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404 NOUS43 KDMX 201746 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-210600- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1246 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2017 ...PRELIMINARY NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 19TH TORNADO EVENT... .CARROLL IOWA TORNADO... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.25 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 19 2017 START TIME: 804 PM CDT START LOCATION: 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARROLL START LAT/LON: 42.0492 END DATE: APRIL 19 2017 END TIME: 805 PM CDT END LOCATION: 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARROLL END_LAT/LON: 42.0513 NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARROLL...WITH THE TORNADO ON THE GROUND A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. PRIMARY DAMAGE WAS TO A MACHINE SHED WHERE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE SHEET METAL ROOF WAS REMOVED. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WINDS AROUND 70 MPH...OR EF-0 DAMAGE. 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. $$ NWS DMX