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EF1 tornado in Ripley County, Indiana

Tornado April 8, 2020 · Ripley County, Indiana

EF1

Rating

2.5 mi

Path length

450 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 450 yards (0.26 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

A brief tornado touched down on the southwest side of Versailles. Damage occurred to some homes and tree. A shopping center received damage to part of the roof. Also, some power poles were knocked down.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed ahead of an advancing cold front which crossed east through the region.

Began near Versailles (39.0631, -85.2627).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF0 Ripley County EF0 Ohio County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 877008. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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