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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH, KY
414 AM CDT SUN JUL 14 2024 /514 AM EDT SUN JUL 14 2024/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR THE JULY 9, 2024, TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE
UPDATE
AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE
OCCURRED IN EASTERN GIBSON COUNTY, INDIANA, BRINGING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF TORNADOES FOR THIS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT TO SEVEN.
.SOUTH OF FRANCISCO, INDIANA
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.41 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 40 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/09/2024
START TIME: 4:37 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 SSW FRANCISCO / GIBSON COUNTY / IN
END DATE: 07/09/2024
END TIME: 4:38 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 SSW FRANCISCO / GIBSON COUNTY / IN
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE
BERYL OCCURRED IN EASTERN GIBSON COUNTY, INDIANA, DURING THE
AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 575 EAST AND COUNTY
ROAD 500 EAST. HERE, A DETACHED GARAGE WAS DESTROYED, AND A SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENCE HAS ABOUT HALF OF ITS ROOF REMOVED. ADDITIONALLY
TWO WOODEN POWER POLES WERE LEANING. THE REST OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED
BY THE TORNADO WAS BY DAMAGING CROPS IN NEARBY AGRICULTURAL
FIELDS. PEAK WIDTH OF THE TORNADO WAS ESTIMATED FROM IMAGES AND
VIDEO.
NWS PADUCAH WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE GIBSON COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY 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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
KC/DW/ATL/DWS
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