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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Louisville, KY

939 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024 /839 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024/



...NWS Damage Survey for May 7, 2024 Tornado Event...



.Brief EF-0 Tornado touched down in Crawford County.



.Crawford...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    78 mph

Path Length /statute/:  0.18 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   80 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/07/2024

Start Time:             08:42 PM EDT

Start Location:         1 WSW Sulphur Springs / Crawford County / IN

Start Lat/Lon:          38.209 / -86.4863



End Date:               05/07/2024

End Time:               08:43 PM EDT

End Location:           Sulphur Springs / Crawford County / IN

End Lat/Lon:            38.2097 / -86.4832



Survey Summary:



The National Weather Service in Louisville, in coordination with

Crawford County Indiana Emergency Management, concluded that a

brief EF-0 tornado touched down a tenth of a mile southwest of Sulphur

Springs, IN on the evening of May 7, 2024. Despite the tornado s

short path of .2 miles and 1 minute duration, there was strong

evidence of a tornadic circulation including cyclonic damage

patterns, radar imagery, environmental factors, and an eyewitness

account. 



The tornado touched down near the Stinking Fork, just

south of Sulphur Springs where it uprooted some hardwoods and

scattered them in differing directions. Drone photos and

eyewitness testimony confirm this. The tornado then traveled ENE

where it destroyed the lean-to of a small barn, scattering debris

downwind. The tornado then widened to approximately 80 yards

where it threw a carport about 75 yards to the NE and onto S. Old

Union Church Road. From here, the tornado maintained intensity

with estimated 75 to 80 mph winds where a few trees were uprooted

and downed in differing directions, mostly to the north of the

easterly storm motion. One healthy hardwood was even downed back

to a NW direction, which was strong evidence of the cyclonic 

rotation. The tornado ended after it downed one more hardwood about 

.2 miles ESE of Sulphur Springs just before S. Old Union Church Road. 



An eyewitness who was outside at the residence of 8551 S. Old Union

Church Road mentioned that they got a Tornado Warning on their

phone, and about a minute later the winds started to pick up.

They could see swirling clouds above them, but never saw a

funnel. They took shelter as the intensity increased. In addition to 

the eyewitness testimony, radar evidence shows a supercell 

storm in an environment that was quite favorable for tornadic

activity. There is evidence of a brief TDS signature per radar

analysis. 



NWS Louisville would like to thank Crawford County Emergency Manager, 

Aaron Bye, and the residents whose property was damaged for their 

assistance with the survey. The survey team did also look at a downed 

tree at 8780 S. Ridener Ridge Road about 1.5 miles ENE of the tornado 

end point, but it was inconclusive due to the lack of any other damage 

around. It was not included in this tornado path.



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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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BJS