Well, the post below about leap day tornadoes is no longer valid as we now have our first confirmed leap day tornado on record. The NWS in Paducah has confirmed that an EF1 tornado struck Newburgh early this morning. As always, any information on possible additional tornadoes will be posted here.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
446 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012
..DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR NEWBURGH INDIANA
THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR
NEWBURGH.
* EVENT TYPE.........EF1 TORNADO
* EVENT DATE.........TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28 2012
* EVENT TIME.........6:03AM-6:06AM
* EVENT LOCATION.....OFF OF THE OHIO RIVER INTO NEWBURGH AT THE
INTERSECTION OF STATE AND WATER AND ENDING IN OAK MOT CT.
* PEAK WIND..........90 MPH
* AVG. PATH WIDTH....100 YARDS
* PATH LENGTH........2 MILES
* INJURIES...........NONE
* FATALITIES.........NONE
* DAMAGE DETAIL......1 GARAGE LEVELED, DOZENS OF TREES UPROOTED,
15-20 HOMES WITH PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE, 2 HOMES WITH ROOFS
COMPLETELY REMOVED, 2 BUSINESSES WITH PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE, 1
BUSINESS WITH BRICK DAMAGE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, APPROX 12 PHONE
POLES BLOWN OVER.
* SURVEYORS.......KELLY HOOPER AND SHANE LUECKE
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