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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
324 PM CDT FRI APR 14 2006

...FINAL DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR TAMA COUNTY...

THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT
MOVED OVER TAMA COUNTY ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 13TH.

* EVENT DATE: APRIL 13TH

* ESTIMATED START TIME: 710 PM

* EVENT TYPE: F0 TORNADO (ISOLATED AREA)

* EVENT LOCATION: 5 NE TOLEDO

* PEAK WIND: N/A

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: N/A

* PATH LENGTH: N/A

* INJURIES: NONE

* FATALITIES: NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS TAMA COUNTY LAST EVENING PRODUCING
QUARTER TO TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL. ALTHOUGH NO EVIDENCE OR DAMAGE WAS
FOUND...IT IS STILL VERY POSSIBLE THAT A TORNADO MAY HAVE TOUCHED DOWN
IN AN OPEN AREA OR FIELD.

THE LOCATION AND TIMING OF BOTH THE PUBLIC REPORT AND THE WSR-88D
RADAR SIGNATURE COINCIDE QUITE WELL. THUS...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN DES MOINES WILL CONFIRM THE TORNADO AS AN F0
WITH NO VISUAL DAMAGE...HAVING OCCURRED IN AN OPEN AND ISOLATED
AREA OF TAMA COUNTY.

&&

FOR REFERENCE...THE FUJITA TORNADO SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

F0...WIND SPEEDS 40 TO 72 MPH.
F1...WIND SPEEDS 73 TO 112 MPH.
F2...WIND SPEEDS 113 TO 157 MPH.
F3...WIND SPEEDS 158 TO 206 MPH.
F4...WIND SPEEDS 207 TO 260 MPH.
F5...WIND SPEEDS 261 TO 318 MPH.

$$

STEINBUGL/JJ