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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
449 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

...PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR MURRAY, CLARKE, WARREN,
LUCAS, MARIAN, MAHASKA, AND DALLAS COUNTIES...

THE STORM SURVEY INVESTIGATION IS NEARLY COMPLETE FOR THESE FOUR
TORNADOES BUT IS SUBJECT TO FURTHER COORDINATION WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.

... ...

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE FIRST TORNADO DAMAGE THAT
OCCURRED OVER MURRAY IN CLARKE COUNTY ON MAY 30, 2008.

* EVENT DATE: MAY 30, 2008

* ESTIMATED START TIME: 413 AM CDT TO 424 AM CDT MAY 30, 2008

* EVENT TYPE: EF1 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION: 3.4 MILES NORTHEAST OF MURRAY, IOWA TO 5.3 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF OSCEOLA, IOWA.

* PEAK WIND: 86 TO 110 MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME

* PATH LENGTH: 9.1 MILES

* INJURIES: NONE

* FATALITIES: NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: PRIMARILY FARM OUTBUILDINGS, POWER LINES, AND TREE DAMAGE.



SECOND TORNADO PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER WARREN,
LUCAS, AND MARIAN COUNTIES ON MAY 30, 2008.

* EVENT DATE: MAY 30, 2008

* ESTIMATED START TIME: 451 AM TO 500 AM CDT MAY 30, 2008

* EVENT TYPE: EF1 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION: BEGAN 10.8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARITON TO 10.7 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF CHARITON. 

* PEAK WIND:  86 TO 11O MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH: 7.8 MILES

* INJURIES: NONE

* FATALITIES: NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: FARM BUILDINGS, TREES, AND POWER LINES.

 

THIRD TORNADO PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER MARIAN
AND MAHASKA COUNTIES ON MAY 30, 2008. 

* EVENT DATE: MAY 30, 2008

* ESTIMATED START TIME: 507 AM TO 528 AM CDT MAY 30, 2008

* EVENT TYPE: EF2 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION: BEGAN 6.14 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KNOXVILLE TO 9.86 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF OSKALOOSA. 

* PEAK WIND: WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: REACHED ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF MILE AS RELATED TO THE 
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY IOWA HELICOPTER.COM

* PATH LENGTH: 18 MILES AS RELATED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY 
  IOWA HELICOPTER.COM

* INJURIES:  POSSIBLY AS MANY AS 10 INJURIES

* FATALITIES:  NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED, TWO MOBILE HOMES
  DESTROYED, A LOT OF TREE DAMAGE, AND EF2 DAMAGE TO A HOME DESTROYED IN ATTICA.



FOURTH TORNADO PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER DALLAS
COUNTY. 

* EVENT DATE: MAY 30, 2008

* ESTIMATED START TIME: 1250 AM CDT TO 1255 AM CDT MAY 29, 2008

* EVENT TYPE: EF1 TORNADO

* EVENT LOCATION: BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF ADEL AND
  ENDED 3 MILES NORTHWEST...AS BASED ON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
  RADAR. 
 
* PEAK WIND: WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH

* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 200 YARDS

* PATH LENGTH: 4 MILES

* INJURIES: NONE

* FATALITIES: NONE

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: POWER LINE AND TREE DAMAGE AS WELL AS FARM OUTBUILDINGS
  DAMAGED AND DESTROYED. INFORMATION COURTESY OF IOWA HELICOPTER.COM WITH
  THE EXCEPTION OF THE EVENT LOCATION START AND END POINTS.


&&

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

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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