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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
843 AM EDT Wed Jul 25 2018

...UPDATED... 

...Tornado Confirmed Near Moonville in Madison County Indiana 
Friday Afternoon...

Location...Moonville in Madison County Indiana
Date...Jul 20 2018
Estimated Time...350 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...100 mph
Maximum Path Width...30 Yards
Path Length...0.60 Miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...40.1954N / -85.6115W
Ending lat/Lon...40.1985N / -85.6009W
* 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 Moonville in Madison County Indiana on Jul 20 2018.

A tornado was observed and recorded via video on Friday afternoon
in Moonville in northeast Madison County. Madison County 
Emergency Management in coordination with the National Weather 
Service in Indianapolis conducted a storm survey and determined a 
tornado touched down and destroyed a barn...caused roof damage to
an adjacent home...produced tree damage and flipped a storage 
shed onto its side. The track of the tornado began in a soybean
field to the west-southwest of the 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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Ryan