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Visible Satellite 20:45Z on 2011-03-23. Satellite images are derived from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University.

Tornado Reports

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Time Rating Radar State County Location Narrative
20:45Z EF2 KPBZ PA Westmoreland Rillton The National Weather Service survey team confirmed a tornado in hempfield township in Westmoreland county. The tornado initially touched down in the Sewickley township area/Rillton section and then moved along route 136 in Hempfield township. There were numerous single family homes damaged in the Rillton area with some having homes having their entire rooves removed. In addition, one home lost an exterior wall. Numerous trees were uprooted in the area as well. Damage was then observed near the Hempfield bus garage with damage to multiple structures. Near this location was when the path width was the largest. Moving farther east, the Hempfield Senior Highschool scoreboard was knocked down and several light posts were snapped. Track and field equipment was displaced several hundred yards from their original locations. Extensive damage was done to the entry way to the football stadium at the high school. In the Fort Allen area, several homes sustained roof damage. One home in the area lost an exterior wall and saw its roofs displaced several hundred yards.
23:00Z EF0 KBBX CA Colusa Williams At approximately 3:00 pm an EF0 tornado touched down about a mile WSW of downtown Williams in Colusa County, near the intersection of Hwy 20 and Davis Road. The maximum wind speed of the tornado was estimated at 80 mph with a damage path of three quarters of a mile. The damage path was in an east-northeast direction. No injuries nor fatalities have been reported. The tornado damaged six homes, an out-building, two vehicles, and a home radio tower.
23:19Z EF1 KOHX TN Wilson Holmes Gap Damage consisted of hundreds of trees being uprooted or snapped along a nearly continuous path. Several homes suffered significant roof damage, along with a couple of barns and outbuildings being destroyed. The tornado clipped the far southwestern tip of Smith County as it moved into DeKalb County. The tornado moved across the north side of the town of Alexandria where tree and roof damage was noted. The last evidence of damage was along Lower Helton Road 2 miles east of Alexandria. Maximum wind speeds associated with this tornado were estimated to be around 100 mph.
23:54Z EF2 KOHX TN White Cassville Damage began near the intersection of Indian Mound Road and Old Smithville Highway. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped along a nearly continuous 9 mile path. Three homes had complete roof loss and a mobile home was completely destroyed with debris scattered over a large area. Around a dozen barns and outbuildings were destroyed. The last evidence of damage was just southwest of downtown Sparta on Iris Drive. Maximum wind speeds associated with this tornado were estimated to be around 115 mph.
00:03Z EF0 KOHX TN Rutherford Christiana Damaged occurred on Walnut Grove Road near U.S. Highway 231. Some trees were uprooted and a small portion of shingles were removed from a few homes. A couple of outbuildings were also damaged. Maximum wind speeds associated with this tornado were estimated to be around 80 mph.
01:50Z EF3 KMRX TN Blount Kiser An EF-3 tornado produced 140 mph winds along a 5.8 mile path with a maximum damage path width of 500 yards. Twenty six homes sustained damage ranging from fifty percent to entirely demolished as a result of the tornado.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).