…PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR SOUTH OF HALBUR…

…A NARROW EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED 3 MILES SOUTH OF HALBUR…

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT
OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF HALBUR ON 06/26/2011.

* EVENT DATE: 06/26/2011

* ESTIMATED START TIME: 840 PM CDT

* EVENT TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION: 3 MILES SOUTH OF HALBUR

* PEAK WIND: 95 MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH: 2.5 MILES

* INJURIES: 0

* FATALITIES: 0

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: NARROW SWATH OF DAMAGE FROM AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF GRANITE AVE AND COUNTY ROAD E53 WITH THE ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOG CONFINEMENT BUILDING JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE GRANITE AVE AND COUNTY ROAD E53 INTERSECTION. MINOR DAMAGE CONTINUED ALONG A PATH 2.5 MILES TO THE EAST WITH ANOTHER ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF A MORTON BUILDING JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD E53 AND IVY AVE. THE TORNADO LIFTED ABOUT ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD E53 AND IVY AVE.