Significant Tornado Events

[buckeye05]

it was....

Wrong. Read my entry from the NCDC entry.

 

[tornado examiner]

but i asked for ef4's with official wind ratings of 200. not mentions of possible 200mph rated lower.....

 

[buckeye05]

but i asked for ef4's with official wind ratings of 200. not mentions of possible 200mph rated lower.....

The NCDC entry of a tornadic event is the final, and most official entry. It’s the last chance for wind speed estimates to changed, which they were here.

 

[tornado examiner]

ah

 

[tornado examiner]

so is the chicasha, goldsby-blanchart, washington oklahoma ef4's and the rochelle, fairdale illinois ef4 the only ef4's where the winds stayed at 200mph as an official rating?

 

[buckeye05]

so is the chicasha, goldsby-blanchart, washington oklahoma ef4's and the rochelle, fairdale illinois ef4 the only ef4's where the winds stayed at 200mph as an official rating?

Yes as far as I know.

 

[tornado examiner]

wow......

 

[tornado examiner]

when do the december 10-11 tornadoes get added to the NCDC?

 

[MNTornadoGuy]

The 2008 Picher OK tornado was a very violent tornado. It likely reached EF5 intensity.

 

[buckeye05]

The 2008 Picher OK tornado was a very violent tornado. It likely reached EF5 intensity.

Agreed. It’s been posted before so I won’t bother, but it also scoured a grassy field down to bare soil in at least one area.

 

[MNTornadoGuy]

The 5/10/2003 Picher tornado was also very intense in Newton County MO. Trees were debarked, there was widespread EF3 damage with one spot of EF4 damage, and a car was thrown 5/8 of a mile. 15 people were killed in this county alone.

 

[tornado examiner]

picher is now a ghost town

 

[buckeye05]

The 5/10/2003 Picher tornado was also very intense in Newton County MO. Trees were debarked, there was widespread EF3 damage with one spot of EF4 damage, and a car was thrown 5/8 of a mile. 15 people were killed in this county alone.

I think a vast majority of the Missouri fatalities were in vehicles, at least that’s what I remember from the news coverage from years back.

 

[MNTornadoGuy]

I think a vast majority of the Missouri fatalities were in vehicles, at least that’s what I remember from the news coverage from years back.

You are right, 6 of the deaths in MO were in vehicles. The other 6 were in mobile homes and only 2 were in a permanent home.

 

[MNTornadoGuy]

Another notable tornado from May 2008 is the Hugo MN EF3. This deadly tornado ripped through the suburb of Hugo, leveling or sweeping away multiple homes. Poor construction and the lack of violent contextual damage are likely the two major reasons that it didn't get rated EF4. One person was killed by this tornado.

One of the destroyed homes was anchored but it sat on top of an unreinforced cinder-block foundation. Appears to have been a slider home as well.

 

[tornado examiner]

you can often tell when its a weaker tornado going through more poorly constructed houses. the super sharp damage boundries. where a swept away home lies next to a house that has its roof intact. usually a result of a critical failure before superficial damage to the surrounding structures occur. also more noticeable in faster, thinner tornadoes.

good example of this was bowling green last year.
and also cookeville
and also naperville

 

[andyhb]

you can often tell when its a weaker tornado going through more poorly constructed houses. the super sharp damage boundries. where a swept away home lies next to a house that has its roof intact. usually a result of a critical failure before superficial damage to the surrounding structures occur. also more noticeable in faster, thinner tornadoes.

good example of this was bowling green last year.
and also cookeville
and also naperville

That just might mean the tornado was smaller...

 

[tornado examiner]

That just might mean the tornado was smaller...

yeah......now i think about it more i see that...

 

[Juliett Bravo Kilo]

The 5/10/2003 Picher tornado was also very intense in Newton County MO. Trees were debarked, there was widespread EF3 damage with one spot of EF4 damage, and a car was thrown 5/8 of a mile. 15 people were killed in this county alone.

I've been trying to find damage photographs from the Missouri portion of this path, this is much appreciated. I sometimes wonder if the tornado may have actually peaked on this side of its path. Amazing how so many fatalities were concentrated in a relatively small area.

 

[pohnpei]

The 2008 Picher OK tornado was a very violent tornado. It likely reached EF5 intensity.

Do you happen to know where the last two pictures which showed impressive vehicle damage located?
What confused me about Picher was, according to Tim Marshall, only 6 vehicle were rolled or lofted by this tornado inside this town. But It seems to me It was more than that.