Beloit Tornado - April 15, 2011

Beloit (Dallas County) EF-1 Tornado
April 15, 2011

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	105 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	1.64 miles
Maximum Path Width:	250 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2.0 NNW Beloit 32.3776/-87.1618 804 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	2.5 WNW Selma Airport 32.3880/-87.1366 807 pm

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage north of Beloit. It has been determined that the damage was consistent with a tornado. Winds were estimated around 105 mph. The tornado touched down east of County Road 189 and north of County Road 205. The tornado traveled east-northeast for a total path length of 1.6 miles over pasture land. This tornado uprooted and snapped hundreds of hardwood trees and destroyed a large cattle feeder. The path width was 250 yards wide at its widest point.

A Tornado Warning was in effect from 709 pm until 815 pm.

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