The EF3 Tornado Crossing Lake Guntersville (click here)
The email tonight (2000+ in my in box, since last Friday), brought this stunning image, of the Marshall/Dekalb County (Arkansas) tornado, on Friday. The tornado was snapped, as it crossed Lake Guntersville. Thanks to Martha Tellefsen, for taking such an incredible picture.
The tornado was on the ground for 28 miles, from 3:07pm, until around 3:40PM. It reached 900 meters wide at times.
The tornado was on the ground for 28 miles, from 3:07pm, until around 3:40PM. It reached 900 meters wide at times.Guntersville tornado classified as an EF-2 with 130 mph winds (click title to entry - thank you)
Published: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 3:08 PM
Updated: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 6:06 PM
By Shelly Haskins, The Huntsville TimesHUNTSVILLE, AL -- The National Weather Service has classified the tornado that hit on Lake Guntersville Friday as an EF-2 with a peak wind of 130 mph....
Initially, it was thought there was only one tornado and estimated to be an EF-2. But, later investigation provided the tornado path widened and according to the picture above it was actually two tornadoes and the velocity was that of an EF-3.
| Marshall/Jackson/DeKalb County EF-3 | |||
| Preliminary Storm Survey Information | |||
| Storm surveys have been completed examining storm damage that occurred in the early evening hours on Friday, April 10th. |
...The tornado crossed (click here) Lake Guntersville into the South Sauty community. At this point, the damage path width increased to at least a half mile. Several well built homes were damaged by falling trees along Menominee Road. At least 20 boat houses were destroyed in the community. Along Chilcotin Road, a well constructed two story brick house lost its roof, and two large stone walls on the top level were blown over. Falling trees damaged several camper trailers, and some trailers were blown into Lake Guntersville. Thousands of trees were uprooted or snapped along the path of the tornado in Marshall county. The tornado then crossed the CR 67 causeway into Jackson County. On the causeway, tornado winds damaged the shoulder of the roadway as it crossed....
