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April 15th Severe weather thread Tornado outbreak possible


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NWUS54 KJAN 162146

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

445 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON

.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.

..REMARKS..

1057 AM TORNADO CLINTON 32.34N 90.33W

04/15/2011 F3 HINDS MS NWS STORM SURVEY

*** 10 INJ *** UPDATE...LOW END EF3 DAMAGE SURVEYED WITH

MAXIMUM WINDS OF 140 MPH ESTIMATED. EXTENSIVE TORNADO

DAMAGE... NUMEROUS BUSINESSES AND HOMES WITH SIGNIFICANT

DAMAGE... CARS FLIPPED...TREES AND POWERLINES

DOWN...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE AT

LEAST 10 INJURIES WITH ONE CRITICAL. ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS EVENING.

MME

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NWUS54 KJAN 161946

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

246 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON

.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.

..REMARKS..

0222 PM TORNADO 1 SW POSSUMNECK 33.13N 89.75W

04/15/2011 F2 ATTALA MS NWS STORM SURVEY

AN EF-2 TORNADO STARTED FROM 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF TOWN TO

2 MILES EAST OF TOWN. A MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED AND

PARTS OF THE HOME WAS SPREAD OUT FOR 150 YARDS. THE TRACK

WAS THREE MILES LONG. NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. TWO

INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

810 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

..PRELIMINARY STORM DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM FINDINGS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS STARTED THE PROCESS OF

SURVEYING THE MULTIPLE AREAS OF DAMAGE PRODUCED BY THE SEVERE STORMS

OF FRIDAY APRIL 15TH. HERE ARE SOME PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THE

SURVEYS COMPLETED TODAY.

* EVENT LOCATION: LEAKESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

* STORM CLASSIFICATION: AT LEAST EF-3 INTENSITY TORNADO

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 250 YARDS

* FATALITIES: 1

* NOTES: DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE LEAKESVILLE AREA, THE

SURVEY TEAM WAS NOT ABLE TO ASSESS THE ENTIRE TRACK OF THE TORNADO.

ADDITIONAL SURVEYS WILL BE NEEDED TO FINALIZE BOTH THE INTENSITY AND

THE PATH LENGTH.

*EVENT LOCATION: VINEGAR BEND/DEER PARK, ALABAMA (SW WASHINGTON

COUNTY)

* STORM CLASSIFICATION: EF-3 INTENSITY TORNADO

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 200 YARDS

* FATALITIES: 3

* INJURIES: 3

* NOTES: THIS TORNADO IS FROM THE SAME PARENT SUPERCELL THAT SPAWNED

THE LEAKESVILLE TORNADO. ADDITIONAL SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO

DETERMINE IF IT IS ONE TORNADO WITH A CONTINUOUS TRACK FROM

LEAKESVILLE INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY OR SEPARATE TORNADOES.

* EVENT LOCATION: CHOCTAW COUNTY ALABAMA

* STORM CLASSIFICATION: EF-2 INTENSITY TORNADO

* MAXIMUM WIDTH: 500 YARDS

* NOTES: MULTIPLE TORNADO TRACKS ARE EVIDENT ACROSS CHOCTAW COUNTY,

SOME OF WHICH ARE OVER THE SAME AREAS. THIS IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT

TO DETERMINE INDIVIDUAL TRACKS. THE SURVEY TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED EF-2

INTENSITY DAMAGE IN THE AREA BETWEEN RED SPRINGS AND BUTLER.

ADDITIONAL SURVEYS WILL BE NEEDED TO FINALIZE BOTH THE INTENSITY OF

THE TORNADOES AND TO BETTER IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL TORNADO TRACKS

AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PATH LENGTHS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE WILL BE CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL

SURVEYS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS TO FINALIZE THE INFORMATION ON

THE ABOVE TORNADOES AND TO SURVEY OTHER AREAS IMPACTED BY FRIDAY'S

SEVERE WEATHER. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION OF THE DAMAGE WILL BE

PROVIDED ONCE THE SURVEYS ARE FINALIZED

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

725 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON

.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.

..REMARKS..

1253 PM TORNADO 3 ESE TUCKER 32.69N 89.00W

04/15/2011 F3 NESHOBA MS NWS STORM SURVEY

*** 5 INJ *** TORNADO MAX WINDS ESTIMATED AT 140 MPH.

PATH LENGTH 38.5 MILES WITH A MAX WIDTH OF .75 MILES.

TORNADO STARTED JUST WEST OF CR 450 AND DOWNED NUMEROUS

TREES. THE TORNADO INTENSIFIED AS IT CROSSED STATE

HIGHWAY 491 DESTROYING TWO CHICKEN HOUSES DOWN TO THE

GROUND AND CAUSING EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO

REACHED EF3 DAMAGE AT LITTLE ROCK ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY

495 WHERE IT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TWO FRAME HOUSES

AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED TWO MOBILE HOMES CARRYING

REMAINS SOME DISTANCE.

MME

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

902 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

..UPDATED FOR SUMTER AND AUTAUGA COUNTY STORM SURVEYS

..GEIGER TORNADO (SUMTER COUNTY)

PRELIMINARY DATA...

EVENT DATE: APRIL 15, 2011

EVENT TYPE: EF-2 TORNADO

ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 135

INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE

EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 32.86/-88.33 AT 148 PM

EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 32.90/-88.19 AT 204 PM

DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 8.6

DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 1 MILE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST SURVEYED THE DAMAGE NEAR

GEIGER VIA HELICOPTER. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS

CONSISTENT WITH A TORNADO. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 135 MPH...AND

THIS TORNADO WAS WITNESSED BY DOZENS OF PEOPLE AND STORM SPOTTERS.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE WEST OF GEIGER WHERE SEVERAL HOMES

AND BUSINESSES SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED

EAST WHERE THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THE

TORNADO EVENTUALLY LIFTED NEAR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT THE SUMTER AND

GREEN COUNTY LINE. THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 8.6 MILES

LONG AND WAS 1 MILE WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. ADDITIONAL GROUND

SURVEYS WILL LIKELY BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF A HIGHER EF RATING

IS NECESSARY.

..MULBERRY TORNADO (AUTAUGA COUNTY)

PRELIMINARY DATA...

EVENT DATE: APRIL 15, 2011

EVENT TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO

ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 90

INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE

EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 32.4567/-86.7873 AT 934 PM

EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 32.4814/-86.7691 AT 936 PM

DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 2.0

DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 300 YARDS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST SURVEYED THE DAMAGE NEAR

MULBERRY. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH

A TORNADO. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 90 MPH. THE TORNADO TOUCHED

DOWN JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 14 JUST WEST OF MULBERRY TRAVELING

NORTHEAST CROSSING COUNTY ROADS 101 AND 9. THE TORNADO LIFTED ONE

QUARTER MILE NORTHEAST OF COUNTY ROAD 9. THE DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH

WAS LIMITED TO SEVERAL DOZEN HARDWOOD TREES BEING UPROOTED. THE

TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 2.0 MILES LONG AND 300 YARDS WIDE AT ITS

WIDEST POINT.

..ADDITIONAL AUTAUGA COUNTY DATA

THERE WERE FOUR SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT TRACKED ACROSS AUTAUGA

COUNTY FROM 826 PM THROUGH 1102 PM. THE MULBERRY TORNADO HAS BEEN

CONFIRMED AND VERIFIED...HOWEVER...THE OTHER THREE STORMS ARE

AWAITING FURTHER ASSESSMENT. PRELIMINARY DAMAGE INDICATES THAT

POSSIBLY TWO SEPARATE WEAK TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN NEAR INDEPENDENCE

AND MARBURY. A THIRD MUCH STRONGER TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR BOONES

CHAPEL AND TRAVELED EAST...WELL INTO ELMORE...COOSA...AND POSSIBLY

TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS WOULD RATE THIS

TORNADO AS AN EF-3 WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 140 MPH WITH A PATH WIDTH

NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE. DAMAGE SURVEYS WILL CONTINUE IN

AUTAUGA...ELMORE...AND TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES.

..EVENT OVERVIEW

A POTENT STORM SYSTEM AFFECTED A LARGE PART OF THE CENTRAL AND

EASTERN UNITED STATES. SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRED FROM

THURSDAY APRIL 14TH THROUGH SATURDAY APRIL 16TH. TORNADOES WERE

REPORTED KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, ILLINOIS,

MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS. ADDITIONALLY,

DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL OCCURRED.

NUMEROUS LONG-LIVED SUPERCELLS DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA

FRIDAY APRIL 15TH. THOUSANDS OF TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN

DOWNED AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

PRELIMINARY REPORTS ARE AS FOLLOWS...

..ALABASTER TORNADO (SHELBY COUNTY)

PRELIMINARY DATA...

EVENT DATE: APRIL 15, 2011

EVENT TYPE: EF-0 TORNADO

ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 70

INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE

EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 33.2380/-86.8363 AT 459 PM

EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 33.2449/-86.8141 AT 502 PM

DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 1.36

DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 50

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST SURVEYED THE DAMAGE IN

ALABASTER. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT

WITH A TORNADO. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 70 MPH. THIS TORNADO WAS

WITNESSED BY SEVERAL RESIDENTS INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS. A WEAK

TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ALABASTER JUST BEHIND THE EVANGEL CHURCH ON

THOMPSON ROAD. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AND LIFTED NEAR

HIGHWAY 31 AT THE ALABASTER CITY HALL. THE MOST CONCENTRATED DAMAGE

OCCURED ALONG 8TH STREET SW AND 6TH STREET SW. IN THIS LOCATION,

SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN AND SEVERAL LANDED ON HOMES. MUCH OF

THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS MUCH WEAKER DAMAGE AND WAS GENERALLY

LIMITED TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS. THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 1.36 MILES

LONG AND WAS 50 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.

..WILSONVILLE TORNADO (SHELBY COUNTY)

PRELIMINARY DATA...

EVENT DATE: APRIL 16, 2011

EVENT TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO

ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 85-90

INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE

EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 33.2477/-86.5256 AT 545 PM

EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 33.2680/-86.4537 AT 550 PM

DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 4.25

DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 100

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST SURVEYED THE DAMAGE NEAR

WILSONVILLE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT

WITH A TORNADO. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 85 AND 90 MPH. THE

TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILSONVILLE ON LARGIN

ROAD. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF OR WERE UPROOTED IN THIS

LOCATION. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD MOVING JUST NORTH OF

WILSONVILLE. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 25 NEAR THE

LAY LAKE INLET. THE MOST CONCENTRATE DAMAGE OCCURRED AT THE VERY END

OF THE DAMAGE PATH NEAR COUNTY ROAD 441. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED

OFF OR WERE UPROOTED FROM COUNTY ROAD 441 TO THE END POINT.

ADDITIONALLY, ONE HOME SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE AND ONE HORSE TRAILER

WAS THROWN AT LEAST 100 YARDS. MUCH OF THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS

MUCH WEAKER DAMAGE AND WAS GENERALLY LIMITED TO BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 4.25 MILES LONG AND WAS 100 YARDS WIDE

AT ITS WIDEST POINT.

ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED PERIODICALLY

THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AS SURVEYS TEAMS REPORT BACK THEIR FINDINGS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND TREMENDOUS

APPRECIATION TO THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND TROOPER

WARD FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THE AERIAL SURVEY.

A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING

PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND

PARTNERS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF YOU WITNESSED OR ARE AWARE OF

ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES...PLEASE CONTACT

YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE...OR CALL OUR STORM REPORTING

HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL

650 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

...DAMAGE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN MASON COUNTY AND MENARD COUNTY FOR

APRIL 15TH TORNADOES...

THE FOLLOWING IS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FROM A DAMAGE SURVEY

CONDUCTED BY THE NWS LINCOLN OFFICE IN MASON COUNTY AND MENARD

COUNTY FOR TORNADOES WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE EVENING OF FRIDAY

APRIL 15TH.

..MASON COUNTY

NARRATIVE...A TORNADO DEVELOPED AT 530 PM CDT 6.5 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST

OF EASTON. THE TORNADO KNOCKED OVER THREE SECTIONS OF AN

IRRIGATION UNIT AND DAMAGED THE DOORS OF AN OUTBUILDING. THE

TORNADO TRAVELED TO THE NORTH AND DAMAGED ANOTHER

OUTBUILDING...SEVERAL TREES AND TORE SHINGLES OFF OF A HOUSE ROOF.

THE TORNADO INCREASED IN INTENSITY AS IT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TO

THE NORTH. IT PUSHED A HOUSE A FEW INCHES OFF ITS

FOUNDATION...BROKE WINDOWS...TORE OFF ROOFING AND

SIDING...COLLAPSED A GARAGE...AND DAMAGED THREE SHEDS AND FOUR

AUTOMOBILES. ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE HOUSE WHEN THEY WERE

CUT BY BROKEN WINDOW GLASS. THE TORNADO THEN DAMAGED ANOTHER LARGE

OUTBUILDING AND SEVERAL TREES BEFORE DISSIPATING 7 MILES WEST-

NORTHWEST OF EASTON AROUND 538 PM CDT.

ABOUT 1.5 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST OF WHERE THE TORNADO

DISSIPATED...DOWNDRAFT WINDS DAMAGED A DOZEN IRRIGATION UNITS AND

DOWNED NUMEROUS SMALL TREE LIMBS.

BEGINNING: 530 PM CDT...6.5 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF EASTON

ENDING: 538 PM CDT...7 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF EASTON

PATH LENGTH:3.2 MILES

MAXIMUM WIDTH: 100 YARDS

ESTIMATED MAX WIND: 90-100 MPH

EF SCALE RATING: EF1

..MENARD COUNTY - 1ST TORNADO

NARRATIVE...ATHENS FIRE PERSONNEL WITNESSED A TORNADO DEVELOPING

AROUND 622 PM ABOUT ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF ATHENS. THE TORNADO

TRACKED TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST DAMAGING A WINDOW...SIDING AND

GUTTERS ON A HOUSE. LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WITNESSED THE

TORNADO ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ATHENS BEFORE IT

DISSIPATED AROUND 624 PM.

BEGINNING: 622 PM CDT...1 MILE NORTHEAST OF ATHENS

ENDING: 624 PM CDT...2 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ATHENS

PATH LENGTH: 1.2 MILES

MAXIMUM WIDTH: 50 YARDS

ESTIMATED MAX WIND: 70 MPH

EF SCALE RATING: EF0

..MENARD COUNTY - 2ND TORNADO

NARRATIVE...A SECOND TORNADO DEVELOPED IN AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 3 MILES

NORTHEAST OF ATHENS AT 625 PM CDT...ABOUT 1.4 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST

OF WHERE THE FIRST TORNADO DISSIPATED. THE TORNADO TRACKED ALMOST

DUE NORTH...AND DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ROOF...DESTROYING A

SMALL GARAGE...AND DOING DAMAGE TO ANOTHER LARGER GARAGE AND

SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES. THE TORNADO THEN DAMAGED A SHED AND SEVERAL

TREES. FARTHER TO THE NORTH...THE TORNADO KNOCKED TWO TREES DOWN ONTO

A HOUSE...DOING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE ROOF AND INTERIOR WALLS

OF THE HOUSE...ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THREE VEHICLES AND A SHED. THE

TORNADO BEGAN TO WEAKEN...BUT AS IT TURNED A BIT TO THE NORTH-

NORTHWEST IT STILL DID SHINGLE DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ROOF...KNOCKED

DOWN A SHED WALL AND TIPPED OVER A SEMI-TRAILER. THE TORNADO THEN

DAMAGED SEVERAL TREES BEFORE DISSIPATING AROUND 631 PM ABOUT

4.8 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ATHENS.

ANOTHER FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED ABOUT ONE MILE TO THE NORTHEAST

OF THE WHERE THE TORNADO DISSIPATED...BUT IT DID NOT PRODUCE ANOTHER

TORNADO. INSTEAD DOWNDRAFT WINDS OF 70 TO 80 MPH DID MINOR ROOF

DAMAGE TO A HOUSE...A LEAN-TO SHED...AND SEVERAL TREES AT THE

SUGAR GROVE CEMETERY.

BEGINNING: 625 PM CDT...3 MILES NORTHEAST OF ATHENS

ENDING: 631 PM CDT...4.8 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ATHENS

PATH LENGTH: 2.3 MILES

MAXIMUM WIDTH: 150 YARDS

ESTIMATED MAX WIND: 95-105 MPH

EF SCALE RATING: EF1

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

325 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

..EF1 TORNADO SURVEYED IN PIKE COUNTY MISSOURI

PERSONNEL FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN ST.

LOUIS INVESTIGATED THE STORM DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED EAST OF BOWLING

GREEN IN PIKE COUNTY MISSOURI ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 15TH.

THE DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF A TORNADO THAT PARALLELED COUNTY ROAD

277 APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES EAST OF BOWLING GREEN. SIGNIFICANT

DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME NORTH OF THE

INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY NN AND COUNTY ROAD 277 AND THIS WAS RATED

EF1...WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS AROUND 100 MPH. OTHER DAMAGE ALONG

THE TORNADO'S PATH...INCLUDING TREES...WAS RATED EF0.

MORE RESULTS FROM THE SURVEY...INCLUDING PATH LENGTH AND

WIDTH...WILL BE ADDED WHEN THE SURVEY TEAM RETURNS LATER THIS

EVENING.

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..GEIGER TORNADO (SUMTER COUNTY)

PRELIMINARY DATA...

EVENT DATE: APRIL 15, 2011

EVENT TYPE: EF-3 TORNADO

ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 140-150

INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE

EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 32.8472/-88.3569 AT 145 PM

EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 32.8917/-88.1835 AT 204 PM

DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 10.5

DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 1 MILE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST SURVEYED THE DAMAGE NEAR

GEIGER VIA HELICOPTER. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS

CONSISTENT WITH A TORNADO. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 140-150 MPH...AND

THIS TORNADO WAS WITNESSED BY DOZENS OF PEOPLE AND STORM SPOTTERS.

THE TORNADO WAS A CONTINUATION OF AN EF-3 TORNADO MOVING EAST OUT OF

KEMPER COUNTY MISSISSIPPI. IT CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA STATE

LINE 1.5 MILES NORTH OF MISSISSIPPI 16 AND SUMTER COUNTY ROAD 30.

SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES WEST OF GEIGER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE

DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST WHERE THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE

EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THE TORNADO EVENTUALLY LIFTED NEAR THE

TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT THE SUMTER AND GREEN COUNTY LINE. THE TORNADO

DAMAGE PATH WAS 10.5 MILES LONG AND WAS 1 MILE WIDE AT ITS WIDEST

POINT.

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