NWS surveys find supercell spawned 2 deadly EF-4 tornadoes
Many more surveys are still ongoing over the coming days.
At least 50 confirmed tornadoes from last week's devastating storm
50 tornadoes have now been confirmed from Friday’s deadly outbreak
National Weather Service surveys continued nearly a week after a historic storm system struck the heartland killing more than 70 people and causing destruction for hundreds of miles.
NWS offices confirmed at least 52 tornadoes struck during the outbreak and field surveys could continue to find more evidence of twisters.
A tornado blamed for at least five deaths in Arkansas and Tennessee was upgraded to an EF-4 and with winds of at least 170 mph.
A tornado outbreak produced two EF-4s, which traveled through several states.
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The twister was one of two EF-4s that struck the heartland during the outbreak.
Meteorologists say it was the same supercell that produced both of the significant tornadoes.
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The other EF-4 tornado the supercell produced devastated the town of Mayfield, Kentucky.
NWS meteorologists believe winds reached at least 190 mph in the Bluegrass State.
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Seven tornadoes have each been given an EF-3 rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, including the twisters that struck Bowling Green, Kentucky; Chandler's Chapel, Kentucky; Saloma, Kentucky; Edwardsville, Illinois; Defiance, Missouri; a long-track tornado that was on the ground for more than 71 miles from Newbern to Paris Landing, Tennessee; and another long-track tornado that tracked from Weiner, Arkansas, to Hornersville, Missouri.
"A team of experts that specialize in high-end tornado ratings are arriving over the next day or so to help with our survey. They will provide added assistance," the NWS Paducah office wrote. "It will take several days. This is history, so please be patient with us."
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The NWS in St. Louis said it has a survey planned for Reynolds County, Missouri, but showed the track of the tornadoes that hit its area, including the Edwardsville, Illinois, tornado that hit an Amazon facility. That tornado was rated with EF-3 damage.