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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1134 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/31/23 Montgomery Clinton County Tornado Event - Update #2...

.Update...Extended starting point of initial tornado track inside extreme 
Northeast Montgomery County. During additional storm survey a second and weaker tornado 
track was found south of the original tornado. 

.Montgomery_Clinton...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  10.55 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/31/2023
Start Time:             10:43 PM EDT
Start Location:         4 SW Colfax / Montgomery County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          40.154 / -86.7171

End Date:               03/31/2023
End Time:               10:53 PM EDT
End Location:           3 SW Frankfort / Clinton County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            40.2432 / -86.5567

Survey Summary:
Tornado began in extreme Northeast Montgomery County, southwest
of Colfax. Mainly tree damage and a couple barn structures
damaged, southwest of Colfax. Tornado then impacted a
large homestead with barn and toppled a large radio tower
northeast of Colfax.  The tornado then moved through portions of
rural southwestern Clinton county causing damage to several
farmsteads.  A few barns between US52 and I65 were completely
destroyed.  The tornado only caused very minor damage for a short
period of time before doing additional significant damage
southwest of Frankfort. 

.Mont_Boone...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.77 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/31/2023
Start Time:             10:43 PM EDT
Start Location:         4 SSW Colfax / Montgomery County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          40.1378 / -86.6963

End Date:               03/31/2023
End Time:               10:45 PM EDT
End Location:           2 S Colfax / Boone County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            40.1572 / -86.6746

Survey Summary:
Weaker secondary tornado track. 
Partial destruction of barn on Montgomery/Boone County line just
inside Montgomery County. Debris field thrown 1/4 mile.
Additional tree damage and older barn shifted from foundation. 

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>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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Beachler/Lashley