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EF0 tornado in Bingham County, Idaho

Tornado May 26, 2019 · Bingham County, Idaho

EF0
Rating
1.8 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$1K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. 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

An EF0 tornado touched down 2 miles south of Riverside nd moved north for 1.8 miles crossing the Snake River before dissipating just south os W 100 S (Thomas Road) and between S 275 W and S 670 W just south of Riverside. Damage consisted of a mix of several young and mature cottonwood trees that were wither snapped or uprooted on both private and BLM land . One downed live tree measured a foot in diameter. Another much larger downed tree was found with a diameter close to two feet. Minor damage was reported to a greenhouse. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 80 to 85 mph with path width of 50-100 yards. It was on the ground for 1.8 miles.

The wider storm

Thunderstorm occurred throughout the day on the 26th with one tornado occurring. Large hail was also reported.

Began near Riverside (43.1711, -112.4500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 832029. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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