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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1252 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/07/2024 Tornado Event - Update #2...

.Update...Two additional tornadoes in the Des Moines forecast area 
have been confirmed. See below for more info. 

.Overview...A total of five tornadoes have now been identified 
through central Iowa during the early morning hours of May 7th.  
Other areas continue to be under investigation for potential 
tornadoes.  

.Ackworth Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.86 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   80 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             01:11 AM CDT
Start Location:         1 SSW Ackworth / Warren County / IA
Start Lat/Lon:          41.3487 / -93.4842

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               01:16 AM CDT
End Location:           2 ENE Ackworth / Warren County / IA
End Lat/Lon:            41.3724 / -93.439

.Knoxville Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.72 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   80 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             01:37 AM CDT
Start Location:         5 SSE Knoxville / Marion County / IA
Start Lat/Lon:          41.2561 / -93.0624

End Date:               05/08/2024
End Time:               01:42 AM CDT
End Location:           4 WSW Harvey / Marion County / IA
End Lat/Lon:            41.2987 / -92.9915


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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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