PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
308 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

…TORNADO DAMAGE IN MONONA COUNTY IOWA INCLUDING MAPLETON…

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY MESSAGE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS MAY BE PROVIDED
LATER.

A SURVEY TEAM DID A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF THE TORNADO THAT MOVED
ACROSS PARTS OF MONONA COUNTY IOWA SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 9 2011.
THIS INCLUDED THE TOWN OF MAPLETON.

SO FAR…A PATH LENGTH OF AROUND 3.5 MILES HAS BEEN DETERMINED. THE
MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE TORNADO WAS 0.75 MILES. THE WORST DAMAGE WAS
NOTED TO BE IN THE LOWER END OF THE EF3 CATEGORY.

MONONA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ESTIMATED 12 TO 14 INJURIES…THE
WORST OF WHICH WAS A BROKEN LEG.

EF3 WIND DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY WINDS ESTIMATED AT 136 TO 165 MPH.