NWS Confirms Tornado Touchdown
This is just one of the three homes damaged by an EF1 tornado east of Wright on Saturday night
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The National Weather Service and Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson have confirmed that the violent storm that rumbled it’s way ENE just south of Oskaloosa Saturday night was, in fact, a tornado.
The following report released by the National Weather Service outlines what appears to be a weak EF1 tornado that produced a top wind speed of 97 mph at the Oskaloosa Airport.
The tornado was estimated to have started 1.5 miles north of the airport at 9:23 pm on April 14th, 2012. The average width of the tornado is estimated to be 75 yards in width and traveled nearly a mile on the ground.
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…FINAL DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR ONE MILE NORTH OF OSKALOOSA AIRPORT…
…EF1 TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN MAHASKA COUNTY…
THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED NORTH OF THE OSKALOOSA AIRPORT ON 04/14/2012. THE PICTURES AND GROUND SURVEY INFORMATION WAS COMPILED BY MAHASKA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPRECIATES THE EFFORT IT TOOK TO CONDUCT THE GROUND SURVEY.
* EVENT DATE: 04/14/2012
* ESTIMATED START TIME: 9:23 PM
* EVENT TYPE: EF1 TORNADO
* EVENT LOCATION: START POINT ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH OF THE
OSKALOOSA AIRPORT.
* PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
* AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: 75 YARDS
* PATH LENGTH: ABOUT 1 MILE
* INJURIES: 0
* FATALITIES: 0
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: SOUTH OF THE TORNADO TRACK…THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT GUST FRONT WHICH PRODUCED SCATTERED DAMAGE. THE OSKALOOSA AIRPORT HAD A PEAK WIND GUST OF 97 MPH FROM THE WEST WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GUST FRONT.
