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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sat Sep 13 2003 - 10:34:02 EDT
NWS Report:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
300 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2003
...WEAK TORNADO HIT CRESTON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY HAS CONCLUDED THE DAMAGE
THAT OCCURRED IN AND NEAR CRESTON THURSDAY AFTERNOON WAS CAUSED BY
AN F0 TORNADO. AN F0 TORNADO HAS WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 72 MPH. THE
PATH OF THE TORNADO WAS A CONTINUOUS 3.5 MILES IN LENGTH AND ABOUT
50 YARDS WIDE. THE WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 252 PM CDT 1.5
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRESTON...TRAVELED NORTHEAST THROUGH DOWNTOWN...
AND DISSIPATED ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE CITY. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED ON A FARM SOUTH OF CRESTON WITH
SCATTERED DAMAGE ALONG THE ENTIRE PATH. NUMEROUS TREES WERE DAMAGED
ALONG WITH LIGHT DAMAGE TO HOUSE WINDOWS AND ROOFS AND STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE TO STEEL BUILDINGS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PICTURES WILL BE AVAILABLE EARLY NEXT
WEEK ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES INTERNET SITE AT:
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/DMX
Media Report:
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c5903220/22242317.html
Tornado hit Creston, officials confirm
However, the twister was weak and caused mostly tree damage. Cleanup is
under way.
By JENNA BUZZACCO
09/13/2003
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A weak tornado hit Creston on Thursday, the National Weather Service
confirmed Friday.
The twister, which occurred at 2:52 p.m., was classified as a weak tornado.
The storm caused mostly tree damage.
Roger Nurnberg, Union County's emergency coordinator, said the tornado
started about a mile south of town and eventually moved to the uptown
district. The tornado was estimated to be 50 yards wide.
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