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Woodford County Illinois Tornado Could Be An F4
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:41 am
by michaelwmoss
They are going to have to bring in experts for this one. It was reported to be from 1/4-1/2 mile at times!!
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx//events/jul132004/jul13.php
Picture Of The Tornado Here:
http://www.hoinews.com/home/headlines/878132.html
One last picture from a different perspective
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/040714/w071402.html
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:03 am
by Anonymous
thanks for sharing! Looks as if it was a large tornado.
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:42 am
by michaelwmoss
No problem. It will be interesting to see what they conclude.
Correct me if I am wrong: Has the U.S. had any F5's this year?
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:26 am
by Brent
michaelwmoss wrote:No problem. It will be interesting to see what they conclude.
Correct me if I am wrong: Has the U.S. had any F5's this year?
I'm pretty sure we haven't. Last one was May 3, 1999 in Moore, OK I believe.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:09 am
by michaelwmoss
Has It Been That LONG?!?!?
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:15 am
by michaelwmoss
It is confirmed, this tornado was a definate F4. Updated pictures of damage, radar, and the tornado itself at:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx//events/jul132004/jul13.php
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:23 am
by Stormsfury
I'm pretty sure we haven't. Last one was May 3, 1999 in Moore, OK I believe.
Brent's right, according to the statistics I scanned through at SPC ... (at least the killer tornadoes) ... the last TWO F5's occurred on May 3rd, 1999 (that were killer tornadoes) at Moore and Amber, OK.
SF
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:52 am
by michaelwmoss
Wasn't the Amber, OK Tornado the one that was 2 miles wide at one time?
This definately could have been much worse in Illinois. We can be thankful the storm merged into a developing Derecho before coming here to Johnson County. I can only image what kind of damage that would have caused in the Indianapolis area.