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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1001 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 08/05/2024 Tornado Event - Update 4...

.Update...Two additional tornadoes found in northern Winneshiek County, IA

.SE of Bluffton, IA...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.33 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/05/2024
Start Time:             09:57 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SE Bluffton / Winneshiek County / IA
Start Lat/Lon:          43.3923 / -91.8926

End Date:               08/05/2024
End Time:               09:58 PM CDT
End Location:           2 SE Bluffton / Winneshiek County / IA
End Lat/Lon:            43.3944 / -91.8868

Survey Summary:
This brief tornado damaged several stands of trees and caused no
other damage to structures.

.West of Springwater, IA...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.98 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   80 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/05/2024
Start Time:             10:11 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 SSW Locust / Winneshiek County / IA
Start Lat/Lon:          43.3796 / -91.7537

End Date:               08/05/2024
End Time:               10:14 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SW Locust / Winneshiek County / IA
End Lat/Lon:            43.3865 / -91.7685

Survey Summary:
This tornado damaged trees, crops, and one outbuilding. It was
embedded within a downburst that resulted in a complex damage
path. The tornado was quickly overcome by these downburst winds,
which continued to produce tree damage for another half mile
after the tornado circulation dissipated.

&&

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.

$$

KDS