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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah, KY
624 PM CST Mon Jan 13 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JAN 11 2020 TORNADO EVENT...

...CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY MISSOURI...

.JACKSON TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated peak wind:    125 mph
Path length /Statute/:  9.7 miles
Path width /Maximum/:   300  yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start date:             Jan 11 2020 
Start time:             142 AM CST
Start location:         3 miles southeast of Jackson MO

End date:               Jan 11 2020
End time:               155 AM CST
End location:           8.5 miles northeast of Cape Girardeau MO

SURVEY_SUMMARY: Tornado touched down just south of Highway 61
where trees and small outbuildings were damaged. The tornado crossed
Highway 61 and produced damage to several businesses. Windows were 
broken out and damage to roofs. One business was destroyed. The 
Crider Tire store was heavily damaged as the tornado was at its peak
intensity. The back was wall was blown out and much of the roof 
destroyed and thrown several hundred yards. Light concrete and 
styrofoam blew onto Interstate 55 and it was closed for a brief 
time until cleanup was complete. East of Interstate 55 several
barns and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees 
were uprooted or snapped along the way. The path may have extended
farther, but flooding prevented surveying.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale Classifies
Tornadoes into the following categories.

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 To 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is PRELIMINARY and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data. 

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Spoden/Snyder