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Public Information Statement...Correction National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1158 AM EDT FRI AUG 19 2016 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR 08/15/2016 TORNADO EVENTS... .OVERVIEW...A single, long tracking supercell thunderstorm moved northeast through Hendricks, Boone, Hamilton, Tipton and Howard counties, the evening of August 15, producing six tornadoes. Two other thunderstorms produced separate tornadoes, one in Avon and one northwest of Lafayette. Tornado summaries are listed below: .Long Track Storm...Clayton... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 105 mph Path length /Statute/: 1.83 miles Path width /Maximum/: 500 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Aug 15 2016 Start time: 5:36 PM EDT Startlocation: 1.1 miles WSW of Clayton / Hendricks County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 39.6811N / 86.5611W End date: Aug 15 2016 End time: 5:39 PM EDT End location: 1.2 miles NW of Clayton / Hendricks County / IN End_lat/lon: 39.7023N / 86.5404W SURVEY SUMMARY: Minor damage to a few farm buildings; trailer rolled; trees uprooted. .Long Track Storm...Brownsburg... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 95 mph Path length /Statute/: 0.42 miles Path width /Maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Aug 15 2016 Start time: 6:06 PM EDT Start location: 1.9 miles WNW of Brownsburg / Hendricks County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 39.8531N / 86.4308W End date: Aug 15 2016 End time: 6:07 PM EDT End location: 1.9 miles WNW of Brownsburg / Hendricks County / IN End_lat/lon: 39.8584N / 86.4270W SURVEY SUMMARY: Several trees uprooted; pontoon boat pushed across the street. .Long Track Storm...North Hendricks County... Rating: EF-0 Estimated peak wind: 80 mph Path length /Statute/: Brief touch down Path width /Maximum/: 40 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start/End date: Aug 15 2016 Start/End time: 6:19 PM EDT Start/End location: 5.4 miles N of Brownsburg / Hendricks County / IN Start/End Lat/Lon: 39.9217N / 86.3986W SURVEY SUMMARY: House porch pillars removed; tree branches downed. .Long Track Storm...Whitestown... Rating: EF-2 Estimated peak wind: 115 mph Path length /Statute/: 3.8 miles Path width /Maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Aug 15 2016 Start time: 6:27 PM EDT Start location: 2.5 miles SSE of Whitestown / Boone County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 39.9815N / 86.3367W End date: Aug 15 2016 End time: 6:35 PM EDT End location: 2.6 miles ENE of Whitestown / Boone County / IN End_lat/lon: 40.0083N / 86.2991W SURVEY SUMMARY: Pole barn destroyed. Tree trunks snapped,limbs downed on path. .Long Track Storm...Sheridan... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 105 mph Path length /Statute/: 0.42 miles Path width /Maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Aug 15 2016 Start time: 7:04 PM EDT Start location: 2.4 miles E of Sheridan / Hamilton County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 40.1414N / 86.1763W End date: Aug 15 2016 End time: 7:06 PM EDT End location: 2.6 ENE of Sheridan / Hamilton County / IN End_lat/lon: 40.1458N / 86.1708W SURVEY SUMMARY: Several tree trunks snapped along path. .Long Track Storm...Howard Co... Rating: EF-0 Estimated peak wind: 80 mph Path length /Statute/: 0.12 miles Path width /Maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Aug 15 2016 Start time: 8:17 PM EDT Start location: 6.0 miles NE of Greentown / Howard County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 40.5218N / 86.8678W End date: Aug 15 2016 End time: 8:18 PM EDT End location: 6.1 miles NE of Greentown / Howard County / IN End_lat/lon: 40.5233N / 86.8667W SURVEY SUMMARY: Farm shed roof partially removed; tree limbs broken. .Tippecanoe County Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated peak wind: 85 mph Path length /Statute/: 0.51 miles Path width /Maximum/: 40 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Aug 15 2016 Start time: 5:56 PM EDT Start location: 8.0 miles NW of Lafayette / Tippecanoe County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 40.5179N / 86.9492W End date: Aug 15 2016 End time: 5:57 PM EDT End location: 8.5 miles NW of Lafayette / Tippecanoe County / IN End_lat/lon: 40.5244N / 86.9445W SURVEY SUMMARY: Several softwood tree trunks snapped; corn mowed down. .Avon Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 95 mph Path length /Statute/: Brief touchdown Path width /Maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start/End date: Aug 15 2016 Start/End time: 6:15 PM EDT Start/End location: 1.9 miles NW of Avon / Hendricks County / IN Start/End Lat/Lon: 39.7855N / 86.4193W SURVEY SUMMARY: Tree trunk snapped. 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. $$ Corrected in the overview statement to change the total number of tornadoes in the long track storm from five to six.Other than the two August events tornadoes this year in Indiana were confined to the last day of March, two days in April, and the first of May. See those summaries here.]]>
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