Tornado Assessments for Kimberly and Graysville ... NWS damage survey for 04/28/2014 tornado event... ... Updated to include injury information for both tornadoes... .Kimberly tornado (jefferson county)... Rating: EF-1 estimated peak wind: 100 mph path length /statute/: 3.3 miles path width /maximum/: 800 yards fatalities: 0 injuries: 4 minor Start date: 04/28/2014 start time: 1000 PM CDT start location: 1 mile WNW of Morris start lat/lon: 33.7514/-86.8303 End date: 04/28/2014 end time: 1009 PM end location: 2 miles ENE of Kimberly end_lat/lon: 33.7897/-86.7952 National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Jefferson County and have determined that the damage is consistent with an EF-1 tornado. Winds were estimated to be around 100 mph. The tornado touched down near Interstate 65... about one-half mile south of Sardis Road. The tornado moved to the northeast and crossed Interstate 65... snapping and uprooting hundreds of trees along the path. As the tornado continued to the northeast and moved into the city limits of Kimberly... several structures were damaged. In Kimberly... a vacant large retail building had its roof removed. The most extensive damage occurred to the Kimberly church of god where uplift of most of the roof structure resulted in exterior wall collapse. The tornado crossed Stouts Road... where the Kimberly Fire Department sustained major damage. The tornado continued to snap dozens of trees as it moved northeast... and several homes had shingle damage. The tornado lifted just as it crossed Bill Jones Road. .Graysville tornado (jefferson county)... Rating: EF-2 estimated peak wind: 115 mph path length /statute/: 5.45 miles path width /maximum/: 1500 yards fatalities: 0 injuries: 3 minor Start date: 04/28/2014 start time: 1013 PM start location: 3 miles SSW of Adamsville start lat/lon: 33.5856/-87.0055 End date: 04/28/2014 end time: 1023 PM end location: 2 miles SSW of Brookside end_lat/lon: 33.6284/-86.9323 National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in central Jefferson County and have determined that the damage is consistent with an EF-2 tornado. Maximum winds were estimated to be 115 mph. The tornado touched down near Oak Leaf Circle. It then traveled to the northeast... snapping and uprooted dozens of trees along its path. The tornado intensified as it neared cruce Road just south of Graysville. Here... approximately four manufactured homes sustained major damage... with one being completely destroyed after it rolled several times. The tornado continued on its northeast path... snapping and uprooting hundreds of trees. As it neared Adamsville Parkway... two brick homes sustained damage from partial exterior wall collapse. Additionally... another manufactured home sustained damage. The tornado took a slight right turn as it crossed Interstate 22 near Cherry Ave ... Before lifting along Brookside Cardiff Road near mccay Rd. Ef scale: the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories. EF0... weak... ... 65 to 85 mph EF1... weak... ... 86 to 110 mph EF2... strong... .111 to 135 mph EF3... strong... .136 to 165 mph EF4... violent... 166 to 200 mph EF5... violent... >200 mph Note: the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS storm data.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 03:11:58 +0000
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