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The Clarksville, TX/Idabel, TX tornado I believe was upgraded to EF4. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_November_4–5,_2022
The 3rd violent tornado this year.Looks like Clarksville tornado has been upgraded to EF4/170mph per DAT
Edit: see it’s already been posted
I saw that too.Looks like Clarksville tornado has been upgraded to EF4/170mph per DAT
Edit: see it’s already been posted
It does kind of look like something was ripped from the perimeter of the foundationlWow! I honestly was not expecting that, but apparently the Quick Response Team has decided that the large house that was slabbed north of Clarksville meets the criteria for low-end EF4. As we noted previously, the DAT mentions that that the house was anchored with nails rather than bolts. I would assume the contextual damage played a role in this decision.
Sounds like a bunch of nails were pulled out per the DAT.It does kind of look like something was ripped from the perimeter of the foundationl
Yeah, I saw that and I wondered the same thing.I wonder if they will upgrade Cason to EF3?
Looking at these aerial photos I think NWS definitely made the right decision. The wind rowing and slight debris granulation definitely suggests it was into the violent range. Seems like another good survey of evaluating damage and context together, similar to the Georgia EF4 earlier this year.
I kind of wondered about the brick church in Idabel that was completely leveled to the foundation. Was there some construction flaw of some kind that prevented it from being rated higher than a low-end EF3? I didn't notice any contextual damage surrounding the church so i assume it was just a construction flaw.Yeah I agree, despite the lack of anchor bolts, it sounds like there were enough large nails to provide a reasonable amount of anchoring. Plus as you mentioned, the context supports a low-end violent rating (large trees partially debarked and ripped out of the ground, cars tossed considerable distances, and possibly some scouring).
As I mentioned before, NWS Shreveport is usually pretty good when it comes to making rating calls. I’d like to see more context-heavy surveying like this.
Yeah this is the Cason tornado I mentioned that swept away two homes, but apparently this one was upgraded based on tree damage rather that the two homes in question. Regardless, I'm glad its been upgraded.View attachment 15433
Not sure if this is news or not, but the tornado near Daingerfield is now EF3 per DAT, based on tree damage.