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EF0 tornado in Garfield County, Utah

Tornado August 26, 2016 · Garfield County, Utah

EF0

Rating

0.3 mi

Path length

5 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado briefly touched down near the town of Panguitch and was photographed by multiple members of the public, but no damage was reported or found. The location and time are approximations.

The wider storm

Strong thunderstorms once again developed across the state of Utah starting August 21, producing gusty winds, flash flooding, and one reported tornado.

Began near Panguitch (37.8000, -112.4100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 658301. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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