[LeArc] 4/10/08 Storm Survey

[Brandon Sullivan]

Severe Weather Survey and Damage Information from 4/10/2008Severe
weather, including tornadoes, occurred Thursday evening across parts of
southeast Iowa. Two survey teams from the NOAA/NWS office in the Quad
Cities assessed the damage.

Below is the latest information. More information will be added as it becomes available.


VAN BUREN COUNTY IA...TORNADO NUMBER 1...*  LOCATION...VAN BUREN COUNTY IA...IN THE VICINITY OF LEBANON...OR    NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS V64 AND J40...OR 6 MILES    WEST OF KEOSAUQUA IA.*  TIME OF OCCURRENCE...APPROXIMATELY 616 PM CDT ON THURSDAY...    4/10/2008.*  INJURIES/FATALITIES...NONE REPORTED.*  EF-SCALE RATING...EF-2 INTENSITY.*  ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...125 MPH.*  PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 1/8 MILE WIDE. PATH LENGTH WAS    2 MILES. THE PATH EXTENDED FROM 1 MILE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LEBANON    TO 1 1/2 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LEBANON. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE    COORDINATES OF PATH STARTING POINT ARE 40.720 DEGREES NORTH...    92.065 DEGREES WEST. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF PATH    ENDING POINT ARE 40.746 DEGREES NORTH... 92.072 DEGREES WEST.*  DAMAGE INFORMATION...SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE 2ND FLOOR OF A    RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT. ALSO ONE SHED WAS DESTROYED. IN    ADDITION...TREE AND HOUSE DAMAGE.VAN BUREN COUNTY IA...TORNADO NUMBER 2...*  LOCATION...VAN BUREN COUNTY IA...IN THE VICINITY OF    STOCKPORT...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEOSAUQUA IA.*  TIME OF OCCURRENCE...APPROXIMATELY 625 PM CDT ON THURSDAY...    4/10/2008.*  INJURIES/FATALITIES...NONE REPORTED.*  EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 INTENSITY.*  ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...90 MPH.*  PATH INFORMATION...PATH WAS INTERMITTENT. PATH WIDTH WAS 50    YARDS. PATH LENGTH WAS 5 MILES. THE PATH EXTENDED FROM 2 MILES    WEST OF UTICA TO 2 MILES NORTH OF STOCKPORT. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE    COORDINATES OF STARTING POINT ARE 40.815 DEGREES NORTH... 91.873    DEGREES WEST. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF PATH ENDING POINT    ARE 40.886 DEGREES NORTH... 91.835 DEGREES WEST.*  DAMAGE INFORMATION...DAMAGE TO A COUPLE OF SHEDS ON ONE FARM.    DAMAGE TO ANOTHER BARN ON AN ADDITIONAL FARM.HANCOCK COUNTY IL...TORNADO NUMBER 1...*  LOCATION...HANCOCK COUNTY IL...2 MILES EAST OF SUTTER...OR 13    MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARTHAGE IL. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF    THIS LOCATION ARE 40.279 DEGREES NORTH... 91.306 DEGREES WEST.*  TIME OF OCCURRENCE...APPROXIMATELY 630 PM CDT ON THURSDAY...    4/10/2008.*  INJURIES/FATALITIES...NONE REPORTED.*  EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 INTENSITY.*  ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...93 MPH.*  PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 150 YARDS WIDE. PATH LENGTH WAS    1.6 MILES.*  DAMAGE INFORMATION...ROOF AND TREE DAMAGE AT A CHURCH. GARAGE    DESTROYED...AND DAMAGE TO OUT BUILDINGS...ON A FARM. BARN SHIFTED    OFF ITS FOUNDATION ON ANOTHER FARM.HANCOCK COUNTY IL...TORNADO NUMBER 2...*  LOCATION...HANCOCK COUNTY IL...0.8 MILES EAST OF ELDERVILLE...OR    10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARTHAGE IL. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES    OF THIS LOCATION ARE ARE 40.330 DEGREES NORTH... 91.280 DEGREES    WEST.*  TIME OF OCCURRENCE...APPROXIMATELY 633 PM CDT ON THURSDAY...    4/10/2008.*  INJURIES/FATALITIES...NONE REPORTED.*  EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 INTENSITY.*  ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...79 MPH.*  PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS WIDE. PATH LENGTH    WAS 0.2 MILES.*  DAMAGE INFORMATION...ROOF AND TREE DAMAGE AT A HOUSE.HANCOCK COUNTY IL...TORNADO NUMBER 3...*  LOCATION...HANCOCK COUNTY IL...0.7 MILES EAST OF ELVASTON...OR 5    MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CARTHAGE IL. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE    COORDINATES OF THIS LOCATION ARE 40.395 DEGREES NORTH... 91.236    DEGREES WEST.*  TIME OF OCCURRENCE...APPROXIMATELY 635 PM CDT ON THURSDAY...    4/10/2008.*  INJURIES/FATALITIES...NONE REPORTED.*  EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 INTENSITY.*  ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...85 MPH.*  PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 75 YARDS WIDE. PATH LENGTH    WAS 3/4 MILE.*  DAMAGE INFORMATION...ROOF...GARAGE DOOR AND TREE DAMAGE AT A    HOUSE.KEOKUK AND IOWA COUNTIES IA...TORNADO NUMBER 1...*  LOCATION...KEOKUK AND IOWA COUNTIES IA...IN THE VICINITY OF NORTH    ENGLISH IA. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THIS LOCATION ARE    41.514 DEGREES NORTH... 92.076 DEGREES WEST.*  TIME OF OCCURRENCE...APPROXIMATELY 703 PM CDT ON THURSDAY...    4/10/2008.*  INJURIES/FATALITIES...NONE REPORTED.*  EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 INTENSITY.*  ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...80 TO 85 MPH.*  PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS WIDE. PATH LENGTH WAS    2 MILES. THE PATH EXTENDED FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF SOUTH    ENGLISH TO 1 1/2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH ENGLISH.    LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE PATH STARTING POINT ARE    41.473 DEGREES NORTH... 92.063 DEGREES WEST. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE    COORDINATES OF THE PATH ENDING POINT ARE 41.499 DEGREES NORTH...    92.056 DEGREES WEST.*  DAMAGE INFORMATION...ROOF AND TREE DAMAGE...AND 1 OUT BUILDING    DESTROYED...AT A HOME.JEFFERSON COUNTY IA...WIND DAMAGE IN FAIRFIELD...*  LOCATION...JEFFERSON COUNTY IA...IN THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD IA.*  TIME OF OCCURRENCE...APPROXIMATELY 625 PM ON THURSDAY... 
   4/10/2008.*  INJURIES/FATALITIES...NONE REPORTED.*  ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...60 MPH.*  DAMAGE INFORMATION...DAMAGE TO SOME BUILDINGS IN THE VICINITY OF 
   8TH ST AND THE INTERSECTIONS WITH W DEPOT AVE AND THE BNSF 
   RAILROAD TRACKS. CROSSING ARMS RIPPED OFF THE RAILROAD CROSSING 
   ASSEMBLY AT 8TH ST AND THE BNSF RAILROAD TRACKS.ENHANCED FUJITA /EF/ SCALE INFORMATION...PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BELOW NUMBERS ARE APPROXIMATE WIND SPEEDS FOR THE DAMAGE CATEGORIES.EF0... 65 - 85 MPHEF1... 86 - 110 MPHEF2... 111 - 135 MPHEF3... 136 - 165 MPHEF4... 166 - 200 MPHEF5... 201 MPH OR GREATER