Tornado hits Town Of Milan
(File Photo)
...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