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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL

850 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024



...NWS Damage Survey for 04/16/24 Tornado Event Update #2...



..Quasqueton/Winthrop, Iowa Tornado...



Rating:                 EF1

Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph

Path Length /statute/:  4.30 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             04/16/2024

Start Time:             03:02 PM CDT 

Start Location:         1 NNE Cedar Rock State Park / Buchanan County / IA

Start Lat/Lon:          42.41 / -91.7903



End Date:               04/16/2024

End Time:               03:08 PM CDT

End Location:           2 WSW Winthrop / Buchanan County / IA

End Lat/Lon:            42.4694 / -91.7669



Survey Summary:

A high end EF-1 tornado touched down northwest of Quasqueton, IA

near the Pine Creek Wildlife area, damaging several trees along

262nd St. The tornado continued to track to the northeast,

uprooting and snapping several healthy hardwood trees at the Pine

Creek Cemetery. Several individuals who lived near the cemetery

observed the tornado at this time. The tornado continued moving

to the NNE, uprooting several more trees, damaging a farm

outbuilding and overturning a semi along Highway 20 before

lifting just west of Winthrop, IA.



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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the

following categories:



EF0.....65 to 85 mph

EF1.....86 to 110 mph

EF2.....111 to 135 mph

EF3.....136 to 165 mph

EF4.....166 to 200 mph

EF5.....>200 mph



NOTE:

The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to

change pending final review of the events and publication in

NWS Storm Data.





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