Storm Damage Features

Photo
EF Rating | EF0
Damage Indicator | Trees: Hardwood (TH)
Degree of Damage | Large branches broken (1-3 inch diameter)
Injuries | 0.0
Fatalities | 0.0
Comments | Lots of small branches broken along with some larger ones.

Photo
EF Rating | EF0
Damage Indicator | Trees: Hardwood (TH)
Degree of Damage | Large branches broken (1-3 inch diameter)
Injuries | 0.0
Fatalities | 0.0
Comments | Damage to trees on west side of track.

Photo
EF Rating | EF1
Damage Indicator | Trees: Hardwood (TH)
Degree of Damage | Trunks snapped
Injuries | 0.0
Fatalities | 0.0
Comments | Cleanup underway. Rated from photos taken earlier of widespread snapped trees.

Damage Indicator | Small Barns or Farm Outbuildings (SBO)
Degree of Damage | Collapse of walls
Comments | Very weak building with open face.

TSTM/Wind
EF Rating | TSTM/Wind
Degree of Damage | Large branches broken (1-3 inch diameter)
Comments | Inflow into tornado, which is to the north of this damage.

Comments | Tornado crossing point, looking north

Comments | Intermittient path that hit this grove of trees.

Damage Indicator | Small Barns or Farm Outbuildings (SBO)
Degree of Damage | Loss of wood or metal roof panels
Comments | None

Damage Indicator | Small Barns or Farm Outbuildings (SBO)
Degree of Damage | Overturning or sliding of entire structure
Comments | Path became continuous from this point forward.

Comments | Tornado crossing point, looking south.

Comments | Tree damage worse on southern side of tree line across the river. Northern side probably closer to higher EF-0 damage.

Latitude | 40.8681
Comments | None

Comments | Path through trees.

Degree of Damage | Overturning or sliding of entire structure
Latitude | 40.78
Comments | Small livestock shelter blown north.

Comments | Damage to trees in the distance.

Damage Indicator | Other (O)
Degree of Damage | Other damage
Comments | Crop debris collected into fence.

Damage Indicator | Other (O)
Degree of Damage | Other damage
Comments | Grass leaning SE into the center of the tornado.

Comments | None

Degree of Damage | Small limbs broken (up to 1 inch diameter)
Comments | Narrow and weak at this point.

Injuries | 0
Fatalities | 0
Path Length (miles) | 11.24
Max. Path Width (yards) | 200.0
Comments | This tornado had an intermittient path to start out as it crossed from Ringgold to Decatur counties, with the path becoming solid 2 miles SW of Grand River. The tornado caused damage to multiple outbuildings and trees, with the worst damage occurring just north of Grand River.