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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
214 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/02/2026 TORNADO EVENT
PARKECOTORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.18 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/02/2026
START TIME: 07:36 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 6 SE JUDSON / PARKE COUNTY / IN
START LAT/LON: 39.7456 / -87.0571
END DATE: 04/02/2026
END TIME: 07:37 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 6 SE JUDSON / PARKE COUNTY / IN
END LAT/LON: 39.7477 / -87.055
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BOOKEND VORTEX MOVING NEAR CECIL HARDEN LAKE PRODUCED A BRIEF
TORNADO THAT CROSSED EAST MALLARD DRIVE. DRONE IMAGERY SHOWED
CLEAR SIGNS OF CONVERGENCE WITHIN TREE DAMAGE IN A GROVE OF TREES
BETWEEN MEADOWS LANE AND MALLARD DRIVE WITH 30-40 TREES EITHER
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG THE SHORT PATH. STRUCTURE DAMAGE WAS
LIMITED TO MINOR SIDING DAMAGE OUTSIDE OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FALLING
TREES. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND SEVERAL MILES BOTH UPSTREAM AND
DOWNSTREAM OF THE TORNADO BUT WAS DETERMINED TO BE LOCALIZED
AREAS OF ENHANCED STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS.
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.
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