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522 NOUS43 KIND 092143 PNSIND INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-100145- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 543 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020 ...Tornado Confirmed Near Mooresville Indiana Update #1... Location...Mooresville in Morgan County Indiana Date...April 8th 2020 Estimated Time...843PM EDT Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1 Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...100 MPH Maximum Path Width...35 yards Path Length...0.97 Miles Beginning Lat/Lon...39.61333N/-86.3771W Ending lat/Lon...39.6056N/-86.362W * 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 Mooresville in Morgan County Indiana on April 8th 2020. A line of severe thunderstorms developed Wednesday afternoon across Central Illinois and continued to grow stronger as they pushed east into Central Indiana Wednesday evening. These storms produced widespread damaging winds between 60 and 75 mph across Central Indiana, in addition to the brief EF1 Tornado touchdown in Mooresville. The tornado touched down northwest of the intersection of Concord and Main in Mooresville before doing significant roof and tree damage to portions of downtown. The largest damage occurred to a brick building where the roof was uplifted and fell causing structural damage to the building. The tornado continued to track to the southeast before damaging a large picnic shelter and crossing State Road 67. The tornado then lifted. In addition to the tornado, an area about 200 yards on either side of the tornado experienced straight line winds that gusted as high as 70 to 80 mph that caused additional damage. 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. $$ Beachler/White