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This derecho produced a tornado outbreak that spawned numerous tornadoes across its path, some of which hit the cities of Des Moines [13] and Davenport in Iowa, [14] and Aurora, Naperville, [15] and Joliet [16] in Illinois, with an extremely rare tornado causing minor damage in downtown Chicago. [17]
PDS tornado watches are issued when there is a significantly higher than normal risk of multiple EF2 or stronger tornadoes – especially those that are predicted to be long-track in nature, with path lengths of more than 20 miles – in the watch area (usually amounting to damage consistent with EF4 or EF5 tornadoes at maximum), in addition to ...
Intensity cannot be determined due to a lack of information. This rating applies to tornadoes that traverse areas with no damage indicators, cause damage in an area that cannot be accessed by a survey, or cause damage that cannot be differentiated from that of another tornado. [4] N/A EF0: 65–85: 105–137 52.82% Minor damage.
The Nashville Weather Service continues to evaluate the storm damage and possible tornado paths after destructive storms in Middle Tennessee. ... Nashville Electric Service 5 PM Update: Crews have ...
What path did the tornado take in Columbia? Initial reports from the National Weather Service on Wednesday had the tornado on the ground near Columbia around 5:46 p.m. From there, the tornado ...
This radar was used to scan and film the complete life cycle of a tornado in 1973. By comparing the film with velocity images from the radar, the researchers found a pattern that showed the tornado beginning to form before it could be visually detected on the film. The researchers named this phenomenon the Tornado Vortex Signature (TVS). [3]
A sixth tornado in Ohio from Wednesday's storms was confirmed Thursday by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. See the paths 5 of them traveled
Many other structures were destroyed at EF4 intensity along the path of this tornado as well and entire groves of large trees were mowed down and completely stripped of their bark. The massive tornado reached a width of 2.25 miles (3.62 km), making it the widest tornado in Mississippi history and the third-widest on record in the United States.