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Damage ranged from downed trees and roof damage to total destruction as the tornado roared through this area at 50–60 mph (80–97 km/h), packing winds of over 180 mph (290 km/h). The official count of homes destroyed or heavily damaged in Shoal Creek Valley and Ohatchee was 256.
The tornado began with relatively modest structural damage to smaller buildings trees in the Lakeview area. The tornado ran parallel to SR 75 , moving toward Fyffe . As it approached Fyffe, the tornado displayed multiple vortices, wavering between thin horizontal sub-vortices and a solidified wedge appearance. [ 10 ]
Clockwise from top: A view of Joplin, Missouri 10 days after being hit by a catastrophic EF5 tornado; Damage caused by a strong EF4 tornado on April 27; A destroyed house in Smithville, Mississippi after a fast-moving EF5 tornado; A long-tracked tornado seen on a tower cam; An EF5 tornado seen taking the appearance of a "wedge"; A powerful tornado at EF5 intensity after exiting the town of ...
The tornado left a swath of EF4 damage through the eastern portions of Hulaco, and this intensity was retained for several miles. The tornado continued to move northeastward, narrowly avoiding the center of Hog Jaw, where the worst damage from the tornado was documented. Along Hog Jaw Road, a large storage shed with farm equipment was destroyed ...
The path of the tornado was 132 miles (212 km) and extended to parts of Northern Alabama and Southern Tennessee. Damage wrought by the tornado amounted to $1.29 billion (2011 USD), making it the seventh-costliest tornado in U.S. history.
The 2011 Philadelphia, Mississippi tornado was an extremely powerful and fast-moving multi-vortex tornado that touched down in eastern Mississippi on the afternoon of April 27, 2011. Part of the historic 2011 Super Outbreak , the largest tornado outbreak on record, this was the first of four EF5 tornadoes to touch down that day and the first ...
It is one of the costliest tornadoes on record, and was one of the 367 tornadoes in the 2011 Super Outbreak, the largest tornado outbreak in United States history. The tornado reached a maximum path width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) during its track through Tuscaloosa, and again when it crossed I-65 north of Birmingham, attaining estimated wind ...
The damage path of the El Reno–Piedmont tornado, labeled B2. The tornado labeled B3 was a brief satellite tornado with a damage rating of EF0. The tornado reached a maximum width of 1,760 yards (1,610 m), or over a mile wide at its peak. Its damage path was 63 miles (101 km) long.