St. Francois
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Record Report | |
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Statement as of 02:53 am CDT on May 21, 2013 ... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Columbia ASOS... a record rainfall of 1.48 inches was set at Columbia ASOS yesterday. This breaks the old record of 1.2 set in 1947. |
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Local Storm Report | |
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05/20/2013 1040 PM Bonne Terre, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by law enforcement. Tree limbs and power lines down in Bonne Terre and Park Hills 05/20/2013 1047 PM Bonne Terre, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind gust e65 mph, reported by trained spotter. Power outages across much of the city of Bonne Terre 05/20/2013 1049 PM Park Hills, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter. Power outages reported in Park Hills 05/20/2013 1100 PM Farmington, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter. Power lines down along carolton street 05/20/2013 1106 PM Farmington, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind gust e50 mph, reported by trained spotter. 05/20/2013 1049 PM Park Hills, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter. Power outages reported in Park Hills 05/20/2013 1049 PM Park Hills, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter. Power outages reported in Park Hills 05/20/2013 1100 PM Farmington, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter. Power lines down along carolton street 05/20/2013 1100 PM Farmington, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter. Power lines down along carolton street 05/20/2013 1040 PM Bonne Terre, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by law enforcement. Tree limbs and power lines down in Bonne Terre and Park Hills 05/20/2013 1040 PM Bonne Terre, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by law enforcement. Tree limbs and power lines down in Bonne Terre and Park Hills 05/20/2013 1106 PM Farmington, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind gust e50 mph, reported by trained spotter. 05/20/2013 1106 PM Farmington, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind gust e50 mph, reported by trained spotter. 05/20/2013 1047 PM Bonne Terre, St Francois County. Thunderstorm wind gust e65 mph, reported by trained spotter. Power outages across much of the city of Bonne Terre 05/20/2013 0745 am 2 miles N of French Village, St Francois County. Hail e0.25 inch, reported by trained spotter. 05/20/2013 0745 am 2 miles N of French Village, St Francois County. Hail e0.25 inch, reported by trained spotter. |
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Public Information Statement | |
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Statement as of 12:48 PM CDT on May 21, 2013 ... Preliminary damage survey results confirm short-lived tornado in Mount Olive Illinois... * maximum ef-scale rating: EF-2 * fatalities: none * injuries: 3 minor * begin time/location: 05/20/2013 1014 PM * end time/location: 05/20/2013 1015 PM * maximum estimated wind speed: 120-125 mph * path length: approximately 1 mile * maximum path width: 75 yards * discussion/damage: preliminary survey results indicate a tornado touched down in the downtown portion of Mount Olive and traveled east. The damage path was 4 blocks long and ranged from 50-75 yards wide. The second story of a brick building was blown off... large sections of several roofs were blown 2 blocks to the north... a historic 2 story home had the roof blown off... and windows were blown out of several homes and businesses. This preliminary information was determined by a National Weather Service survey team and is subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in National Weather Service storm data. This information can also be found on our website at www.Weather.Gov/lsx. More information will be available at a later date when surveys have been completed. For reference... the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0... wind speeds 65 to 85 mph EF1... wind speeds 86 to 110 mph EF2... wind speeds 111 to 135 mph EF3... wind speeds 136 to 165 mph EF4... wind speeds 166 to 200 mph EF5... wind speeds greater than 200 mph |
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