Severe Weather, Storm Reports

Thurman Tornado from Saturday EF2

This prelim. survey came out a few hours ago, but NWS Omaha has sent it out again now, so here it is

…PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FIND AN EF2 TORNADO IN
THURMAN IOWA…

FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED LATER.

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT
OCCURRED OVER THURMAN ON APRIL 14.

* EVENT DATE…APRIL 14

* ESTIMATED START TIME…TBD

* EVENT TYPE…EF2 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION…2 MILES NORTH OF PERCIVAL IOWA THROUGH THURMAN
IOWA

* PEAK WIND…TBD

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH…0.5 MILE

* PATH LENGTH…10 MILES

* INJURIES…4 INJURIES

* FATALITIES…NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE…THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES NORTH OF
PERCIVAL IOWA AND BEGAN A 10 MILE LONG TRACK THAT WENT THROUGH
THE TOWN OF THURMAN…WHERE MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED…BEFORE
LIFTING 1 MILE SOUTH OF TABOR IOWA.THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF2
WITH A ONE HALF MILE WIDE DAMAGE PATH ALONG ITS 10 MILE TRACK.
ONLY MINOR INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN THURMAN…BUT 4 TRUCKERS
WHOSE RIGS WERE BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 29 IN FREMONT COUNTY
DID REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION WITH THE WORST INJURY REPORTED AS A
PUNCTURED LUNG.

There is also a confirmed EF1 Tornado in Pottawattamie county from early Sunday morning but no other information was provided for that one as yet.