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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Wilmington OH

150 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024



...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR GREENVILLE IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO...



The National Weather Service office in Wilmington OH is currently

conducting a storm survey for the area near Greenville in Darke 

County Ohio. The survey is in relation to the severe thunderstorms

that moved through the area on May 7th 2024.



Damage in Darke County starting west of Greenville and continuing

through the city, and then east of the city has been determined to

be tornadic. 



A final assessment including results of the survey are expected

to be completed and transmitted via a Public Information

Statement this evening.



The storm survey information will also be available on our

website at http://www.weather.gov/iln



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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Des Moines IA

1252 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024



...NWS Damage Survey for 05/07/2024 Tornado Event - Update #2...



.Update...Two additional tornadoes in the Des Moines forecast area 

have been confirmed. See below for more info. 



.Overview...A total of five tornadoes have now been identified 

through central Iowa during the early morning hours of May 7th.  

Other areas continue to be under investigation for potential 

tornadoes.  



.Ackworth Tornado...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph

Path Length /statute/:  2.86 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   80 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/07/2024

Start Time:             01:11 AM CDT

Start Location:         1 SSW Ackworth / Warren County / IA

Start Lat/Lon:          41.3487 / -93.4842



End Date:               05/07/2024

End Time:               01:16 AM CDT

End Location:           2 ENE Ackworth / Warren County / IA

End Lat/Lon:            41.3724 / -93.439



.Knoxville Tornado...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph

Path Length /statute/:  4.72 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   80 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/07/2024

Start Time:             01:37 AM CDT

Start Location:         5 SSE Knoxville / Marion County / IA

Start Lat/Lon:          41.2561 / -93.0624



End Date:               05/08/2024

End Time:               01:42 AM CDT

End Location:           4 WSW Harvey / Marion County / IA

End Lat/Lon:            41.2987 / -92.9915





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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 events and publication in

NWS Storm Data.





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