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EF0 tornado in Ripley County, Indiana

Tornado March 30, 2025 · Ripley County, Indiana

EF0

Rating

2.2 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$150K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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

Damage from the tornado was first noted west of North County Road 600 West, where trees, outbuildings, and one home were damaged. As the tornado continued northeast toward Napoleon, a few outbuildings were damaged south of West County Road 850 North. The final damage from the tornado was observed along North Old Michigan Road directly south of Napoleon, where it is believed to have dissipated.

The wider storm

A low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes region, bringing showers and thunderstorms.

Began near Napoleon (39.1900, -85.3700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Ripley County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1239881. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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