PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
126 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

…NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR HOSPERS IOWA TORNADO EVENT…

.HOSPERS IA TORNADO…

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 96 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: MAY 11 2014
START TIME: 835 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 6 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF HOSPERS / SIOUX COUNTY / IA
START_LAT/LON 43.0973 / -96.0144

END DATE: MAY 11 2014
END TIME: 846 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOSPERS / SIOUX COUNTY / IA
END_LAT/LON: 43.1199 / -95.9434

SURVEY SUMMARY: A TORNADO DEVELOPED APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES OF WEST OF HOSPERS.
THE TORNADO MOVED NEARLY PARALLEL TO 380TH STREET IN RURAL SIOUX COUNTY.
AFTER MOVING THROUGH OPEN COUNTRY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE…THE TORNADO
DAMAGED SEVERAL OUTBUIDLINGS WITH A DIARY FARM. OVER 3 MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE
WAS REPORTED TO THE FARM. THE TORNADO TURNED TO THE NORTHEAST AND CROSSED
KINGBIRD AVENUE WHERE IT DID MINOR DAMAGE TO A HOME. THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED
APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES AND CROSSED 370TH STREET BEFORE DISSIPATING.

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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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PHILIP SCHUMACHER
SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER
SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA