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EF0 tornado in Franklin County, Indiana

Tornado July 29, 2024 · Franklin County, Indiana

EF0
Rating
0.7 mi
Path length
80 yd
Path width
$10K
Damage as recorded
$10K
Crop damage
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 80 yards (0.05 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 began along a wooded area west of Holland Road and south of Oxford Pike. Drone footage revealed broken branches and convergent swirls within crops along the wooded area. The tornado continued northeast, remaining west of Holland Road. A property near the intersection of Holland Road and Oxford Pike received minor damage. An outbuilding sustained roof panel loss and the residence had minor roof damage along with blown out windows. Tree damage observed around the property was also convergent. The damage to and around the property suggested estimated peak winds

around 75 mph. The tornado entered an open field north of Oxford Pike, where tornadic swirls were evident within the crops. This was the final evidence of the tornado and it is believed to have quickly dissipated north of Oxford Pike.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance moving southeast across the region produced showers and thunderstorms during the evening hours.

Began near Whitcomb (39.4363, -84.9607).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1191563. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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