From here, the tornado moved out of Switzerland County at 1322EST as it crossed the Ohio River for a third time, going back into Carroll County, Kentucky. Once in Carroll County, the tornado quickly weakened and ended at 1324EST, 2 miles east of Carrollton.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed in an unseasonably warm and humid airmass ahead of an approaching cold front.

Began near Vevay Robinson Arpt (38.7004, -85.2018).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1160989. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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