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NWS DETERMINES TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON RICHMOND'S NORTHERN EDGE

(Richmond, IN)--Over the weekend, the National Weather Service determined that a tornado touched down on the northern edge of Richmond last week.  It was part of a line of storms that rolled through last Tuesday night.  The tornado was the weakest on the Fujita scale – an EF-0 with maximum wind speeds of 80 miles per hour.  It touched down near the Gaar Mansion on Pleasant View Road.  It went northeast across Buttermilk Road and I-70 before lifting just after crossing the state line.  There was some damage to barns and outbuildings, but no one was hurt.