Preliminary Storm Survey Results from the Wright and Franklin - TopicsExpress



          

Preliminary Storm Survey Results from the Wright and Franklin County Tornadoes June 12, 2013 ...PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR WRIGHT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES... The following is what THE NWS found on there survey of Iowa tornadoes yesterday. (Tornado One) was 14 miles from my fathers home...was an EF3 ...AT LEAST THREE TORNADOES OCCURRED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OF JUNE 12 2013 IN WRIGHT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES.... THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 12 2013. THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL SHORT LIVED TORNADOES THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THIS REPORT. TORNADO ONE * ESTIMATED START TIME: 417 PM CDT * EVENT TYPE: EF3 TORNADO * EVENT LOCATION: 1.5 MILE NORTH NORTHWEST OF BELMOND TO 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF ALEXANDER. * PEAK WIND: 155 MPH * AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 200 YARDS * PATH LENGTH: 8 MILES * INJURIES: NONE * FATALITIES: NONE * DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: TWO HOMES SUSTAINED EF3 DAMAGE...AND A RESTAURANT SUSTAINED EF2 DAMAGE. TORNADO TWO * ESTIMATED START TIME: 425 PM CDT * EVENT TYPE: EF0 TORNADO * EVENT LOCATION: 1.5 MILE NORTHWEST OF BELMOND TO O.5 MILE NORTHWEST OF BELMOND * PEAK WIND: ABOUT 60 MPH * AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 75 YARDS * PATH LENGTH: 1 MILE * INJURIES: NONE * FATALITIES: NONE * DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. TORNADO THREE * ESTIMATED START TIME: 449 PM CDT * EVENT TYPE: EF2 TORNADO * EVENT LOCATION: 1.0 MILE NORTHEAST OF ALEXANDER TO 1.O MILE NORTHWEST OF LATIMER. * PEAK WIND: ABOUT 112 MPH * AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 300 YARDS * PATH LENGTH: 4.25 MILES * INJURIES: NONE * FATALITIES: NONE * DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: THE TORNADO PRODUCED EF2 DAMAGE TO SOME FARM BUILDINGS IN ITS PATH. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA TORNADO SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:52:50 +0000

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