Joplin, Mo Tornado Rated EF-4

James Spann | May 23, 2011 @ 5:33 pm | 32 Replies

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
400 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011

…EF-4 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN JOPLIN…

* DATE…22 MAY 2011
* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING…EF-4
* ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED…198 MPH
* ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH…3/4 MILE
* FATALITIES…116
* INJURIES…400

* THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION WAS DETERMINED BY A NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING
FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE STORM DATA.

FOR REFERENCE…THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES
INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0…WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1…WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2…WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3…WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4…WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5…WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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Category: Severe Weather

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