(Added the Kossuth County Tornado that was posted after I posted this last night)
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
703 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011
…PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR SAC AND POCAHONTAS
COUNTIES…
THE STORM SURVEY INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING AND SUBJECT TO
FURTHER COORDINATION WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
THIS SURVEY WILL BE UPDATED ON MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
…SURVEY FOR SAC COUNTY, IOWA…
THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT
OCCURRED OVER SAC COUNTY ON APRIL 10, 2011.
* EVENT DATE: APRIL 10, 2011
* TORNADO NUMBER 1
* ESTIMATED START TIME: UNKNOWN
* EVENT TYPE: (EF2) TORNADO
* EVENT LOCATION: TORNADO BEGAN 3 NE ODEBOLT AND ENDED 1 NE EARLY
* PEAK WIND: 132 MPH
* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 1/2 MILE WIDE
* PATH LENGTH: 9 MILES LONG
* INJURIES: UNKNOWN
* FATALITIES: NONE KNOWN
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED
* TORNADO NUMBER 2
* ESTIMATED START TIME: UNKNOWN
* EVENT TYPE: (EF3) TORNADO
* EVENT LOCATION: TORNADO BEGAN 1 N ODEBOLT AND ENDED 6 NW EARLY
* PEAK WIND: 140 MPH
* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 1 MILE WIDE
* PATH LENGTH: 11 MILES LONG
* INJURIES: UNKNOWN
* FATALITIES: NONE KNOWN
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED
* TORNADO NUMBER 3
* ESTIMATED START TIME: UNKNOWN
* EVENT TYPE: (EF2) TORNADO
* EVENT LOCATION: TORNADO BEGAN 1 SW NEMAHA AND ENDED
APPROXIMATELY 3 SE NEWELL
* PEAK WIND: 125 MPH
* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 1/2 MILE WIDE
* PATH LENGTH: 8 MILES LONG FOR THIS SEGMENT…ANOTHER TEAM IS
SURVEYING A PORTION OF THE SAME STORM THROUGH ANOTHER AREA.
* INJURIES: UNKNOWN
* FATALITIES: NONE KNOWN
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: HIGH TENSION WIRES DOWN…MULTIPLE HOMES
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED…HOG OUTBUILDINGS DOWN.
* TORNADO NUMBER 4
* ESTIMATED START TIME: UNKNOWN
* EVENT TYPE: (EF2) TORNADO
* EVENT LOCATION: TORNADO BEGAN 2 NW NEMAHA AND ENDED APPROXIMATELY
AT THE BUENA VISTA…SAC…POCAHONTAS…CALHOUN COUNTY LINE.
* PEAK WIND: 125 MPH
* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 1/2 MILE WIDE
* PATH LENGTH: 12 MILES LONG
* INJURIES: UNKNOWN
* FATALITIES: NONE KNOWN
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED…OUTBUILDINGS DOWN
…SURVEY FOR POCAHONTAS COUNTY, IOWA…
THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT
OCCURRED OVER POCAHONTAS COUNTY ON APRIL 10, 2011.
* EVENT DATE: APRIL 10, 2011
* TORNADO NUMBER 1
* ESTIMATED START TIME: UNKNOWN
* EVENT TYPE: (EF2) TORNADO
* EVENT LOCATION: TORNADO BEGAN 4 SW OF VARINA AND CROSSED THE
COUNTY LINE AND ENDED 4 NW OF POCAHONTAS NEAR WARE
* PEAK WIND: 125 MPH
* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 2-3 MILES WIDE
* PATH LENGTH: 16 MILES LONG
* INJURIES: UNKNOWN
* FATALITIES: NONE KNOWN
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: IN VARINA A CHURCH GYMNASIUM COLLAPSED.
AN OLDER HOUSE COLLAPSED AND WAS MOVED OFF OF ITS FOUNDATION.
* TORNADO NUMBER 2
* ESTIMATED START TIME: UNKNOWN
* EVENT TYPE: (EF3) TORNADO
* EVENT LOCATION: TORNADO 7 NORTHWEST OF POCAHONTAS AND TRAVELED 2-3
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST AND MERGED WITH NUMBER 1 OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY.
* PEAK WIND: 165 MPH
* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 300-400 YARDS
* PATH LENGTH: 2-3 MILES LONG
* INJURIES: UNKNOWN
* FATALITIES: NONE KNOWN
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: A MANUFACTURED WICK HOME WAS COMPLETELY
REMOVED. A COMBINE WAS BLOWN INTO A FIELD AND ROLLED OVER
SEVERAL TIMES.
…SURVEY FOR KOSSUTH COUNTY, IOWA…
THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT
OCCURRED OVER KOSSUTH COUNTY ON APRIL 10, 2011.
* EVENT DATE: APRIL 10, 2011
* TORNADO NUMBER 1
* ESTIMATED START TIME: UNKNOWN
* EVENT TYPE: (EF1) TORNADO
* EVENT LOCATION: TORNADO BEGAN 3 WNW OF ST. JOSEPH AND ENDED 2
MILES NORTHWEST OF ST. JOSEPH.
* PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 200 YARDS
* PATH LENGTH: 1.5 MILES
* INJURIES: UNKNOWN
* FATALITIES: NONE KNOWN
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: A HOG CONFINEMENT WAS FLATTENED AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE TORNADO NEAR 100TH ST AND 100TH. ABOUT ONE HALF
MILE EAST OF THAT…LARGE WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT OF A HOUSE AND
HALF OF A SHED WAS COLLAPSED.