andyhb
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There are some decent pics of the Berryville aftermath.
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This tornado was responsible for taking 21 lives, but is indirectly responsible for saving thousands upon thousands of people in the years after. This specific tornado is what pushed Bob Baron to start his company, which innovated things like storm tracks with times of arrival, street-level mapping with radar, lightning data overlaid with radar, algorithms to interrogate and track gate-to-gate shear, and many of the other things that have become the industry standard when doing broadcast live severe weather coverage.Today is the 32nd anniversary of the F4 that went down Airport Road in Huntsville during rush hour.
This is the plausible EF5 home.Anyone have photos of the "plausible EF5" homes swept away by the Chickasha-Blanchard tornado? All I could find are two photos, one of a home that clearly had anchoring issues (no nuts or washers) and a photo that is too low resolution to be conclusive. Regardless however the contextual damage from this tornado was extremely violent and likely well into the EF5 category.
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It looks like the amount of debris left/on near the foundation would mitigate an EF5 rating unless the home was "exceptionally" well-constructed. I do however note what looks like debris granulation near the foreground, and if it is, it's some of the most incredible debris granulation I have ever seen.This is the plausible EF5 home.
Some of the anchor bolts were missing washers and the sill plate attachments used cut nails.It looks like the amount of debris left/on near the foundation would mitigate an EF5 rating unless the home was "exceptionally" well-constructed. I do however note what looks like debris granulation near the foreground, and if it is, it's some of the most incredible debris granulation I have ever seen.
Yes, the debris granulation was Incredible in this place, even the brick itself was split apart. Chickasha was one of only several tornados that can scour asphalt from several roads continuely.It looks like the amount of debris left/on near the foundation would mitigate an EF5 rating unless the home was "exceptionally" well-constructed. I do however note what looks like debris granulation near the foreground, and if it is, it's some of the most incredible debris granulation I have ever seen.
I did note anchor bolts missing nuts and washers on the first photo I posted, and I presume the photo of the house you posted was a different one? Or is it the same house before and post cleanup?Some of the anchor bolts were missing washers and the sill plate attachments used cut nails.
Off the top of my head the only other tornado I can think of that granulated bricks in such a fashion is Smithville.Yes, the debris granulation was Incredible in this place, even the brick itself was split apart. Chickasha was one of only several tornados that can scour asphalt from several roads continuely.
That’s not the one unfortunately. In the photo that shows it, the foundation is noticeably thin, but is clearly buckled. I think a bathtub is visible in it too? It’s a shame that the photos on the NWS event page no longer work.I have heard that the Picher tornado damaged or dislodged part of a home's foundation. Is this the correct photo?
Okay I think I know the photo you are referring to. Assuming this is the right one, I never knew what it actually showed:That’s not the one unfortunately. In the photo that shows it, the foundation is noticeably thin, but is clearly buckled. I think a bathtub is visible in it too? It’s a shame that the photos on the NWS event page no longer work.
Yup that’s the one. There’s a second angle where you can see a portion of tiled concrete floor cracked and buckled too.Okay I think I know the photo you are referring to. Assuming this is the right one, I never knew what it actually showed:
Well that certainly makes the Greensburg tornado damage higher than marginal EF5.100% debarked trees from Greensburg EF5
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Combines which were tossed into the river
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Some rare photo from Greensburg. As I see, ground was scoured in the first picture and railway in the fourth picture was likely bent slightly?
Yes, I never buy the idea that Greensburg was marginal EF5. At least Rainsville was much marginal than that.Well that certainly makes the Greensburg tornado damage higher than marginal EF5.