If they don't find EF-5 damage indicators, it will not be rated EF-5, regardless of what the DOW recorded.
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Sounds like it was not at full strength when it hit town, which is one silver lining. May keep the rating a little lower as the worst of it was in the countryside?
This. It is important to remember that the EF scale is based on damage. I would like them to include other sources of data such as the DOW in their event report.
Concrete benches north of Harlan blown over at the golf course north of Harlan, Club house ruined trees about 25 to 30% laid over. 50 year old golf course pretty mature trees. Ex Cyclone vollyball star Jess Schaben's parents house got hit 4 miles north of the course as did linebacker Will Mcglaughlins parents farmstead 6 miles north. Yes they are neighbors. Its a bad deal for about 60 homes in Shelby County. No towns in Shelby County took a direct hit.
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I was at the aftermath of the August 28, 1990 Plainfield, Illinois F-5 tornado (before E scale). 29 people killed and 350 injured.
Blocks and blocks of only foundations left. The Harlan damage is minor compared to that one.
The injured man in Minden passed away.
www.wowt.com
Minden man dies from injuries sustained in Friday’s tornado, family confirms
A Minden, Iowa man has died from his injuries after being trapped in his basement during Friday’s storm.
This couldn't be pursued today due to rain and it's height in the trees. Debris found nearby included seed delivery receipts that were over 20 years old linked to a dealer in Beebeetown. That's a 20 mile flight according to Google Earth.
I got to observe the aftermath both due west and due north of Harlan today. It's bad and the swath was wide.
It's been spitting off and on all day in between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.
I read today that there was 1 fatality from the Minden tornado. Head injury, died the next day at an Omaha hospital.
What was the strength of the Minden one?
I read a couple of EF4 tornadoes hit north of Omaha Friday. One I saw on video was a monster double/twin EF4.
Went out this morning and we had 3.4 inches of rain in our gauge down here by the Missouri border since Saturday. Had 1.4 inches Thursday night and Friday morning. almost 5 inches of rain down here, and most of it went straight into the ground.
I don't know the strength of the Minden one, but I think the one near Harlan was a continuation of the one that went through Minden.
Does anyone here know?
I think that because I believe I read somewhere that the Minden one went 40 miles.
I think they are still gathering info. Here's a page 'under construction'. Not much info on it now, but maybe come back in a couple of weeks as more data comes in.
You would think the Minden/ Harlan one(s) were atleast EF2, maybe 3 or 4. The video I saw from storm tracker Freddie Mckinley, show some of the hugest funnels I've ever seen, he said the same basically.
Here's another short clip/news on the NE/IA tornados, 4-26-24. If you got hit by one, it's not a date you will forget.
Dozens of storm reports show how multiple tornadoes caused widespread damage across Nebraska, Iowa
Multiple tornadoes left large paths of destruction across eastern Nebraska and Iowa Friday afternoon.
The drought map from the 23rd showed a lot of improvement. Many places going 1-2 steps down the drought scale. Guessing the same thing will happen for tomorrows map.
For the weather experts out there: seems like we're in a period of activity for the next 10+ days? My forecast in central Iowa shows a decent chance of rain every day through the 10-day.
