Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL

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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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PS/MW/RK