By Mike Keltner
Adair County Emergency Management Director
Meteorologist Joe Sullivan, his survey team, Breeding Fire Department and Adair County Emergency Management were in the Breeding Community Yesterday (July 13th) conducting a damage survey. The National Weather Service Survey Team determined that the Breeding Community had an EF-0 tornado. This tornado was part of the severe storm that passed through Monday evening. An EF-0 tornado is considered a weak tornado on the enhanced fujita scale with 65 to 85 MPH winds. I would like to thank the Breeding Fire Department for their help in yesterday’s survey and debris removal the night of the incident.
I have included the preliminary NWS Report.
Adair County EF-0 near Breeding… EF Scale Rating: EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind: 70-80 MPH
Path Length/Statue/: 1.5 miles
Path Width/Maximum/: 35 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: Jul 13 2015
Start Time: 6:58 PM EDT
Start Location: 0.9 N Breeding
Start Lat/Lon: 37.2026 / -85.4562
End Date: Jul 13 2015
End Times: 7:00 PM EDT
End Location: 0.7 SSE Breeding
End Lat/Lon: 36.9692 / -85.4388
Survey Summary: This small tornado destroyed one outbuilding in addition to uprooting and snapping limbs on several trees in a very narrow path near the community of Breeding in southwest Adair County. The survey team thanks Adair County EMA Director Mike Keltner for his assistance in this survey. – Joe Sullivan
