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EF0 tornado in Parke County, Indiana

Tornado May 25, 2011 · Parke County, Indiana

EF0
Rating
0.3 mi
Path length
30 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 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 National Weather Service survey team has determined an EF-0 tornado struck near Bridgeton in Parke County. This tornado had wind speeds of near 80 mph cutting a path 0.4 miles long and 30 yards wide.

The wider storm

The approach of a strong low pressure system from the west set the stage for a significant severe weather outbreak across central Indiana on May 25th. Eight tornadoes touched down in central Indiana, with an additional one moving into the area from southern Indiana. In addition, widespread wind damage and large hail impacted the area. Straight line winds to over 70 mph impacted the area as well, knocking down trees, power lines, as well as damaging structures and blowing over trucks. Straight line wind damage was noted near the tornado paths as well. Hail into the 3 to 4 inch range fell from some of the storms, causing damage. The large hail stones were also blown into structures by the strong straight line winds, causing additional damage.

Began near Bridgeton (39.6498, -87.1772).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 Lawrence CountyEF2 Lawrence CountyEF1 Decatur CountyEF1 Decatur CountyEF1 Vigo CountyEF1 Parke CountyEF1 Monroe CountyEF0 Shelby County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 317952. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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