PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
254 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012

…STORM SURVEY RESULTS FOR MAY 3 2012 TORNADO…

TORNADO : HENRY COUNTY IOWA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY IOWA TORNADO
INFORMATION…

* LOCATION…APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF WAYLAND IN HENRY COUNTY
IOWA…TO 2.25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY IOWA.
* TIME…APPROXIMATELY 830 PM CDT TO 900 PM CDT.
* INJURIES/FATALITIES…NONE.
* EF-SCALE RATING…HIGH END EF2.
* ESTIMATED WIND SPEED…130 MPH.
* MAX WIDTH…1/4 MILE.
* PATH LENGTH…APPROXIMATELY 4.3 MILES.
* DAMAGE INFORMATION…THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS NOTED NEAR
THE END OF THE TORNADO PATH. TWO HOMES LOST ROOFS. AT ONE OF
THE RESIDENCES A CAR WAS TUMBLED. SEVERAL FARMS LOST OUTBUILDINGS.
2 TURKEY FARMS WERE DESTROYED. A MAIN TRANSMISSION POWER POLE WAS
ALSO SNAPPED.

ENHANCED FUJITA /EF/ SCALE INFORMATION…

PLEASE NOTE THE NUMBERS BELOW ARE APPROXIMATE WIND SPEEDS FOR DAMAGE
CATEGORIES.

EF0… 65 – 85 MPH
EF1… 86 – 110 MPH
EF2… 111 – 135 MPH
EF3… 136 – 165 MPH
EF4… 166 – 200 MPH
EF5… 201 MPH OR GREATER

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MCCLURE

NWS TEAM SURVEYORS…DONNA DUBBERKE AND TIM GROSS.