Post by 99lsfm2 on Oct 1, 2012 17:15:18 GMT -6
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
558 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 MCHENRY
MISSISSIPPI TORNADO...
...LATE AFTERNOON TORNADO CONFIRMED IN STONE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...
.OVERVIEW...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA PROVIDED ENOUGH DYNAMICS TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TORNADOES
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.MCHENRY MISSISSIPPI TORNADO...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 86-110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.23 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: SEP 30 2012
START TIME: 419 PM CDT
START LOCATION: JUST SOUTHWEST OF PINE AVENUE
START LAT/LON: 30.7127 -89.1502
END DATE: SEP 30 2012
END TIME: 424 PM CDT
END LOCATION: WIRE ROAD EAST NEAR U.S. HIGHWAY 49
END_LAT/LON: 30.7353 -89.1235
SURVEY SUMMARY:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED STORM DAMAGE IN
STONE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND DETERMINED THAT A BRIEF
EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED IN THE MCHENRY COMMUNITY SOUTH OF WIGGINS ON
THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 30TH.
THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE NORTH OF
WEST MCHENRY ROAD AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 49 WHERE TREES WERE
SNAPPED OFF AT MID-TRUNK AND UPROOTED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEAST TO PINE AVENUE WHERE IT BRIEFLY INCREASED IN STRENGTH TO
EF-1 INTENSITY AND NEARLY 100 YARDS WIDE TAKING THE ROOF OFF OF ONE
RESIDENCE AND DAMAGING THE ROOF STRUCTURES OF 4 OTHER HOMES. THE
TORNADO THEN CONTINUED NORTHEAST ACROSS HIGHWAY 49 BEFORE LIFTING ON
WIRE ROAD EAST NEAR THE HIGHWAY 49 INTERSECTION WHERE A WOODEN
BACKYARD PRIVACY FENCE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW TREES WERE TOPPED
OUT.
A TORNADO WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR THIS STORM BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AT 409 PM CDT.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO THANK MR. TIM PURVIS (STONE
COUNTY MISSISSIPPI SKYWARN COORDINATOR) AND MR. RAVEN JAMES
(DIRECTOR OF STONE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT) FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE
DURING THIS STORM AND IN THE GATHERING DATA FOR THIS STORM SURVEY.
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS. IF YOU WITNESSED OR ARE AWARE OF ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO
HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE...OR CALL OUR SKYWARN STORM REPORTING HOTLINE AT
1-800-284-9059.
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
558 PM CDT MON OCT 1 2012
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 MCHENRY
MISSISSIPPI TORNADO...
...LATE AFTERNOON TORNADO CONFIRMED IN STONE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...
.OVERVIEW...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA PROVIDED ENOUGH DYNAMICS TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TORNADOES
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.MCHENRY MISSISSIPPI TORNADO...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 86-110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.23 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: NONE
INJURIES: NONE
START DATE: SEP 30 2012
START TIME: 419 PM CDT
START LOCATION: JUST SOUTHWEST OF PINE AVENUE
START LAT/LON: 30.7127 -89.1502
END DATE: SEP 30 2012
END TIME: 424 PM CDT
END LOCATION: WIRE ROAD EAST NEAR U.S. HIGHWAY 49
END_LAT/LON: 30.7353 -89.1235
SURVEY SUMMARY:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED STORM DAMAGE IN
STONE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND DETERMINED THAT A BRIEF
EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED IN THE MCHENRY COMMUNITY SOUTH OF WIGGINS ON
THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 30TH.
THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE NORTH OF
WEST MCHENRY ROAD AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 49 WHERE TREES WERE
SNAPPED OFF AT MID-TRUNK AND UPROOTED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEAST TO PINE AVENUE WHERE IT BRIEFLY INCREASED IN STRENGTH TO
EF-1 INTENSITY AND NEARLY 100 YARDS WIDE TAKING THE ROOF OFF OF ONE
RESIDENCE AND DAMAGING THE ROOF STRUCTURES OF 4 OTHER HOMES. THE
TORNADO THEN CONTINUED NORTHEAST ACROSS HIGHWAY 49 BEFORE LIFTING ON
WIRE ROAD EAST NEAR THE HIGHWAY 49 INTERSECTION WHERE A WOODEN
BACKYARD PRIVACY FENCE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW TREES WERE TOPPED
OUT.
A TORNADO WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR THIS STORM BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AT 409 PM CDT.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO THANK MR. TIM PURVIS (STONE
COUNTY MISSISSIPPI SKYWARN COORDINATOR) AND MR. RAVEN JAMES
(DIRECTOR OF STONE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT) FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE
DURING THIS STORM AND IN THE GATHERING DATA FOR THIS STORM SURVEY.
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS. IF YOU WITNESSED OR ARE AWARE OF ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO
HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE...OR CALL OUR SKYWARN STORM REPORTING HOTLINE AT
1-800-284-9059.
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
