Twister County: 5/21/2016
Information and Background:
Earlier in the day, four tornadoes had been on the ground at once but no city was hit and nobody was injured. After an active severe weather day, a supercell spawns near Newton and begins moving due north. At 4:00 P.M, the cell drops a tornado. This tornado started in the city of Newton as a weak EF-0. As the tornado moves north towards Elwood, it begins to gain size and strength. Before reaching Elwood, the tornado make a hard right towards Greenfield, moving southeast, but looks as if it will miss Greenfield entirely. After crossing the highway, the tornado reaches EF-5 strength. Just before passing Greenfield, the tornado banks left and aims for the heart of the city. Many homes and businesses are destroyed, and when the tornado is right above HQ, it reaches its maximum wind speed of 284 MPH. The tornado continues moving northeast before banking left again and weakening. The tornado drops below 200 MPH before leaving Greenfield due to its massive size and slow ground speed. The tornado moves west-northwest towards Elwood, weakening as it continues. Just before the tornado reaches Elwood as a weak EF-0, it begins moving back towards Greenfield but dissipates at 4:50 P.M. Left in its path is total destruction, leaving only two homes standing but damaged and leaving the tornado siren (which is currently indestructible in-game). The
Statistics:
- MAX WIND SPEED: 284 MPH
- CITIES IMPACTED: One*
- TIME ON THE GROUND: 50 minutes
- DAMAGE RATING: Strong EF-5.
Reasons for Damage Rating:
- Multiple rotated and dislodged slabs
- Cars thrown from Greenfield beyond the surrounding cities
- Storm shelter entrance walls and roof completely gone
Pictures:
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| Two images showing an overhead view of the target area, Greenfield |
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| Rotated slab in south-central Greenfield |
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| Public Storm Shelter entrance walls and roof completely gone with entrance almost completely blocked off |
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| Very slightly rotated slab in southern Greenfield |
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| HQ completely leveled with entrance to basement easily visible |
