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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1035 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/16/25 Tornado Event - Update 1...

.Update...

The National Weather Service has received high resolution aerial
photography over the area of the May 16th long track tornado from
Greene county through Monroe, Brown and into western Bartholomew
counties. This new data has help refine the original track, much
of which went through inaccessible terrain.

This new data has allowed the NWS to find one additional tornado track
across central Greene county, about halfway between the eastern and
western tracks already identified. In addition, the satellite data
was also useful in helping to identify additional damage along the
paths already identified, with several more EF2 damage points
documented.

While there is about an 8 mile segment of no damage within western
Brown county, the time between identified damage points, based on
estimated radar, does allow for this track to remain continuous.

.GreeneTor2...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    94 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.82 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/16/2025
Start Time:             07:15 PM EDT
Start Location:         5 NE Bloomfield / Greene County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          39.0829 / -86.8565

End Date:               05/16/2025
End Time:               07:19 PM EDT
End Location:           7 NE Bloomfield / Greene County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            39.084 / -86.8231

Survey Summary:

High resolution satellite imagery showed a brief tornado touchdown
in rural portions of east central Greene county. Damage began near
the intersection of East Tulip Road and East Bland Road before it
moved eastward causing widespread tree damage until the tornado
lifted east of Richland Creek north of East Tulip Road.


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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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