MNTornadoGuy
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On DAT that slabbed house is listed as EF2 135 mph.
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Severe WX March 21-23 2022
- Thread starter Taylor Campbell
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Juliett Bravo Kilo
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So, a tornado going through New Orleans. This is a first for me:
Check out the horizontal vortex and forward speed on it.
Check out the horizontal vortex and forward speed on it.
Shakespeare 2016
Member
It looks like there was decent attachment to the foundation.
Looks like a house with concrete slab which is better than CMU foundation with at least some degree of attachment. So maybe It was hit by debris?
Yeah gonna need a solid explanation for that. If there isn't a traceable debris impact of some sort, there's no reason to go below EF3. Honestly, I want hear why this can't be considered EF4.
Shakespeare 2016
Member
Mid EF3 for sure! There was some pretty intense wind rowing of debris as well. Certainly on the F-SCALE back in the 1990s it would have been rated F4 but I am going to say the house may have some structure flaws.
MNTornadoGuy
Member
I’m guessing it might have to do with large pieces of debris left intact (such as sections of the roof and walls) and weak contextual damage, still though I don’t know how it isn’t EF3 damage.
Shakespeare 2016
Member
I honestly most of the time think it has something to do with multiple vortices as to why the roof stayed intact and a tiny room in the back stayed somewhat intact.
Honestly, it's still early on and there's a good chance they will up it to EF3+. The Sartinville, MS EF4, the Fredericktown, MO EF3, and the Elon, VA EF3 all leveled or slabbed houses, but were initially all rated EF2 before being upgraded a bit later.
Equus
Member
Stuff just keeps going, Andalusia getting raked right now
OHWX97
Member
Yeah, they did… DOW confirmed that storm was producing a tornado before it even hit Moundville. How BMX didn’t decide to issue a tornado warning is completely beyond me.
Has NWS Austin/San Antonio put together an event summary page for this outbreak? I'm looking right now and can't seem to find one anywhere, which is surprising considering how significant this was. In fact, I can't even find any public information statements either.
I've been trying to figure out what tornado the New Orleans tornado was a twin of, because it definitely reminded me of something, but it isn't Tuscaloosa. It looks like another big city tornado; the Foshan, China EF3 tornado of 2015. Same shape, and even had the same persistent horizontal vortex.
OHWX97
Member
CheeselandSkies
Member
No tornado warning on it, either at the time. Is that FFC's CWA?
keithGA
Member
Yeah....
Brice Wood
Member
Definitely some wind rowing that occurred, some homes swept clean with some or a little debris left on the foundation, I think calling this tornado “violent” is accurate.