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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
238 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026 /338 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026/
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR THE AUGUST 12, 2026, TORNADO EVENT IN
WINSLOW, INDIANA...
WINSLOW, IN
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.00 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/12/2026
START TIME: 04:09 PM EDT
START LOCATION: WINSLOW / PIKE COUNTY / IN
START LAT/LON: 38.3893 / -87.2187
END DATE: 08/12/2026
END TIME: 04:10 PM EDT
END LOCATION: WINSLOW / PIKE COUNTY / IN
END LAT/LON: 38.3776 / -87.2078
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 110 MPH STRUCK WINSLOW,
INDIANA, ON THE AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 12, 2026. THE TORNADO BEGAN
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND
BRENTON STREET. MOVING SOUTHEAST, THE TORNADO SEVERELY DAMAGED A
FEW MANUFACTURED HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS, UPROOTED OR SNAPPED
DOZENS OF TREES, AND DAMAGED THE ROOFS, GUTTERS, AND FASCIA OF
SEVERAL HOMES IN WINSLOW. AT LEAST ONE FAMILY WAS DISPLACED WHEN
A LARGE TREE FELL INTO THEIR HOME, CAUSING IT TO BECOME
INHABITABLE. THE TORNADO LIFTED NEAR BEARDSLEY STREET ON THE
SOUTHEAST SIDE OF WINSLOW. THE TORNADO OCCURRED FROM 4:09 TO
4:10 PM EDT AND HAD A PEAK WIDTH OF 250 YARDS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PIKE COUNTY
AND WARRICK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE WITH THIS DAMAGE SURVEY.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
JGG/BM/DWS/AZ
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