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EF1 tornado in Greene County, Indiana

Tornado February 5, 2008 · Greene County, Indiana

EF1
Rating
2.0 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$1.2M
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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 path of the storm began just south of the town's water treatment plant, continued northeast through town, and lifted around three miles north of town. Wind speeds were estimated around 100 mph. Several dozen homes, garages, and outbuildings received significant wall and roof damage. Significant damage also occurred at the Bloomfield Elementary School. Numerous trees were also uprooted or snapped by the high winds. Power lines were reported down across the area. Damage estimate given was estimated by the Greene County Emergency Management Agency.

The wider storm

Severe weather moved across central Indiana. The main damage was caused by straight line winds, however an EF1 tornado also occurred in Greene County.

Began near Bloomfield (39.0204, -86.9488).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 78820. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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