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Written by Heidi Farrar   
Saturday, 11 April 2009 17:42

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Meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Little Rock conducted a damage survey in Mena, AR yesterday after a tornado devastated the town Thursday evening. The team has assigned a preliminary rating of EF-3, with a path length of 14.5 miles.

TornadoVideos.net streamer Brian Emfinger was also in Mena on Friday covering the damage for KHBS-KHOG TV. He estimated that the path of this tornado was close to a half-mile wide, with the most intense damage found over a 4-6 block area.

 

The photos at right show the remains of a concrete Masonic lodge where one of the three fatalities occurred. More photos of the damage in Mena and from Brian's chase on Thursday can be found at his website, http://www.realclearwx.com
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+5 #1 Brian Emfinger 2009-04-11 08:06
I found out today that the house in that first picture was where another fatality occurred. The house is actually just one block north from the Masonic Lodge on the same road (Hwy 8 ).

Also, here is the link to google street view of the area. This is the same house in the first picture. The masonic lodge is viewable by looking down the street to the left on the same side.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mena,+ar&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=ADHhSYTUM4LFmQeb6MyBDA&layer=c&cbll=34.582367,-94.249313&panoid=1LRdBSfKzHOHSokLlDZX5w&cbp=12,259.1196319889854,,0,-4.281249999999994&ll=34.582274,-94.249306&spn=0,359.890137&z=14&iwloc=A
 
 
+1 #2 ToledoWeatherSpotter 2009-04-11 08:11
I am sad to hear about the fatalities and good job Brian, I am sad to hear it and my thoughts and prayers are with the families that were torn up with this system. -Brandon
 
 
0 #3 JC Surfs 2009-04-11 09:26
@Brian.. By the looks of the damage and such... F3 seems kind of understated. In research of the aftermath of this, it appears to be on the bottom end of an F4.
 
 
+2 #4 Justin_Hobson 2009-04-11 09:35
Quoting JC Surfs:
@Brian.. By the looks of the damage and such... F3 seems kind of understated. In research of the aftermath of this, it appears to be on the bottom end of an F4.


I agree JC...low end F4...especially from the 2nd picture.
 
 
+2 #5 Dale 2009-04-11 12:19
the new fujita scale if im not mistaken ,is now the standard norm for classification not only of damage like the old f scale but of more accurate wind speed. the wind speeds have changed slightly in lower denominations in the new ef scale but the damage understanding and estimation is more exact now than what they used to understand. ex. what used to be called an f-4 could have been done by a more intense f-3 and so on.
 
 
-10 #6 fishing70 2009-04-11 15:31
i disagree bout that i saw low-end ef-4 including by the damage it provided- matt and how mant people actually died in all?
 
 
0 #7 mikeO 2009-04-11 18:10
Dale has a point re the EF ratings it is well documented that even low end tornadoes can cause severe damage - it depends on what structures the tornado strikes...
 
 
0 #8 StormChaser12 2009-04-11 19:19
Good work brian,being there at the right time,right place...
Sorry to hear about the fatalitys...this is never the side to stormchasing we want to hear about,but unfortunately,it does happen as we know.
Im gutted cos i missed this 1.
 
 
+2 #9 JC Surfs 2009-04-11 23:28
Happy Easter all.. Moderate SPC Risk today... Public Severe Weather Outlook issued...

SWS has also posted alerts for areas that will get severe thunderstorms early today..

http://severewarningsystems.com/alert.html

Also... Look at the models for the 16th.. Looks to be INSANE!
 
 
0 #10 eastmapletornado280 2009-04-12 00:57
What a bad couple of days. I hope mother nature gives us a brake. :sad:
 
 
-4 #11 ToledoWeatherSpotter 2009-04-12 08:48
Tornado! ON THE GROUND! Looks like its nearly 1/4 mile wide! It's Near St. Joe! Take Cover Now If your in the Path! I have the link to the streamer if I am allowed to say it Heidi! -Brandon
 
 
0 #12 ToledoWeatherSpotter 2009-04-12 08:53
No Homes hit by the look of it, the Tornado Has lifted while it was on the ground for about 15 mins. Hopefully nobody was hurt, I hope so. Happy Easter Everyone! -Brandon
 
 
-1 #13 tornadofan 2009-04-12 11:03
if ne one remembers i said that this day was gonna be a killer and look what happend...fatalities..ugh god...ppl u get the warning dont take the freakin chance...i always get pissed off..man i hate hearing about these types of things... its always someone getting killed and they dont take the precautions...sad hope no one else dies this year from tornadoes!!!
 

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