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Severe WX March 23-25th, 2023
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Lake Martin EF4
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I'm not expecting anything above maybe mid EF4.
Unfortunately, that sounds exactly like something MEG would do. As another user mentioned though, they did seem to do better with the 12/10/2021 surveys, so maybe they've gotten a little more thorough.
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New Wren, 2011. They skipped over the worst damage on the whole path, leading to several miles of unsurveyed damage and an EF3 rating slapped on what was almost certainly an EF5.
Same video posted above, but a few more comments:
That scene towards the end is pretty shocking, I wish they would move the drone more in that direction. Looks like scouring, tree stumps and granulated debris on the horizon - though I could be wrong. Apart from that, this is the craziest drone video I have seen yet. Extreme levels of wind rowing and pretty significant granulation. Regardless of rating, this tornado was exceptionally powerful. Awful
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Yeah that's some of the most devastating damage Ive seen thus far. Thanks for posting
Hence why I don’t trust them.
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I have a feeling there's going to be potentially borderline ef5 damage high end ef4 in or near rolling fork. Could be a close call
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Wouldn't surpise me, especially given what it did to that water tower.
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I actually think that water tower may have been poorly anchored, just looking at the other damage it expect a potentially mid to high ef4. But I'm not expert.
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If we were as close to the rolling forks storm (tornado) as the Amory storm(tornado) I'm afraid the velocity couplet would have been as extreme as it was there, gotta consider rolling fork was a decent bit away
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Yeah, agree that contextual damage even stronger than mayfield based the damage now can be seen.
Yeah not seeing anything yet that screams “EF5 candidate” yet. Mid to high-end EF4 though? Absolutely.
Again, the issue comes down to, even if it contained 200 MPH+ winds, did it hit any homes that were reasonably well-built and anchored while at peak intensity? Its really tough to get those two factors to overlap, especially in areas where building codes aren’t exactly top notch.
Again, the issue comes down to, even if it contained 200 MPH+ winds, did it hit any homes that were reasonably well-built and anchored while at peak intensity? Its really tough to get those two factors to overlap, especially in areas where building codes aren’t exactly top notch.
Yeah, exactly. And after the past ten years, I would say there’s only a handful, if that, of these “well built” areas where violent tornados are a semi common occurrence that would satisfy those requirements.
But that’s a comment for a different thread