National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
129 PM CST Tue Mar 7 2017

…NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MARCH 6 2017 TORNADO EVENT…

.Smithville to Lathrop MO…

Rating: EF-2
Estimated peak wind: 132 mph
Path length /Statute/: 18.7 miles
Path width /Maximum/: 1000 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start date: March 6 2017
Start time: 718 PM CST
Start location: 3 Miles N of Smithville

End date: March 6 2017
End time: 746 PM CST
End location: 3 Miles NE of Lathrop

SURVEY_SUMMARY: This data is preliminary and other surveys
are ongoing. Updates will follow as new information is
received.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale Classifies
Tornadoes into the following categories.

EF0…Weak……65 to 85 mph
EF1…Weak……86 to 110 mph
EF2…Strong….111 to 135 mph
EF3…Strong….136 to 165 mph
EF4…Violent…166 To 200 mph
EF5…Violent…>200 mph