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05/21/2013 0230 am

3 miles E of Roachdale, Putnam County.

Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.


            EF0 tornado. Trees down. Barn destroyed. Irrigation
            system flipped. This is an update to the earlier report
            of damaging thunderstorm winds at 3e Roachdale.





05/21/2013 0300 am

3 miles E of Roachdale, Putnam County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by public.


            Barn destroyed. Trees down. Irrigation system flipped.
            Time estimated. Corrected direction from earlier report
            of Roachdale 3s





05/21/2013 0300 am

3 miles S of Roachdale, Putnam County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by public.


            Barn destroyed. Trees down. Irrigation system flipped.
            Time estimated.



Public Information Statement

Statement as of 2:45 PM EDT on May 21, 2013


... Tornado confirmed near Roachdale in Putnamville County Indiana...

Location... Roachdale in Putnamville County Indiana
date... may 21 2013
estimated time... 230 am EDT
maximum ef- scale rating... EF0
estimated maximum wind speed... 85 mph
path length... less than 1/4 of a mile
* fatalities... 0
* injuries... 0

* the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event(s) and publication in NWS
storm data.

... Summary...
the National Weather Service in Indianapolis in has confirmed a
tornado near Roachdale in Putnamville County Indiana on may 21 2013.

Tornado touched down 3 miles east of Roachdale... damaging
trees and a barn.

This information can also be found on our website at
weather.Gov/ind.

For reference... the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes into
the following categories:

EF0... wind speeds 65 to 85 mph.
EF1... wind speeds 86 to 110 mph.
EF2... wind speeds 111 to 135 mph.
EF3... wind speeds 136 to 165 mph.
EF4... wind speeds 166 to 200 mph.
EF5... wind speeds greater than 200 mph.


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