3 Tornadoes Confirmed So Far

So far, 3 tornadoes have been confirmed from the March 2 outbreak, an EF3 in Ripley county, an EF2 in Posey county and an EF4 in southern Indiana.  Detailed survey information is not yet available for the EF4, but here are the surveys for the other tornadoes.


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
542 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
    

..TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA


LOCATION...HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA
DATE...3/2/2012
ESTIMATED TIME...4:00 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF3
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...145 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...350 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...10-11 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.0827/-85.3497
ENDING LAT/LON...39.1126/-85.2570
* FATALITIES...2
* INJURIES...UNKNOWN

* 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 WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA ON 3/2/2012.


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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
627 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012  


..DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR POSEY COUNTY INDIANA TORNADO  


THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR
THE POSEY COUNTY INDIANA TORNADO.

* EVENT TYPE.........EF2 TORNADO

* EVENT DATE.........FRIDAY MARCH 2 2012

* EVENT TIME.........1237 PM CST TO 1243 PM CST BASED ON RADAR

* EVENT LOCATION.....4.5 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WADESVILLE TO
   0.6 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF BLAIRSVILLE

* PEAK WIND..........125 MPH

* AVG. PATH WIDTH....140 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH........6 MILES

* INJURIES...........NONE 

* FATALITIES.........NONE 

* DAMAGE DETAIL......ONE WOOD FRAME HOUSE DESTROYED SOUTHWEST OF
   WADESVILLE...WITH ROOF COMPLETELY REMOVED AND PART OF SOUTH
   WALL BLOWN OFF. RESIDENT OF HOME AVOIDED INJURY BY TAKING
   SHELTER IN BASEMENT AFTER SEEING DEBRIS IN AIR. THIS WAS
   LOCATION OF PEAK INTENSITY OF TORNADO. EYEWITNESSES OBSERVED A
SWIRLING COLUMN OF DEBRIS BUT NOT A FUNNEL CLOUD. SEVERAL OTHER
   HOMES MODERATELY DAMAGED...WITH WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND VARYING
   DEGREES OF ROOF DAMAGE. OVER 100 TREES SNAPPED OR
   UPROOTED...INCLUDING 53 AT ONE RESIDENCE ALONE. A FEW GRAIN
   BINS DESTROYED. OIL TANKS BLOWN OVER...WITH AN ASSOCIATED LEAK
   OF CRUDE OIL. SEVERAL EQUIPMENT SHEDS DAMAGED. TWO TO THREE
   GARAGES DESTROYED...INCLUDING A CONCRETE BLOCK GARAGE.