Confirmed Tornadoes of 11/27 Event: 43 so far

[Sam Sagnella]

Updated at 06/02z to include three new tracks from LZK and to update the Pulaski/Perry County track with new survey information (LZK tornado #4).

St. Louis CWA[/b]
1) St. Louis COUNTY - F0 - .5 miles long - 40 yards wide (http://www.sams-weather.com/weather/surveys/051127_stlouiscounty.txt)

NWS Little Rock (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lzk/html/svr1105b-nf.htm) - 22+ tornadoes
NWS Topeka (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=top&storyid=489&source=0) - 11 tornadoes
NWS Wichita (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ict/scripts/viewstory.php?STORY_NUMBER=2005112900) - 5 tornadoes
NWS Springfield (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=sgf&storyid=490&source=0) - 3 tornadoes
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/eax/?n=severe-nov272005) - 1 tornado
NWS Paducah (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=pah&storyid=449&source=0) - 1 tornado
NWS St. Louis (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=nov2805tor) - 1 tornado

[Lisa Wadlow]

After doing damage surveys yesterday the STL NWS did confirm an F0 touchdown in STL County in the Shrewsbury area. Thank God it was not strong or long lived since it hit a heavily populated suburb of STL. There were no injuries reported. Also, some residents had no warning as the sirens failed in several communities.

http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmo...s.23920ae4.html (http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_weather_051129_storms.23920ae4.html)

(the light grey area is STL County, the dark grey area to the right is STL City)

[Jeff Snyder]

LZK CWA Update:
Conway County (Morrilton through Plumberville to Springfield) - F3 (170mph) - 15 mile path length
Perry/Conway Cos (Thornburg to Oppelo) - F3 (160mph) - 21 mile path length
Conway County - F2

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pi...l=PNSLZK&max=51 (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=PNSLZK&max=51)

That link will change is a new PNS is issued, but that's the latest from LZK as of 420pm CST 11-29-05...

[David Draun]

Wow! I figured with the gate2gate velocities on these monsters, there could have been an F4 or stronger. Still some impressive tornadoes for nearly December

[mikegeukes]

Some information with photos and radar images:
NWS Kansas City MO
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/eax/?n=severe-nov272005

NWS Little Rock AR
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lzk/html/svr1105b.htm

NWS Saint Louis MO
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_sto...id=493&source=0 (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=lsx&storyid=493&source=0)

NWS Topeka KS
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_sto...id=489&source=0 (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=top&storyid=489&source=0)

NWS Wichita KS
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ict/scripts/viewst...MBER=2005112900 (http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ict/scripts/viewstory.php?STORY_NUMBER=2005112900)

Mike
http://mgweather.com

[Mark Farnik]

When I pulled up the Wichita NWS survey pictures of the damage, I was quite suprised to see a badly damaged house, with roof completly removed and one wall flattened, and only an attatched rating of F1. I know a few of you who were chasing the Erie tornado went to the home right after it got hit; what kind of house was it and did it appear to be well constructed? Unless this was a poorly constructed frame house or a double wide trailer, I think an F2 rating would be in order based on the damage done.

[Jeff Snyder]

Mark, I think it's safe to assume that the house wasn't well-built. For the F1 to be fit, the structure could not have been too solid. Remember, we're looking at a picture or two, while the damage surveyors were there in person to look at damage to everything surrounding the house. It's been well-documented that the damage to a structure doesn't tell much without understanding integrity of that structure, which isn't easily capture by a chaser driving by it or by non-specific pictures.

[Mark Farnik]

OK, thanks Jeff, I was just wondering. :)

[Rob Satkus]

A quick update...LZK (Little Rock) have now confirmed 19 tornadoes as of Sat evening, 12-3-05, with surveys still ongoing. A tip of the cap to the folks at NWS LZK...they always seem to do very thorough surveys on tornadic events.

Rob

[Sam Sagnella]

Originally posted by Rob Satkus
A quick update...LZK (Little Rock) have now confirmed 19 tornadoes as of Sat evening, 12-3-05, with surveys still ongoing. A tip of the cap to the folks at NWS LZK...they always seem to do very thorough surveys on tornadic events.

Updated the big list, but wanted to add that I definitely agree with RobS that LZK is always very good about performing damage surveys, although it irks me a bit that they do not provide a path width. Paducah also is a WFO that sticks out as being very much on top of things during post-storm assessments.

[Jason_Politte]

Originally posted by Sam Sagnella+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sam Sagnella)</div><!--QuoteBegin-Rob Satkus
A quick update...LZK (Little Rock) have now confirmed 19 tornadoes as of Sat evening, 12-3-05, with surveys still ongoing. A tip of the cap to the folks at NWS LZK...they always seem to do very thorough surveys on tornadic events.

Updated the big list, but wanted to add that I definitely agree with RobS that LZK is always very good about performing damage surveys, although it irks me a bit that they do not provide a path width. Paducah also is a WFO that sticks out as being very much on top of things during post-storm assessments.[/b]

One thing that LZK has been doing for some time now is performing very thorough damage surveys. This obviously requires many manhours for those who work at LZK, so it's good to see that their work is being commended.

I surveyed the Morrilton damage path yesterday, and the devastation to the Sardis community was incredible. Seeing the damage caused by this tornado was very sobering as I just barely escaped from the path of it before it crossed Hwy. 64. The tornado seems to have weakened considerably by the time it reached I-40 where it caused a fatality. There was very minimal damage to the eastern portion of the lumber yard and the trees near there.

Once I get my slides processed, I'll post some of the damage photos here along with the survey I performed and a few other bits of information regarding the event.

Jason Politte