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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1203 PM CST Mon Mar 7 2022

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/5/22 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #3...

Updated statement to include damage survey information from the tornado
that tracked through Madison, Polk, Warren, and Jasper Counties. 

- The EF-Rating has been finalized however track information is still 
  considered preliminary as storm survey information continues to be
  gathered. 

- This is the first EF-4 tornado in Iowa since October 4, 2013 in Woodbury
  and Cherokee Counties.  

- This is the second longest tornado pathlength in Iowa since 1980. The
  longest occurred on June 7th, 1984, with a pathlength of 117 miles across 
  portions of southern Iowa. 


.Winterset through Newton Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-4
Estimated Peak Wind:    170 MPH
Path Length /Statute/:  69.5 miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   800 yards
Fatalities:             6
Injuries:               5

Start Date:             3/5/2022
Start Time:             426 PM CST
Start Location:         2.2 miles north of Macksburg


End Date:               3/5/2022
End Time:               601 PM CST
End Location:           3.1 miles northeast of Newton


EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the 
following catagories.

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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data. 

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