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Tornado Confirmed In Ripley Co

Monday, June 21, 2021 at 4:48 PM

By National Weather Service-Wilmington

Tornado hits Town Of Milan

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...EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE CONFIRMED NEAR MILAN IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA...

The National Weather Service office in Wilmington OH is currently

conducting a storm survey for the area near Milan in Ripley

County Indiana. The survey is in relation to the severe

thunderstorms that moved through the area during the evening of

June 18th into the early morning hours of June 19th 2021.

While the survey is ongoing, it is apparent that a tornado did

touch down beginning near Prattsburg Road and traveled southeast, passing Milan. The initial assessment is that the tornado was an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with winds in excess of 85 mph.

A final assessment including results of the survey are expected

to be completed and transmitted via a Public Information

Statement later this evening.

The storm survey information will also be available on our

website at http://www.weather.gov/iln

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