NWS Storm Survey Results from Marengo, IA - 11/18/15

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
327 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 11/18/15 THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT...

.MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE IN MARENGO...

PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.25 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   40 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             NOV 18 2015
START TIME:             206 AM CST
START LOCATION:         0.7 S MARENGO / IOWA / IOWA
START LAT/LON:          41.7899/ -92.0701

END DATE:               NOV 18 2015
END TIME:               208 AM CST
END LOCATION:           0.5 S MARENGO / IOWA / IOWA
END LAT/LON:            41.7935 / -92.0699

STRAIGHT LINE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAUSED THE ROOF TO RIP OFF A
METAL BUILDING AND DAMAGE A GRAIN BIN. AN EMPTY SMALL TRAILER
WAS ALSO PICKED UP AND BLOWN 15 FEET.

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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