Tornado outbreak February 28-March 2, 20 dead, EF4 in Kansas
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NWS Tallahassee has put up a webpage with a partial report on the Enterprise tornado, with some damage pictures and nice radar images.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tae/Mar0102_2007/index.html
0210 PM TORNADO ENTERPRISE 31.31N 85.85W
03/01/2007 F3 COFFEE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 9 FATAL, 50 INJ *** 8 KILLED IN SCHOOL WHEN CONCRETE
WALL COLLAPSED IN HALLWAY. FOOTBALL STADIUM COMPLETELY
DESTROYED. CARS OVERTURNED. DOWTOWN HIT HARD WITH DAMAGE
AT DIXIE DRIVE AND COLLEGE STREET. SR27, SR88, SR134
IMPASSIBLE DUE TO DOWNED UTILITY LINES. TORNADO PATH
APPROX. 200 YARDS WIDE AND 10 MILES LONG. INFO BASED ON
STORM SURVEY BY WCM ON 3/2/07. RATED EF3 ON NEW ENHANCED
FUJITA SCALE.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tae/Mar0102_2007/index.html
0210 PM TORNADO ENTERPRISE 31.31N 85.85W
03/01/2007 F3 COFFEE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 9 FATAL, 50 INJ *** 8 KILLED IN SCHOOL WHEN CONCRETE
WALL COLLAPSED IN HALLWAY. FOOTBALL STADIUM COMPLETELY
DESTROYED. CARS OVERTURNED. DOWTOWN HIT HARD WITH DAMAGE
AT DIXIE DRIVE AND COLLEGE STREET. SR27, SR88, SR134
IMPASSIBLE DUE TO DOWNED UTILITY LINES. TORNADO PATH
APPROX. 200 YARDS WIDE AND 10 MILES LONG. INFO BASED ON
STORM SURVEY BY WCM ON 3/2/07. RATED EF3 ON NEW ENHANCED
FUJITA SCALE.
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Oh yeah, apologize for the earlier misinformation on the Enterprise tornado. Now I've learned not to trust Wikipedia articles anymore for information on tornado ratings
By the way, are there any sites that provide all official ratings from every NWS office, without having to visit each branch's web page?

By the way, are there any sites that provide all official ratings from every NWS office, without having to visit each branch's web page?
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Shot of Americus tornado damage:
http://photo.accuweather.com/photogalle ... ccuweather
A couple more pics of what the Enterprise tornado did:
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/news-blogs. ... 03-03_1607
http://photo.accuweather.com/photogalle ... ccuweather
A couple more pics of what the Enterprise tornado did:
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/news-blogs. ... 03-03_1607
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Calasanjy wrote:Oh yeah, apologize for the earlier misinformation on the Enterprise tornado. Now I've learned not to trust Wikipedia articles anymore for information on tornado ratings![]()
By the way, are there any sites that provide all official ratings from every NWS office, without having to visit each branch's web page?
No there aren't AFAIK.
That EF4 listing on Wikipedia was done by some curious onlooker. It was quickly reverted.
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That is incorrect. You CAN have an EF5 for single family dwellings. Read "Revision 2" (Oct. 10 2006) of the report at http://www.wind.ttu.edu/EFScale.pdf (the family residence DI is on page 25 of the PDF, or page A-2 of the report)...
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Linn County, KS tornado rated as EF4.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_ ... 2&source=0
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http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_ ... 2&source=0
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snoopj wrote:Linn County, KS tornado rated as EF4.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_ ... 2&source=0
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In the second photo of the tornado, it looks like you can see multiple vortices.
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Here's an updated tornado count (last one posted last page):
So far confirmed...
1. By WFO (click on WFO link for their page on the outbreak)
A. FEB. 28 EVENT
1 at TWX (1 EF1)
2 at EAX (1 EF0, 1 EF1, 1 EF4 FIRST EVER!)
? at ICT (>0 tornadoes apparently)
B. OVERNIGHT FEB. 28/EARLY MORNING MAR. 1
3 at LSX (1 EF0, 2 EF1)
1 at SGF (1 EF3)
C. MAR. 1 EVENT
11 at FFC (2 EF0, 3 EF1, 4 EF2, 2 EF3)
9 at BMX (5 EF1, 3 EF2, 1 EF3)
2 at PAH (1 EF0, 1 EF1)
1 at ILX (1 EF0)
1 at JAX (1 EF0)
1 at JAN (1 EF1)
1 at MOB (1 EF3, already counted in BMX totals)
1 at CAE (1 EF2)
2 at TAE (1 EF3, 1 EF2, many more uncertain).
2. By EF rating
EF0: 6
EF1: 13
EF2: 9
EF3: 5
EF4: 1
TOTAL COMBINED THRU 2 DAYS: 34
Updated: 0409Z March 7.
So far confirmed...
1. By WFO (click on WFO link for their page on the outbreak)
A. FEB. 28 EVENT
1 at TWX (1 EF1)
2 at EAX (1 EF0, 1 EF1, 1 EF4 FIRST EVER!)
? at ICT (>0 tornadoes apparently)
B. OVERNIGHT FEB. 28/EARLY MORNING MAR. 1
3 at LSX (1 EF0, 2 EF1)
1 at SGF (1 EF3)
C. MAR. 1 EVENT
11 at FFC (2 EF0, 3 EF1, 4 EF2, 2 EF3)
9 at BMX (5 EF1, 3 EF2, 1 EF3)
2 at PAH (1 EF0, 1 EF1)
1 at ILX (1 EF0)
1 at JAX (1 EF0)
1 at JAN (1 EF1)
1 at MOB (1 EF3, already counted in BMX totals)
1 at CAE (1 EF2)
2 at TAE (1 EF3, 1 EF2, many more uncertain).
2. By EF rating
EF0: 6
EF1: 13
EF2: 9
EF3: 5
EF4: 1
TOTAL COMBINED THRU 2 DAYS: 34
Updated: 0409Z March 7.
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In all honesty, even though I know I'm not a professional met, I can say that the outbreak in the SE could have been worse. Had it not been cloudy down there during the day, it makes me wonder what sort of more energy the supercells could have drawn from to become even more powerful.
Scary that it could have possibly been worse.
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Scary that it could have possibly been worse.
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Gnarly surveillance camera footage from the Sumter Regional Hospital of the tornado (a one mile-wide EF3 at this point) ripping through Americus, Georgia. This tornado was directly responsible for two deaths and "numerous" injuries.
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.as ... 6ad65178cc
There was a patient in the room as this 2 x 4 flew through the window and lodged in the wall. This is one of the best illustrations of how absolutely miraculous it is that no one was killed at the hospital, considering there were so many people exposed to flying/breaking glass in a multi-story building with a strong tornado making a direct hit, and generating 'missile' debris. WOW.
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.as ... 6ad65178cc

There was a patient in the room as this 2 x 4 flew through the window and lodged in the wall. This is one of the best illustrations of how absolutely miraculous it is that no one was killed at the hospital, considering there were so many people exposed to flying/breaking glass in a multi-story building with a strong tornado making a direct hit, and generating 'missile' debris. WOW.
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simplykristi wrote:I am not surprised that the Linn County KS tornado was rated an EF 4. That house north of Blue Mound was demolished. The occupants of that house were lucky to survive. Just think if that tornado had hit a more populated area. :: SHUDDER ::
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Like if that track was transposed 40 miles to the north. It would have crossed three freeways, entered many residential areas and a major business area. The maximum strength would have been in Overland Park and Olathe.
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