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STATISTICS RELEASED FOR WINCHESTER TORNADO

(Winchester, IN)--Here are some numbers following an assessment of damage from last week’s Randolph County tornado, according to the National Weather Service and other agencies.  47 structures were destroyed.  56 more had major damage, and 60 more had minor damage.  The tornado was a borderline EF-3 / EF-4 and was on the ground for 25 miles with estimated wind speeds of 165 miles per hour and was 700 yards wide.  More than 575 volunteers checked in to help out over the weekend.  Sunday, Randolph County officials reduced the travel advisory to its lowest level.