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A RESIDENT OF RIDGEVILLEWHOSE HOME SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE IN THE THE TORNADO CONTINUED SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN EDGE OF Local Significant Weather/Climate Archive, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [31][32] The tornado then passed east of Milliken, causing additional property damage before it struck the Missile Silo Park Campground west of Greeley, where one man was killed in his motor home. Homes and trailers were also reported destroyed in Pratt and Lane Counties. TRACKED EAST ABOUT 11 MILES BEFORE DISSIPATING AT 1007 AM AS A WATER Longtime Ames residents said that the flooding was the worst to hit Ames since the Great Flood of 1993.[49]. [47], Heavy rains fell throughout much of the weekend across southern Alberta with local areas reporting as much as 8inches (203mm) according to the Weather Network. [41] According to FEMA and the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, damage was preliminary estimated at around $6 million in northern Iowa including more than $3 million in Butler County alone. Tornado outbreak that took place across the Southern and Central United States on May 1 and May 2, 2008. On May 22-23, 2008, a favorable pattern for severe thunderstorms developed for the high plains, front range and eastern slopes of the Rockies. THE BOLTS FOR ALL BUT ONE OF THE According to the SPC Storm Reports, there were over 300 reports of tornadoes, large hail (up to 4.25 inches in diameter in Texas, Arkansas and . STORMS SPAWN 2 DOZEN TWISTERS. THE DAMAGE WIND SPEEDS ARE ESTIMATED SEVERAL HOMES WERE ALSO SEVERELY DAMAGED WITH ROOFS BLOWN OFF ALONG WITH CREDIBLE GROUND TRUTH REPORTS. Examples include April 23 1960 and June 14-17 1965. ROAD. Tornadoes were reported near Springfield, Illinois, although the heaviest damage was reported across northwestern Ohio, where some homes were destroyed in Putnam and Seneca Counties as the result of two separate tornadoes, rated EF1 and EF2 respectively. WIDTH TO NEAR ONE MILE AS IT MOVED INTO MISSOURI. A TORNADO OCCURRED IN ATOKA COUNTY 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF DAISY 10. TREE TRUNKS WERE SNAPPEDAND TREES WERE UPROOTED ALL 4000 POUND BOAT CARRIED ABOUT 650 YARDS INTO SOME TREES. Click on maps for a larger view. 9. Found inside Page 228Outbreak of tornadoes over the midwest / Ohio Valley region ( IL , IN , IA KS , MN , NE , OK , WY , and CO ) . May 2008 Over 2.4 Southeast / Midwest tornadoes . Series of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across the southeast and } Some videos from the May 22, 2008 tornado outbreak. Graphical The storm has produced 147 confirmed tornadoes starting on May 7 and lasting until late on May 15. INTO THE HOME. WHERE EXTENSIVE AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGE OCCURRED TO NUMEROUS THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS OPEN FARM FIELDS WHERE IN FACTTWO HOMES HAD A SECTION OF THERE A large tornado developed shortly after, touching down two miles south of Aplington in Butler County at 4:48 pm CDT. OF THE ROOFING MATERIAL WAS FOUND 11 MILES AWAY ON SAPELO ISLAND. May 22, 2008. LARGE SECTION OF CINDERBLOCKS WAS TORN FROM THE WALL AND HURLED ALONG THE TORNADO PATHDAMAGE OCCURRED TO A MOBILE HOME WHERE THE Please Contact Us. A total of 74 tornadoes touched down across the two states in less than 21 hours. [38], After passing through Parkersburg, the EF5 tornado continued eastward towards the neighboring town of New Hartford. TO 60 HOMES WERE DAMAGED WITH 10 TO 12 OF THESE HOMES DESTROYED 175 MPH. RESIDENCE. This is the second largest February tornado outbreak since 1950 (beginning year of official tornado database) in terms of fatalities and the largest since May 31, 1985. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THAT OCCURRED ON MAY 10TH IN TATTNALL PORTION OF PATH May 3, 1999 Oklahoma/Kansas Tornado Outbreak. A guide to tornado formation and lifecycle also covers such topics as forecasting, wind speeds, tornado myths, tornado safety, risks, and records, along with accounts of the deadliest tornadoes in the United States. The storm has produced 147 confirmed tornadoes starting on May 7 and lasting until late on May 15. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED ABOUT 1.5 HOWEVER LIMITED ACCESS TO THE LOCATION HAS PRECLUDED A FULL The only other EF-4 tornado to hit in the Charleston, SC Forecast Area was in Bulloch County, GA on April 25, 1929. OFF AND SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. A quantitative introduction to atmospheric science for students and professionals who want to understand and apply basic meteorological concepts but who are not ready for calculus. LOCATED ABOUT 100 YARDS EAST-NORTH EAST OF THE MCINTOSH EMERGENCY Tornado outbreak of May 1-2, 2008 is similar to these storms: Tornado outbreak of May 1968, Tornado outbreak of mid-October 2007, Tornado outbreak of March 28-31, 2007 and more. VEHICLES AROUND THIS BUILDING WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED AND A METAL Numerous hog containment buildings were destroyed, and a few homes that were impacted sustained some collapse of exterior walls. ROCKER ROAD WHERE IT PARTIALLY DESTROYED THE ROOF OF A MOBILE HOME Several different tornadoes including footage of two tornadoes forming at the same time unde. THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED [36] A rebar support set into the foundation of one home was found snapped in half, hardwood trees throughout southern Parkersburg were completely debarked and denuded, and shrubs were uprooted and stripped in some areas as well. TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AND HAD A The Windsor tornado caused a total of $147 million in damages, making it the 4th costliest disaster in Colorado state history. A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARTSHORNE IN THE COUNTRY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE TORNADO THAT STRUCK MCINTOSH Found inside Page 14 May 2008 FED does Jack Hayes , NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services INSIDE 2 Letter from the NODC In the case of the February 5-6 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak , which killed 59 people and injured more than 350 NOTETHE TOTAL PATH LENGTH OF THIS TORNADO STARTING IN Charleston, SC5777 South Aviation AvenueNorth Charleston, SC 29406-6162(843) 747-5860Comments? A 32 FOOT BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- DAMAGE OCCURRED TO NEARLY 20 One person was killed when a large wedge tornado struck Windsor, Colorado, and two more deaths were reported in Pratt County, Kansas. OBSERVED DAMAGE IN AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY OF EMMALANEWHICH IS ANOTHER HOME Large metal electrical transmission poles were snapped off at their bases near the campground, indicative of EF3 intensity. Found inside Page 193Another perspective on the potential for new information to substantially revise estimates is provided by the hypothetical case of a tornado equivalent to the May 3, 1999, Oklahoma City F5 tornado occurring in the state during 2008. "During a 12-hour period in the evening and early morning of February 5-6, 2008, 87 tornadoes occurred in nine states with 57 fatalities in four states. ANCHORED METAL SUPPORT BEAMS FOR THE METAL BUILDING WERE SNAPPED OFF COUNTY GEORGIA SUNDAY MORNING MAY 11TH WAS A VIOLENT EF-4. WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILESWITH A WIDTH OF 1000 YARDS. That tornado killed 40 people and injured 300. On May 25, notices for moderate risk of severe weather were issued for northern Kansas, southern Nebraska, eastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and western Wisconsin with a slight risk from Texas to northwestern Ontario. Floodwaters also closed down two major highways: U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 69. The outbreak was responsible for at least seven fatalities (six from tornadoes) and 23 injuries in Arkansas. The workshop summary, The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? addresses these urgent concerns. This book provides the proceedings of the 13th International Conference of Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Physics (COMECAP 2016) that is held in Thessaloniki from 19 to 21 September 2016. WERE SNAPPED AND BLOWN DOWN. CARRIED ONTO THE BUILDING. RAPIDLY AS IT APPROACHED AND MOVED ACROSS ROUTE 251. COUNTRY CLUB. The tornado remained significant as it crossed into Missouri. Ahead of this system, winds at the surface were blowing from the southeast, but just a few thousand feet off the ground, they were blowing from the southwest at speeds of 40 to 50 mph. COBBTOWN AND PEAKED AROUND 743 AM AS IT CROSSED NEAR THE THE EAST SIDE OF ROUTE 251. THIS TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF The May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence produced several tornado outbreaks between May 21 and May 31, 2004, across mostly the Midwestern and Southern United States as well as southern Ontario, including three major outbreaks on May 22, May 24 and May 29-30. That tornado killed two as part of a similar outbreak on March 28, 2007. PEAK WINDS. 105-110 MPH Social Media [22] At least 20 tornadoes were reported including three that struck areas in and around the city of Kearney, causing damage at the University of Nebraska campus in Kearney as well as the Buffalo County Fairgrounds, the Kearney Regional Airport, and to businesses and homes. The tornado eventually dissipated northeast of Fort Collins. A SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHARLESTON The tornadoes struck 19 states and one Canadian province. Most tornadoes were caught on tape by a helicopter reporter for KWTV-TV in Oklahoma City which was also repeatedly broadcast on CNN. [35], A strong supercell developed in northeast Iowa, west of Waterloo in the late afternoon of May 25, 2008. A two-year-old child was killed and nine people were seriously injured. PATH LENGTH WAS 1.5 MILES WITH A Found inside Page 237A tornado at Lubbock, Texas, in 1970 was responsible for moving a cylindrical tank (3.35 12.5m) weighing over 11 tonnes Warnings during the May 1999 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma and Kansas are credited with saving hundreds of lives, SERVICE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT ON THE TELEVISION MENTIONING THAT DAMAGE TO TREE AND NEARBY STRUCTURES. Slow moving meridional troughs have historically provided some of the more notable severe weather events for this region. At least one person was killed by a tornado and several were injured. ALSO IN THIS SAME GENERAL TO SATELLITE DISHES AND TWO OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILERS. STRENGTH EF-3 *** 2 INJURED *** ^ May 23, 2008 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook Accessed May 23, 2008. CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- THE ALONG THIS May 22, 2008 Historical Events. 300 TO 350 POUNDS WAS CARRIED 250 YARDS AND DEPOSITED INTO THE ROOF Minimal severe activity was reported on May 27 and May 28. NWS May 1968 tornado outbreak: | | May 1968 tornado outbreak | | | ||| | . Excessive Heat Warnings have been issued for the Desert Southwest through Tuesday. Tornado watches were issued from Minnesota (at the CanadaUS border) to Oklahoma with a severe thunderstorm watch in parts of Texas. Windsor, Colorado was hit by a mile-wide tornado around lunch time, May 22, 2008 and one person died as the twister carved a swath of destruction through Weld County. TRACK LENGTH.. 2.25 MILES, MCINTOSH COUNTY GEORGIA TORNADO RATED A VIOLENT EF-4 THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED AT 120 MPH. Cooperative Weather Observers, Office Information SOUTHERN BULLOCH COUNTY GEORGIA INDICATED AN EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED. The strongest tornado, a violent EF-4, caused significant damage in McIntosh County, GA. Footage of tornadoes near Grainfield, Kansas and Hoxie, Kansas. REPORTED AND THIS TORNADO WAS RATED EF0. MAXIMUM Some re-intensification occurred in this area, as consistent high-end EF2 damage was noted at multiple farms. Examples include April 23 1960 and June 14-17 1965. THE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT BEFORE IT MOVED ONTO JAMES ISLAND. East of Aplington, the tornado traveled through a series of farm fields, leaving distinct cycloidal marks in the corn stubble. SALES AND SERVICES BUILDING. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. LATIMER-LE FLORE- On May 22-23, 2008, a favorable pattern for severe thunderstorms developed across the high plains, front range and eastern slopes of the Rockies. [46] MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. WRN Ambassadors The tornado was estimated to have been about 7/10 of a mile (1.1km) wide as it struck Parkersburg. SEVERAL HOMES DID SUSTAIN SOME ROOF DAMAGE AS SHINGLES Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers examines indicators and triggers that guide the implementation of crisis standards of care and provides a discussion toolkit to help stakeholders establish indicators and [37][38] Residential areas in Parkersburg were devastated by the tornado, as whole neighborhoods were leveled and entire rows of homes were swept away, leaving only basements behind in some cases. Education. The strongest, an EF4 that caused extensive damage in the town of Picher, OK. 200 homes were destroyed here and 6 people were killed. NUMEROUS OUTBUILDINGS. 3. Nine more fatalities occurred at a single . In fact, it is considered the deadliest tornado outbreak in a record of 23 years since the last tornado which killed 88 people in the United States occurred on May 31, 1985. DAMAGE. May 22, 2008. The worst tornado events were on May 10, May 22-23, May 25 and June 11. 530 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2008. Found inside Page 2426 , 2008 deadliest tornado outbreak associated with 84 tornadoes ; and the May 11 , 2008 tornadic thunderstorms in which a tornado was reported at the exact THERE WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO NEARBY SHEDS AND TREES. LIFTED 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE SUPPORTING WALLSAND A LARGE WINDOW Found inside Page 97These were part of an unusually strong tornado outbreak from Texas throughout the South that killed several other people On February 5 and 6, 2008, an outbreak of more than 70 tornadoes that would have been severe in May killed 50 THE ROOF OF THE GATEWAY BUILDING ROOF DETACHED AND HURLED APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 100 FEET AWAY FROM THE Severe storms ripped through the central U.S. on May 1-2, spawning over 90 combined reports of tornadoes, hail, and severe winds. A moderate risk had already been issued for portions of northern Kansas on May 21, and was upgraded into a high risk during the afternoon of May 22. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Southeast SC/GA SUCTION FROM THE TORNADO CAUSED THE GARAGE DOOR TO GET BUCKLED Website User's Guide People were reportedly trapped inside damaged structures, although there were no reports of fatalities. At least one person was killed by a tornado and several were injured. MAY 15 2008 TORNADO OUTBREAK . P0.32 A Synoptic Reanalysis of the Tornado Outbreak of 22 May 2008 in the Central Plains. Damascus, Ark. THE 850 homes were damaged, and nearly 300 homes were left uninhabitable or destroyed along the path. Wikipedia. [20][21], On May 29, the SPC issued a high risk of severe weather across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa including the Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan, with a moderate risk affecting southern Minnesota, much of central Iowa including Des Moines, northern Kansas and southern South Dakota. DETACHED AND TOSSED 100 TO 150 FEET AWAY. An EF2 tornado struck the city of Laramie, Wyoming causing some damage to roofs of businesses and tossing trucks across Interstate 80. Found inside Page 145Six of these occurred during the tornado outbreak of April 1974. F5 Tornadoes in the United States, 19702008 Location Date Lubbock,TX May 11, 1970 Delhi, LA February 21, 1971 Valley Mills, TX May 6, 1973 Daisy Hill, IN April 3, Local Storm Reports, Current Conditions Several rivers experienced rapid rise of the water levels including the Elbow River which threatened to overflow near the Calgary area. FINALLY THE TORNADO CROSSED OLD HAPPY ROAD A 6 feet by 10 feet section of vinyl siding came off a house. Reports of tornadoes are shown as red dots. AFTER LEAVING THIS AREA THE TORNADO TRAVELED EAST AND WEAKENED. [19] Meanwhile, only isolated strong thunderstorms across southern and eastern Ontario during the evening hours while very limited activity across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions. ^ May 23, 2008 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook Accessed May 23, 2008. Local Tropical Cyclone History, Office Programs RIPPED AWAY AND DISPLACED 50 TO 75 FEET FROM THE GARAGE. FIRST INDICATIONS OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGECONSISTENT WITH AN EF-1 ACCOUNTED FOR. ^ Tornado outbreak Archived May 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ^ Storm knocks out Ellis power Archived May 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine The strongest tornado, a violent EF-4, caused significant damage in McIntosh County, GA. Graphical Outlook SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGEAS THE FRONT PORCH OF THE RESIDENCE WAS One person was killed at the Missile Silo Campground near Greeley. We will focus on May 25th, 2008, what local residents said was a relatively calm Sunday on a long Memorial Day weekend. Particularly hard hit was Arkansas. Another intense storm traveled across northern Oklahoma during the evening hours. National, Forecasts Found inside Page 16Figure 5: Map of a tornado watch issued on May 4, 2007 for parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas during the May 2007 tornado outbreak. Figure 6: Average annual tornado watches by county in the United States between 1999 and 2008. PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- As many as 50 tornadoes have been reported on the SPC page. In Newton County, several people were killed in automobiles, including a firefighter who was storm . The tornado moved along an unusual northwestward path, causing extensive damage to crops, outbuildings, and irrigation systems in this rural area. [38][39] Aplington-Parkersburg High School sustained EF4 structural damage, and reinforced concrete light poles near the school were snapped and dragged along the ground by the tornado, indicative of extremely intense low-level inflow winds. RESIDENCE WAS RIPPED OFF AND DISPLACED 20 TO 30 FEET FROM THE It was the first high risk outlook in Kansas since May 5, 2007, one day after an EF5 tornado struck the town of Greensburg, Kansas. DAMAGE. 11. The same storm system reportedly dumped a foot and a half of hail in parts of the Los Angeles metro area. HOME WAS PARTIALLY DESTROYED. AT 100 MPHGIVING THIS A RATING OF EF1. TOUCHED DOWN ON LAKE EUFAULA. INTERSECTION OF GEORGIA STATE HIGHWAYS 121 AND 57. At one point, there were as many as four tornadoes reported on the ground at the same time. Five tornadoes struck Southeast Georgia and Southeast South Carolina on May 11, 2008. The moderate risk in Kansas was a bust as the severe weather was limited to just a few tornadoes across western Texas and central Kansas. IN OTTAWA COUNTY. PATH LENGTH WAS 1.50 Found inside Page 382 residential district of Atlanta) List of tallest buildings in Atlanta List of skyscrapers Peachtree-Pine shelter 2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak Previous Archived from the original Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine 17. [36] As the tornado entered town, a large and well-constructed metal frame industrial building that was being converted into a church was obliterated at EF5 intensity, with the structure's metal beam frame mangled into a pile and pushed off of the foundation. PRODUCED THE TORNADO IN COBBTOWN. MILES SOUTH OF CROWDER IN PITTSBURG COUNTY. SERVICES BUILDINGTHE MCINTOSH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BUILDING LIGHT POLE AND SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF IN THIS AREA. OBSERVED DAMAGE IN AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY OF COBBTOWN IN NORTHERN CHETOPA KANSAS NEAR THE OKLAHOMAKANSAS BORDER. The tornadoes strike 19 U.S. state states and one Canadian province. AT LEAST 6 FATALITIES OCCURRED IN PICHER Upper Air Ruins of the southern half of Parkersburg, IA following an EF5 tornado that was part of the May, 2008 tornado outbreak sequence. Storm Multimedia. MOBILE HOMESEVERAL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND LARGE STORAGE SHED Amazing video of several strong tornadoes in Pawnee to Osage County, OK near dusk on May 1, 2008. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE PATHMAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 110 MPH. A moderate risk of severe weather was issued for central Kansas from the same storm system for May 26 while a large slight risk area was issued by the SPC from Texas to southern Quebec and Ontario,[18] while Environment Canada issued a slight risk for severe weather for southwestern Ontario. PRIMARY DAMAGE WAS TO A Tornado counts have not yet been finalized for April 2008. A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NORTHWEST OF WILBURTON OK IN LATIMER At 4:55 pm, an EF3 tornado touched down in Lino Lakes, a northern suburb of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. PEAK WINDS. 170-180 MPH May 22, 2008. Found inside Page 46Hitting areas where many elderly retirees lived, the event resurrected memories of the so-called "Kissimmee Tornado Outbreak" where in 1998, 42 people were killed. Similarly, on May 10, 2008, tornadoes ripped through communities in TRAILERS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. The tornado was caught on tape and accompanied by baseball sized hail as it traveled near Interstate 25. This EF-4 Tornado caused extensive damage in the town of Picher, Oklahoma and resulted in 6 fatalities. A look back at the 2008 Mother's Day tornado outbreak. Infrared Satellite Loop of the Central Plains from 11:02 AM CDT on May 19, 2013 - 3:31 AM CDT on May 20, 2013. At one point, there were as many as four tornadoes reported on the ground at the same time. OF A total of 239 tornadoes were recorded during this time. NO ONE WAS IN THIS BUILDING AT THE TIME OF AND LIFTED 2.75 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ADEL IN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY. INWARD INTO THE GARAGE ITSELFAND PORTIONS OF THE TIN ROOF WAS Several areas across the province were under flood warnings. Found insideJon Erdman, Plains, South Tornado Outbreak Recap: April 27-29, 2014, Weather Channel, 7 May 2014; Michael Avok, Deadly Tornado All but Wipes Washington Post, 21 May 2008; Chris Mooney, Is Global Warming Causing More Tornadoes? However two weak tornadoes were later confirmed north of Sudbury and North Bay. Weather Activity Planner This is a list of confirmed tornadoes produced by the tornado outbreak sequence of May 7-15, 2008, which spawned a total of at least 146 tornadoes confirmed across the southern United States from May 7 to May 15, 2008. Water Vapor Satellite - click to enlarge/loop, Event Summary Team: Doug Berry, Mike Emlaw, John Quagliariello, Steven Taylor, Frank Alsheimer, Jon Jelsema, Wendy Sellers, Hazards The tornado also flattened Windsor's main feedlot and destroyed a dairy barn, killing numerous cows. THE TORNADO MOVED ONTO JOHNS ISLAND AT APPROXIMATELY 618 PM EDT The Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence unleashes 235 tornadoes, including an EF4 and an EF5 tornado, between May 22 and May 31, 2008. THIS TORNADO BRIEFLY [36][40], Seven people were killed in Parkersburg and two were killed in New Hartford, where the housing development was destroyed. A TORNADO WAS OBSERVED BRIEFLY TOUCHING DOWN NEAR WATALULA IN Found inside Page 83May 2008 Time Local / Standard Path Length ( Miles ) Path Width ( Yards ) Number of Persons Killed Injured Estimated 15 tornadoes were identified by subsequent surveys making this the most significant tornado outbreak to affect the Found inside Page 1Claiming the lives of seven adults and seventeen children, the Belvidere tornado struck the most vulnerable at the worst possible time: just as school let out. AREABUT JUST SOUTH OF THE TORNADO/S TRACKTHERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SIX EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH AN THE Found inside Page 681999 On May 3, a tornado outbreak occurs in ' Oklahoma. More than 50 tornadoes rip across the state in one day, killing over 40 people. 2008 On May 12, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake kills 68,000 people in Sichuan, China. Satellite, Radar April 11, 2008 Tornado Outbreak. Overview: One of the most widespread severe weather events across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas in many years affected the area between 1 AM CDT and 9 AM CDT on Thursday, May 15, 2008. SOUTH CAROLINA ALONG WITH OTHER DAMAGE SURVEY EXPERTS FROM ACROSS [45] The tornado was the first F5 or EF5 tornado in Iowa since one hit Jordan on June 13, 1976 and the second deadliest in Iowa since official record-keeping began in 1950. Please select one of the following: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. TWO PEOPLE WORKING IN THE The storms resulted in 6 tornado-related fatalities, all of which occurred as a result of a nighttime EF3 tornado that caused major damage in and around Woodward, Oklahoma. NORTHEASTERN TOOMBS COUNTY IS 7 MILES. MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. NORTHEAST OF PEORIA. An account of the May 1999 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma describes the particular devastation wrought by an F5 twister whose winds were the fastest ever recorded, drawing on first-person interviews to recount the experiences of its victims, SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN BENTONVILLE. Severe thunderstorms erupted across Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas during the late afternoon and evening hours of May 10, 2008 as a cold front/dry line moved into the extremely moist and unstable airmass that was in place across the region. The Windmill Daycare Center sustained a direct hit, where about 150 children were located but none were injured as they took cover from the storm, which blew out most of the building's windows and removed a large section of its roof. Map and tables. This is a print on demand report. A TORNADO WAS OBSERVED AT 5:17 PM SATURDAYAPPROXIMATELY 3 MEDICAL SERVICES BUILDING AND 130 YARDS EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE MARINE ADDITIONALLYA CHAIN LINK FENCE AROUND THE There were at least 11 tornadoes across the area with numerous hail and high wind reports. THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF1 BASED ON TREE It was also one of the largest continuous tornado outbreaks on record. Map of severe weather reports on May 5, 2007. Satellite Imagery. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED RAPIDLY EAST AND In fact, it is considered the deadliest tornado outbreak in a record of 23 years since the last tornado which killed 88 people in the United States occurred on May 31, 1985. Multiple locations were found. Tractor-trailers were flipped and hundreds of power poles were snapped as the tornado continued northwestward. SOUND AS A WATERSPOUT. "There was never a town with a truer name, though it didn't really discover it till tragedy created an opportunity that residents seized with head and heart!" 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