National Weather Service confirms Milton tornado

By STAN STRICKER ( Contact )   Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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National Weather Service Meteorologist Rusty Kapela has completed his survey of the Clear Lake area near Milton, and determined the sudden storm Tuesday night included a tornado.

Kapela says some downed trees, and a displaced porch, warrant the lowest tornado classification of a F0.

He says wind speeds probably reached between 65 and 75 miles an hour, and the tornado was probably on the ground for only a minute or so.







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mooey
Jun 24, 2009 at 4:37 p.m.
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It should state that the tornado was a EF0. They do not use just the F scale anymore.

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