Wyocena Tornado

The National Weather Service has now confirmed that not one but two tornadoes touched down in Columbia county last Friday.  One of the tornadoes touched down roughly 3 miles west of Wyocena.  This tornado was very brief and weak, rating an EF-0.  The second of two tornadoes had a much longer track.  This tornado touched down 2 miles east of Dekorra and traveled 27 miles in a northeasterly track.  The national weather service estimates the tornado was on the ground for roughly 36 minutes.  This tornado obtained a EF-1 status with winds around 100 miles per hour.  I am quite surprised the tornado lasted such a long time while only reaching an EF-1 status.  Thankfully the tornado tracked through mainly rural territory.  For more in depth information on the tornadoes, check out this N.W.S. link.

Meteorologist Brian Niznansky