Timothy Hedrick Takes Ava, IL Tornado Damage Survey With StormScapeLive.TV and StormMapping.com

Our own storm chaser, Timothy Hedrick from Cutler, IL, spent the day surveying the tornado aftermath with Michael Phelps of StormScapeLive.TV and Don Murray of StormMapping.com from the Perryville, MO tornado that struck Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Timothy along with Michael Phelps takes Extreme Weather Videos inside some of the hardest hit areas. The NWS Paducah office is preliminary reporting that this was a EF-4 tornado with maximum winds of 180mph. The preliminary track length was 50.4 miles long and 0.6 miles wide. Check out the video below that highlights Timothy Hendrick’s first hand experience with the tornado and its aftermath as well as a tour of some of the damage and an interview with one homeowner. Be sure to visit our Facebook page for more photo and video from the tornado survey!

Below you can also find a complete listing of storm reports from the tornadoes that occurred on 2/28/2017 – 3/1/2017:

NWS Paducah, KY http://www.weather.gov/pah/February28Tornadoes
Jackson County (Carbondale, Illinois): EF0, 75 MPH wind, 4.1 miles long, 25 yards wide
Williamson County (Carterville, Illinois): EF1, 95 MPH wind, 7.5 miles long, 25 yards wide
White/Posey/Gibson County (Carmi/Lakland City): EF3, 152 MPH wind, 44.6 miles long, 440 yards wide
Trigg County (Linton/Caledonia): EF1, 106 MPH wind, 8 miles long, 400 yards wide
Graves County (Cuba Kentucky): EF2, 120 MPH wind, 1.5 miles long, 200 yards wide
Perry County (Perryville) EF4, 180 MPH wind, 50.4 miles long, .6 miles wide

NWS Indianapolis, IN http://www.weather.gov/lmk/feb28_mar1_2017severe
Daviess County (Washington) EF2, 113 MPH wind, .15 miles long, 30 yards wide
Daviess County (Montgomery) EF1, 100 MPH wind, .03 miles long, 25 yards wide
Daviess County (Near Montgomery) EF2, 125 MPH wind, .24 miles long, 30 yards wide
Daviess County (Near Mongomery) EF1, 110 MPH wind, .04 miles long, 30 yards wide
Lawrence County (Mitchell) EF2, 130 MPH wind, .58 miles long, 25 yards wide

NWS Nashville, TN http://www.weather.gov/ohx/20170301
Williamson County (Cool Springs): EF1, 100 MPH wind, 10.25 miles long, 250 yards wide
Davidson/Rutherford County(Antioch) EF1, 90 MPH wind, 4.6 miles long, 200 yards wide
Wilson County (Watertown) EF1, 110 MPH wind, 5.75 miles long, 300 yards wide
Putnam County (Buffaly Valley/Baxter) EF1, 90 MPH wind, 8.75 miles long 150 yards wide
Putnam County (Monterey) EF1, 90 MPH wind, .15 miles long, 90 yards wide

NWS Peachtree City, GA http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=FFC&product=PNS&glossary=1
Murray County (Chatsworth): EF1, 85-90 MPH wind, 3.0 miles long, 150 yards wide

NWS Quad Cities, Iowa http://www.weather.gov/dvn/SevereSummary022817
Clinton County (Follets) EF0, 70 MPH wind, .04 miles length, 25 yard wide
Bureau County (Cherry) EF1, 94 MPH wind, 2.34 miles long, 50 yards wide
Whiteside County (Coletta) EF1, 100 MPH wind, 2.63 miles long, 75 yards wide
Bureau County (Bradford) EF1, 95 MPH wind, 5.51 miles long, 100 miles wide

NWS St. Louis, MO http://www.weather.gov/lsx/02_28_2017
Reynolds County (Lesterville) EF1, 90 MPH wind, 4.5 miles long, 80 yards wide
Madison County (Fredricktown) EF0, 85 MPH wind, 4.5 miles long, 50 yards wide
Randolph County (Rockwood and part of Perryville) EF2, 115 MPH wind, 3.1 miles long, 700 yards wide
Brown County (Versailles) EF1, 110 MPH wind, .75 miles long, 50 yards wide

NWS Wilmington, OH http://www.weather.gov/iln/20170301
Highland County (Leesburg) EF0, 85 MPH wind, 7.0 miles long, 250 yards wide
Highland County (Greenfield) EF0, 65 MPH wind, 4.6 miles long, 100 yards wide
Clermont County (Amelia) EF1, 110 MPH wind, 6.4 miles long, 150 yards wide
Hamilton County (Anderson Township) EF0, 80 MPH wind, 1.04 miles long, 350 yards wide
Highland County (New Market) EF1, 95 MPH wind, 2.2 miles long, 150 yards wide
Campbell County Kentucky (Alexandria) Microburst /Straight Line Wind Damage, 60 MPH wind

NWS Little Rock, AR http://www.weather.gov/lzk/lsr022817txt.htm
White County (Higginson) EF1, 110 MPH wind, 1.5 miles long, 120 yard wide
Cleburne County (Fairbanks) EF1, 100 MPH wind, 3.9 Miles long, 250 yards wide
Jackson County (Possum Grape) EF1, 110 MPH wind, 4.2 miles long, 200 yards wide
Jackson County (Diaz) EF1, 110 MPH wind, 1.6 miles long, 125 yards wide

Timothy Hedrick Takes Ava, IL Tornado Damage Survey With StormScapeLive.TV and StormMapping.com