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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
753 NOUS43 KDVN 171742 PNSDVN IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-180545- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL 1242 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 07/15/2024 Tornado Event Update #3... .Update...to include two short-lived EFO tornadoes, making the current total for the July 15, 2024 event of 5 tornadoes in the NWS Quad Cities County Warning Area. ...Fairport, IA Area Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.05 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/14/2024 Start Time: 07:02 PM CDT Start Location: 1 WSW Fairport Recreation Area / Muscatine County IA Start Lat/Lon: 41.432 / -90.9313 End Date: 07/14/2024 End Time: 07:05 PM CDT End Location: 1 ESE Fairport / Rock Island County IL End Lat/Lon: 41.4261 / -90.8732 Survey Summary: Tornado started over the Mississippi River as a waterspout, captured on video. This tornado continued across the river, resulting in uprooted trees and large branches down on the Illinois side of the river, across from Fairport. ...Hale, IA Area Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.51 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/15/2024 Start Time: 06:18 PM CDT Start Location: 1 WNW Hale / Jones County IA Start Lat/Lon: 42.0237 / -91.0839 End Date: 07/15/2024 End Time: 06:21 PM CDT End Location: 1 S Hale / Jones County IA End Lat/Lon: 42.0044 / -91.0701 Survey Summary: Tornado started in a field, flattening corn along its path. The tornado continued towards a farmstead, resulting in damage to the roof of the house, along with an aged metal structure toppling over on the house. Tornado continued to do damage to trees along its path, ending just across the Wapsipinicon River. && 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. $$